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There are many jobs that need to be done on the AACORN Farm. Some are rewarding, like feeding the affectionate and playful goats. Others are also rewarding, but in a very different way, like digging up the muck from a chicken pen. Nasty, stinky stuff, the result of a pen that’s under the leafy canopy of…
Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the Ypsilanti Senior Center has found a number of innovative new ways to keep its users nourished, active, and connected to the world. “When we first closed down, we thought that after two weeks, this would all be over. But as we started seeing that this was going to last…
On an ordinary day, you might have found Developing K.I.D.S (Kingdoms In Different Stages) programming running in local community buildings or schools. Youth from ages 5-18 would gather after school for a variety of supportive activities—homework help, social-emotional lessons, science and art activities, help completing essays for college applications, peer discussions, and healthy meals. Participants…
“I just had my kitten and my Heeler spayed yesterday and I’m so happy with everything. The staff was so friendly and helpful. They answered any questions I had and made me feel confident in my animals at home care. My dog’s collar broke the morning of her drop off and they even helped me…
“Rescue Reading,” a new program at the Humane Society of Huron Valley (HSHV), gives children the opportunity to practice their reading skills in front of a nonjudgmental audience: homeless animals. In turn, the animals receive extra attention and a calming experience with local little people. “It’s so heartwarming and a real win-win,” says Karen Patterson,…
Renegade was rescued after being severely beaten and mistreated. After having surgery to amputate a few toes and his ears, Renegade is loving life in his new home! Here is a pic of Renegade about 5 months since he was adopted from the shelter. So happy someone decided to foster him and turned out to…
As an elderly widow who lives along the riverside; Theresie is one of the poorest of the poor. But still, she continues to heed the call to serve her community. Since the war in Rwanda in 1994, she takes in orphaned children. The orphans of the genocide are grown up. But, her days as a…
For some families, the value of clean water is hard to define. For other families, the price of clean water is more straightforward. Francine and Issac are the parents of two small children, a daughter and son. They live in a rural community in Rwanda, where clean water is scarce. Because they knew that their…
Terry Whitfiled, Program Officer, The Skillman Foundation and 100 Black Men Member Saying that 2020 has been a tough year is an understatement. COVID-19 has turned our world upside down in ways that will reverberate throughout history, changing how we interact with each other for the foreseeable future. To maintain health and safety, we have…