As the COVID-19 pandemic closed animal shelters to the public, Detroit area pet rescue and adoption organizations had to come up with new ways to connect their dogs and cats to families.
Business & Economy
Chip Bag Project turns snack wrappers into sleeping bags
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CHIP PROJECT: A 25-year-old immigrant from Nigeria has launched a project in Detroit that makes sleeping bags from foil-lined snack chip bags and gives them to people who live outdoors. Each sleeping bag requires at least150 chip bags and can take up to four hours to complete. Eradajere Oleita’s project has expanded into a team of millennials who collect donations and create more sleeping bags. By Asha Dawsey. FOR ALL POINTS.
Capital News Service
Suicides in Michigan jumped 33% from 2000 to 2020
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SUICIDES: Suicides in Michigan jumped 33% between 2000 and 2020, and a new report by a state commission says more needs to be done to prevent suicides. Major factors nclude access to firearms, mental illnesses and substance abuse. We hear from experts from Henry Ford Health System, Department of Health & Human Services, U-M and MSU, including a commission member whose brother killed himself. By Sophia Lada. FOR DETROIT, LANSING CITY PULSE AND ALL POINTS.
Environment
Researchers need help transcribing fish records dating back to 1880s
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FISH DATA: U-M researchers want volunteers to transcribe paper records on fish observations that date back more than a century. The historical data from lake surveys will help scientists understand how climate change and other factors have affected fish in Michigan lakes. The records report characteristics of fish communities, food sources, plant life, water conditions, human development and lake mapping. For news and outdoors sections. By Chioma Lewis. FOR ALL POINTS.
Article
Small Talk Children’s Advocacy Center brings awareness to National Child Abuse Prevention Month
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Williamston community participating alongside Small Talk CAC and Michigan Children’s Trust Fund in the pinwheel campaign for National Child Abuse Prevention Month.
News
Shelter finds loving homes for animals, even in pandemic
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The Capital Area Humane Society has continued adopting out animals despite new safety measures and other disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Holt-Delhi Township
Amazon wish lists let donors virtually shop for Give-A-Kid-A-Christmas program
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A Holt-based program that provides gifts to families in need is relying on Amazon for its Christmas shopping this year. Give-A-Kid Projects is using Amazon wish lists to allow donors to virtually shop for presents during the pandemic.
Capital News Service
Michigan food banks pressured by COVID-19 fallout
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As the holiday season approaches, the demand for food in Michigan is at a record high because of COVID-19, according to the state’s food banks. The need for volunteers to distribute it is also at record levels. And monetary donations are up. We talk to several regional food bank officials to get a sense for the increased need for food assistance as the pandemic leads to job loss and new medical expenses.
Grand Ledge
Pet blessings continue despite COVID-19 restrictions
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Members of Trinity Episcopal Church gathered in a socially distanced parking lot to continue a more than 60-year tradition. Despite the fears of COVID-19, longtime churchgoers weren’t going to let a pandemic get in the way of the celebration.
News
Local veteran uses nonprofit to help other veterans
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An Army vet who served for 22 years is now giving back to her fellow veterans through the Lansing-based nonprofit she established, the National Network Organization for Veterans Inc.
News
Lansing Girls Scout program continues through Zoom
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The Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan Lansing Outreach Program has kept its programming going through the pandemic by meeting via web video conference.