Parks bring free and low-cost nature education to underserved schools in Southeast Michigan
Southeast Michigan's parks are working to connect students in underserved communities to nature and science programming.
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Oakland County’s housing affordability problem is growing. How can we solve it?
Leaders in the government, nonprofit, and for-profit sectors are coming together to make housing more attainable for all county residents.
Climate change hits Detroit harder than other cities. Here’s how parks are working to change that.
Southeast Michigan's parks are working to address climate equity by mitigating climate change's disproportionate effects on already underserved populations.
Detroit collaborative builds future leaders by introducing kids to hiking and camping
Detroit Outdoors is a collaborative network of institutions focused on expanding access to outdoor recreation.
Detroit’s privately owned parks make a big difference for their neighborhoods
Private individuals and nonprofits have established parks across the city to help advance equity, build community, provide services, and catalyze investment in underserved neighborhoods.
Metroparks to open first Detroit location with Huron-Clinton Metroparks Water Garden
The Huron-Clinton Metroparks' robust parks system has never included a Detroit location, but that will change next year with the opening of a Metroparks-branded attraction at Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Centennial Park.
How parks help to address health equity in Metro Detroit
Alongside health clinics, food pantries, and community centers, southeast Michigan's parks are increasingly becoming important hubs for advancing health equity in their communities.
$20m Oakland County project will improve parks in county’s underserved southern side
The Healthy Communities plan will bring five existing city parks into the county parks system, leading to improved infrastructure and maintenance, and support improvements at several other parks in the county.
Stewardship organizations advance equity in Detroit’s parks at a grassroots level
Park stewardship organizations help neighborhood residents to advocate for the improvements they want to see in their parks.
Metroparks aim to raise $2.4 million for swimming equity and classroom science programs
A new initiative called Metroparks and Me will fundraise for a program that offers free swimming lessons and another that provides supplemental science lessons in under-resourced classrooms.
