Healthy Communities

From left: Hilary Hontz, Sarah Thompson, and Mandy Hall cut the ribbon during the grand opening of Good Bread for All.

Good Bread for All creates a welcoming space on Broadway with gluten-free and vegan pastries

“I believe that everyone, no matter who they are or what kind of dietary needs they have, deserves to have good food."

Latest in Healthy Communities
Victors for Veterans
Doctors expand dental care access for veterans in need

Two Michigan veterans care advocates are tackling the critical gap in veterans’ dental care, offering free clinics through grants and sustainable community programs.  

New series explores efforts to address oral health inequities

A new State of Health series highlights innovative approaches and partnerships tackling systemic barriers to oral health care for underserved populations.

The Pontiac Street Market is officially open at 918 E. Pontiac Street.
Pontiac Street Market launches delivery service

“Pontiac Street Market is more than a grocery store and we know barriers exist. We wanted to be able to provide food access to all people within our community.”

Maddy Ball works with a co-worker in nutrition services.
Enriching young adults’ lives through work readiness internships

“It teaches skills the participants can take into any workforce, such as arriving on time, working as a team, and completing tasks on time. The program builds confidence and independence. It’s wonderful from a work training and a personal skills perspective.”

Illustrations showing what Manchester Alive envisions for the future of The Coop's storefronts.
North Manchester’s business incubator, The Coop, wants to help entrepreneurs spread their wings

“We want our businesses to grow up and fly the coop. Just like an actual chicken and an incubator, we want them to outgrow us and get the skills they need to move on from us.”

Luz Ostrognai with Catholic Charities demonstrates what a meeting with immigration clients would look like at the Archbishop Noll Catholic Center.
The key to physical and mental health well-being among Latino immigrants in Fort Wayne

“In populations facing severe threats to their basic survival, mental health issues are often buried under the struggle to have the basic needs of their families met."

SeAndra Robinson is an RN and CEO of Lifeline Academy.
Lifeline Academy: Developing skilled and compassionate healthcare workers

“Sometimes the caregivers, which are the CNAs, QMAs, and nurses, are all some of the residents have. My vision with Lifeline is for us to train them to go out and be a lifeline to everyone they come in contact with.”

Parkview Wabash Hospital
SPECIAL REPORT: Parkview Health expands and rethinks treatment for substance use disorder in Wabash

Parkview Health recently expanded Parkview Wabash Hospital's mental health clinic, doubling the space's size. Professionals from the clinic weigh in on how this change allows them to better serve the community.

Education coordinator Grace St. Clair teaches a student.
The Lilly Center for Lakes and Streams: Supporting healthy communities through science education

“We should strive to educate ourselves and take action on supporting ecosystems because healthy ecosystems support us."

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