Feb 5, 2016 | Media Mentions
A program launched by local churches like Genesis of Petoskey, Community Reformed Church of Charlevoix, and Petoskey Church of Christ, is designed to be an in-between for a family that may need additional support. The organization helps a family in crisis by taking...
Feb 5, 2016 | Media Mentions
Much attention is being paid to the state’s fiscal challenges, as it should be. Although we as community members can play an active role in promoting solutions and communicating with our legislators, the decisions are largely out of our control. There is,...
Sep 8, 2015 | Media Mentions
When CBS News Anchor Katie Couric first met Lawrie and Isabel last year,they told their heartbreaking story through drawings. They showed pictures of a life on the streets of Chicago, riding trains all night long after their parents lost their job, their home, and...
Sep 8, 2015 | Media Mentions
UPDATE, May 29: Since this story aired, more than 500 families have signed up to take in other kids through the Safe Families program. If someone asked you how the recession has affected you, you’d probably have an answer or two. Perhaps you or someone you know...
Sep 8, 2015 | Media Mentions
They’ve already raised three sons and have six grandchildren, so the last thing Jim and Kathleen needed in the house was a colicky, 8-week-old baby waking them up at night. But the Libertyville couple, who asked their last names not be used for security reasons,...
Sep 8, 2015 | Media Mentions
INDIANAPOLIS—After resolving to leave her longtime but violent partner in March, Janai Parahams, 25 and jobless, wanted to make a fresh start. But she felt trapped: she was tending four small children with no family support or child care. She could scarcely leave her...
