DETROIT – The Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program (DAPCEP) has spent more that 40 years introducing children to STEM careers. While the fall session just wrapped up, it’s not too late to enroll you child in the virtual spring program. Nonprofit DAPCEP helps about 11,000 underrepresented students across southeast Michigan each year discover careers in STEM.…
Impression 5 Science Center announced this week that it has received a $35,000 grant from the PNC Foundation to fund at-home, play-based learning kits, which will be delivered to more than 1,600 Ingham County Head Start families each month from July through December 2020. WKAR Public Media is proud to be a part of this…
GRAND RAPIDS — All across the country over the last year pet adoptions have sky rocketed. Michigan is no different as the Humane Society of West Michigan still sees this high demand continue. The pandemic forced everyone to pivot their business plans last march and the Humane Society did just that by drastically increasing their foster home…
The Bible is not a gift catalog. Legos and Carharrt are nowhere to be found in the New Testament. Even as long as they have been around, there’s no mention of Radio Flyer wagons or scooters anywhere in the Old Testament. But there is irrefutable testimony that Gifts for All God’s Children is once again…
DETROIT – Teach For America (TFA) Detroit wrapped up its Detroit Summer Learning Institute, Fall Warm-Up, which is a three-week virtual summer enrichment program. The free program started on July 20 and ended on Aug. 4. “We want to make our program as easy as possible to access, which is why the sessions are short and…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Over 1,000 people gave up their Saturday to take care of the Grand River during an annual event that collects tens of thousands of pounds of litter. The 16th annual Mayor’s Grand River Cleanup was put on by the West Michigan Environmental Action Council (WMEAC). The group estimates 20,000 pounds of…
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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…
“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,…