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  • Warren Domestic Violence Protection Program and Frederik Meijer Gardens Feature

    Warren Domestic Violence Protection Program and Frederik Meijer Gardens Feature
    2025/07/02
    July 6, 2025 ~ Warren Police Commissioner Eric Hawkins joins Michigan Voices to talk about the Warren Police Department's partnership with the city of Warren, the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office, Wayne State University, a 37th District Court judge, and the nonprofit Turning Point Macomb in launching a first-of-its-kind domestic violence prevention program. The initiative, called Operation Cycle Break, will take their domestic violence approach from reactive to proactive. Then, the CEO of Meijer Gardens, Charles Burke, joins the show to discuss Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, which is a 158-acre botanical garden, outdoor sculpture park, and art museum located in Grand Rapids. It features a stunning collection of over three hundred sculptures created by renowned artists worldwide. The gardens include a tropical conservatory, an 8-acre Japanese garden, and a series of outdoor gardens and nature trails.
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    24 分
  • Pathways Forward: Empowering Women Through Workforce Reentry and Recovery

    Pathways Forward: Empowering Women Through Workforce Reentry and Recovery
    2025/06/29
    June 29, 2025 ~ Jason Charnas of Gesher Human Services joins Michigan Voices to discuss the Women to Work program, a free, four-week initiative helping Detroit-area women reenter the workforce with confidence, skills, and support. Later, Michelle Isbister of Hope Against Trafficking shares how her organization provides safe housing, trauma recovery, and job training for adult female survivors of human trafficking, helping them rebuild their lives with dignity and independence.
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    27 分
  • Business Camp and Providing Household Essentials for Families in Need

    Business Camp and Providing Household Essentials for Families in Need
    2025/06/22
    June 23, 2025 ~ Biz Kidz is an 8-week camp that teaches kids how to become future business owners and community developers. The program includes high-profile entrepreneur guest speakers, marketing and budgeting sessions, and concludes with an EPIC lemonade stand with profits split among the kids. Kidz Kingdom founder and CEO Danielle North joins Michigan Voices. Mama’s Mission is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing food, hygiene items, household essentials, and clothing to families in need across Sanilac County. What started out of a home has now grown into a full pantry partnership with a local church, serving dozens of families each week. Founder and Director Tayrn Strausser joins Michigan Voices to talk about her work.
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    26 分
  • Providing Furniture for People in Need and Helping the Jewish Community

    Providing Furniture for People in Need and Helping the Jewish Community
    2025/06/06
    June 8, 2025 ~ Diane Charles, executive director of The Furniture Bank of Metro Detroit, runs the oldest furniture bank in North America. It provides essential furniture and mattresses to families transitioning from homelessness, domestic violence, house fires, floods, and other crisis situations. Since the 1960s, it has helped 80,000+ Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb county families with limited means rebuild their lives and live in dignity and comfort. Jeff Lazar is the executive director of Yad Ezra, which provides supplemental kosher food, necessities, and enhancements of holidays and lifecycle events to those in need in the Jewish community. They are committed to operating a high-quality food pantry through hard work and support of staff, volunteers, and donors.
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    26 分
  • Helping WIth Education Around Metro Detroit

    Helping WIth Education Around Metro Detroit
    2025/05/29
    June 1, 2025 ~ This summer, United Community Family Services–Chaldean American Ladies of Charity (UCFS-CALC) will introduce its inaugural Summer Study Camp, aimed at combating the “summer slide” and ensuring academic momentum for local students who come from low-income families. Kristin Olmedo, president of the UCFS-CALC, joins Michigan Voices to discuss this. The Midwest Independent Retailers Foundation (MIRF), the charitable arm of the Midwest Independent Retailers Association (MIRA), is announcing it will award $50,000 in college scholarships to 25 outstanding students. Established in 1999, MIRF is committed to supporting education and fostering opportunity within the food, beverage, and petroleum industries. Bill Wild, the CEO of MIRF, joins Michigan Voices.
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    27 分
  • Soup Kitchen Fundraising and Helping Treat Substance Abuse

    Soup Kitchen Fundraising and Helping Treat Substance Abuse
    2025/05/23
    May 25, 2025 ~ The Capuchin Services Center assists 228,000 Detroiters annually with emergency food and clothing, with the center featuring a 'shoppers' choice' food pantry to resemble a small grocery store. Capuchin Souper Summer Celebration XLIV, the 44th annual fundraiser, is one of metro Detroit’s largest free fundraising events of its kind. Executive Director, Brother Gary Wegner, joins Michigan Voices to talk about the mission. Established in 1971, Hegira Health is one of Michigan's largest freestanding, integrated behavioral health care organizations, providing a wide variety of mental health and substance abuse treatment services to individuals of all ages. Last November, Hegira Health opened a new clinic in Livonia to provide urgent, voluntary walk-in mental health services for youth and families. Executive Director Carol Zuniga joins Michigan Voices.
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    25 分
  • Helping People with Crohn's Disease and Talking with the ADL

    Helping People with Crohn's Disease and Talking with the ADL
    2025/05/18
    May 18, 2025 ~ Crohn's and Colitis Foundation Executive Director Melissa Greer said the group is a non-profit, volunteer-fueled organization dedicated to finding cures for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis and improving the quality of life of children and adults affected by these diseases. Since 1967, the group has invested more than 500 million dollars into researching the chron's and colitis, which affect 100 thousand people in Michigan. The Michigan Anti-Defamation League was founded in 1913 in response to an escalating climate of antisemitism and bigotry, though it has fallen under heavy scrutiny in recent years due to its strong defense of the state of Israel during its military assault on the Palestinian territories. ADL Michigan Director Laura Rosenberg joins Michigan Voices to discuss how she views the ADL's role in today's political climate.
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    28 分
  • Providing After School Programs and Volunteering at the Zoo

    Providing After School Programs and Volunteering at the Zoo
    2025/05/09
    May 11, 2025 ~ The Detroit Zoo’s volunteer program is a powerful way for people of all backgrounds to give back, make a difference for animals and the planet, and build meaningful connections. The volunteers' impact on animal care, education, and conservation, as well as the overall guest experience. Chrystal Bell, volunteer service manager, joins Michigan Voices. Erin Skene-Pratt, executive Director of the Michigan Afterschool Partnership, said the partnership credits out-of-school time programming for an effective strategy in helping at-risk students. Whether before or after school, these programs involve activities like athletics, STEM, arts, language, culture, and more, and ultimately helps foster a sense of belonging. For almost two decades, Detroit Boxing Gym has built deep connections with students and their families, measuring impact through annual evaluations and ongoing dialogue. This longitudinal approach allows them to understand each student’s unique journey – their challenges, opportunities, and dreams. Peter Feezey and Jessica Hauser from DBG join Michigan Voices.
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    26 分