CommunityMetro Detroit
Laundromat Love paid for everyone's laundry in Metro Detroit
Volunteers walk into laundromats, cover every load, and hand out hygiene kits. The visits are built around smiles and a chance to talk.
Verified · CBS DetroitCommunity
Community good news in Michigan.
Neighbors, towns, and small decisions that change a life. 7 verified stories from Michigan, including Detroit, Grand Rapids, and Birmingham. Each one is checked and linked to the original report.
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CommunityGrand Rapids, Michigan
Unity Park opens in Grand Rapids' Roosevelt Park neighborhood
Residents helped design the $2.23 million park, which includes inclusive play, a rain garden, and a place for vendors.
Verified · WWMT
CommunityBirmingham, Michigan
Groves High School gave students with disabilities a moment on the field
At a powderpuff halftime in Birmingham, students with cognitive and physical impairments played or cheered beside Groves football players and cheerleaders.
Verified · ClickOnDetroit
CommunityKingsford, Michigan
Kingsford students helped a playground campaign pass its goal
Kingsford Middle School set out to raise $500 for the Lake Antoine playground and finished with more than $8,000. With other gifts, the campaign passed its $40,000 goal.
Verified · WLUC TV6
CommunityDetroit, Michigan
Volunteers and students refreshed a Southwest Detroit school
Ally Financial volunteers worked with students at Neinas Dual Language Learning Academy to redo the community garden, pack hundreds of snack packs, and make over the teachers' lounge.
Verified · CBS Detroit
CommunityHaslett, Michigan
Mid-Michigan volunteers built beds so children don't have to sleep on the floor
The Lansing chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace held a build day in Haslett. The chapter makes nearly 1,000 beds a year and still has a wait list of 100 to 200 families.
Verified · WILX
CommunityLansing, Michigan
Musicians in Lansing kept a jam going for 60 straight hours
More than 100 players rotated across a restaurant stage in Lansing, improvising without a pause from Monday morning until Wednesday night.
Verified · NPR