Ericka Murria was 17-years-old when she first went to Coalition on Temporary Shelter with her one-year-old daughter. Murria, a survivor of domestic violence and sexual assault, she lived on hard times after her mother passed away. She’d been living with friends who were into drugs and alcohol. But after her friends stole her Bridge card […]
Taylor Trammell
Taylor Trammell is the 2012-13 Center for Michigan journalism student fellow. She is pursuing a journalism degree at Wayne State University.
Posted inMichigan Government
At Michiganology, using history to help preserve history
(courtesy image/Michiganology) Back in the 1950s, business leaders gathered to consider how best to promote Michigan as a great place to live, work and do business. From that idea sprang an event — Michigan Week — and an image to promote it: a little bird named “Chesty Robin.” Well, he’s back – with a name […]
Posted inSuccess
Who are you? Detroit branding expert will help figure you out
WITH NEARLY 10 MILLION PEOPLE … : Each day, countless Michigan residents go about their routine business – but in the process do some far from routine things. Bridge will regularly feature some of their stories and the impact they are having on our state. (Bridge illustration/A.J. Jones) DETROIT – Hajj Flemings is an expert […]
Posted inTalent & Education
As student debts mount, universities see little good news in state budget figures
Danielle Horton, 21, will be graduating in May from Michigan State University with a degree in social work and a debt that worries her. “I will be approximately $60,000 in debt,” says the mother of two young children. “It’s discouraging. I pray I make enough money to afford tuition for my children so they will […]
Posted inTalent & Education
CFM leaders point to early childhood, teacher improvement out of public opinion report
In presenting the results of a year-long listening tour on public schools, the president of the nonprofit Center for Michigan says there’s a “real opportunity” to advance reform in the Legislature this year. “We see real opportunity this year to act on what the citizens want in a couple of key ways,” explained John Bebow […]
Posted inQuality of Life
Detroit group rallies to convert historic townhouses from crime haven to community hub
This slice of Detroit’s North Corktown neighborhood once enjoyed pleasant streets and good neighbors – that is, until a townhouse complex took a wrong turn and jeopardized the safety of the entire community. So says Jon Koller, who took it upon himself to turn around Spaulding Court and, by extension, the neighborhood it serves. Koller, […]
Posted inChildren & Families
Starfish group leads charge for Inkster families
Helping vulnerable children all across Metro Detroit is the goal of Starfish Family Services, but the Inkster-based nonprofit decidedly recent it needed to go local with its work – like right outside the door local. Of Inkster’s 26,000 residents, about 1,500 children under the age of 5 are considered high-risk, according to an assessment done […]
Posted inChildren & Families
Lansing mom bumps up against preschool rules
It’s October and Lansing resident Kennedy Barnwell, 4, who is eligible for the Great Start Readiness Program, is still not in school. Her mother Brittany Johnson, 27, has made several attempts to get her daughter in a classroom, without success. So Kennedy is stuck in what she likes to call “day-care school” to let everyone […]
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