Grow Benzie: A Story of Inspiration, Success and Strong Community

Start with a seed—literally—and end with a stronger, more resilient community. Discover the remarkable vision of Grow Benzie.

Featured in the August 2017 issue of Traverse, Northern Michigan’s Magazine.  Get...

Suicide victim’s parents work to help others find hope

Ann Arbor  — Garrett Halpert was a warm and kind University of Michigan graduate who loved being with friends, playing sports and helping others. But there were times throughout his life when...

Kenny

Out of all our members’ stories, Kenny’s is one of the most shocking. After years of heroin addiction, Kenny found himself in the hospital for MRSA and quarantined for six...

Eric

After growing up in the foster care system and bouncing from home to home, Eric had trouble adjusting to adult life. After being evicted from his apartment, Eric found a...

Antonio

Take a tour of Exodus Place, and you’ll likely find Antonio working out in our fitness area. Between shifts at his local place of employment, Antonio uses exercise to battle...

Ele’s Place: Grieving in the digital space

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Even without having people in their physical building, Ele's Place's West Michigan branch is still helping kids and teens who have gone through trauma. They offer...

How Ele’s Place is helping grieving children in Michigan

ANN ARBOR, Mich.  – This week for  Your Neighborhood , we turn to a sensitive topic and a local organization that is helping us sort it all out.

Death is...

DHP Program

Detroit Horse Power teaches five social-emotional traits - Perseverance, Empathy, Responsible risk-taking, Confidence, and Self-control - through riding and caring for horses in our free summer horse camps and year-round...

Downtown Boxing Gym: Horse Camp

The Downtown Boxing Gym recently teamed up with Detroit Horse Power to give our students a one-of-a-kind week of learning how to ride and take care of horses at Cedar...