MUNISING — Pure Michigan is encouraging travelers to stop and smell the tulips this year through its promotion of slow tourism practices. The Pure Michigan campaign predicts that the slow travel trend will surge in popularity in 2025 as people seek ways to unwind from “years of ...
HANCOCK — Thirty projects statewide, including two in the Upper Peninsula, have received funding to advance reuse, repair, and recovery of materials and grow markets for recycled materials The projects from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors will share $5.6 million in Circular Economy Grants to advance recycling and develop Michigan’s circular supply chains. The Circular Economy Grants are funded by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energ as part of NextCycle Michigan, an accelerator program advancing innovative business and community solutions to ...
The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention defines elder abuse as “an intentional act or failure to act that causes or creates a risk of harm to an older adult” (age 60 or older) Elder abuse includes physical abuse, emotional/psychological abuse, sexual abuse, financial exploitation, ...
Information from Department of Health and Human Services/ Elder Care Directory If you don’t take Part-B when you are first eligible, the cost of your Part-B premiums will go up 10% for each full 12-month period that you could have had Part-B but didn’t sign up for it, except in special cases. You may have to pay this penalty as long as you have Part-B. If you didn’t sign up for Part-B when you first became eligible, call Social Security at 1-800-772-1213 to see when you can apply. TTY users should call 1-800-325-0778. If you get benefits from the Railroad Retirement Board, ...
Every child deserves a safe place to live and the opportunity to reach their full potential. But housing prices continue to rise and pandemic relief measures that aided families have expired. Homelessness is climbing: the U.S. set a record for homelessness in 2024, with children seeing the largest increase — 39% — of any age group. Three new reports show that we have to do more to protect housing stability for Michigan families. The Ending Homelessness in Michigan 2023 Annual Report counts the total number of people the state’s homeless response system serves during the entire ...
BARAGA — New grants for colleges and universities are aimed to expand student emergency aid and student services. This year, $7.8 million will become available for initiatives to increase the number of college graduates and skill certificate holders. The money is part of a $45 million ...
