Episodi

  • Helping People With Substance Abuse and Access to Helathcare

    Helping People With Substance Abuse and Access to Helathcare
    Jan 18 2026
    Jan. 18, 2026 ~ Our Hope Association is a Grand Rapids-based non-profit women's substance use treatment facility. Since 1972, Our Hope has been offering the women of our communities healing from the disease of addiction. Holly Natte, Development Director and Rosemary Hodges executive director, join Michigan Voices. Hope Network is a leading statewide non-profit organization. Every year, more than 30,000 people across 125+ Michigan communities turn to HopeNetwork for healthcare and social services that help them maximize health, independence, and self-belief. Eddie Murray, former Detroit Lion and Director of Donor Relations for SE Michigan, joins Michigan Voices. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    28 min
  • Scientist Shares Her Cancer Journey and Teaching About American Revolution

    Scientist Shares Her Cancer Journey and Teaching About American Revolution
    Jan 11 2026
    Jan. 11, 2026 ~ Débora Barbosa Vendramini-Costa, Ph.D., walked into Henry Ford Health’s Pancreatic Cancer Center; she was a scientist on a mission. But then she was diagnosed with breast cancer, and she became a patient. She shares her unique story on Michigan Voices. The Stoney Creek Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Rochester Hills Public Library announce the opening of the American Revolution Experience this month. The innovative pop-up exhibition includes 12 display panels and interactive digital kiosks that use storytelling, illustration, technology, unique artifacts, and primary accounts to connect modern audiences with the people and places that shaped the birth of our nation. Barbara Brown and Gail Pietrzyk of the Stoney Creek Chapter National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution join the show. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    28 min
  • Detroit’s Empowerment Plan to Make its 100,000th Coat

    Detroit’s Empowerment Plan to Make its 100,000th Coat
    Dec 21 2025
    Dec. 21, 2025 ~ Detroit’s Empowerment Plan is tackling homelessness on a global scale, and it's moving toward a major milestone. Before the end of the year, they’re on track to make its 100,000th coat, which transforms into a sleeping bag and also a bag to carry belongings for those experiencing homelessness. Veronika Scott, founder and CEO, joins Michigan Voices. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    29 min
  • Helping Victims of Sexual Assault and Supporting Independent Writers

    Helping Victims of Sexual Assault and Supporting Independent Writers
    Dec 14 2025
    Dec. 14, 2025 ~ The SASHA Center is a Black woman-led, culturally specific sexual assault healing agency based in Detroit. They provide peer-educational support group services for self-identified experiencers of sexual assault and center the lived experiences of Black women and girls in Southeast Michigan and beyond. Founder and CEO Kalimah Johnson joins Michigan Voices. Gathered Words contains poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction by women writers from the U.S., Canada, and Scotland—all members of The Writers Community, an international group writing coach Lynne Golodner founded during the pandemic to connect writers virtually and encourage them to share their voices. She joins Michigan Voices. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    27 min
  • Helping Adults with Disabilities and Foster Children

    Helping Adults with Disabilities and Foster Children
    Dec 7 2025
    Nov. 7, 2025 ~ The metro Detroit nonprofit Jarc recently kicked off its fall fundraising campaign by announcing that it will look to raise $1.2 million to support the nonprofit’s programs and services for adults with developmental disabilities in metro Detroit. CEO Shaindle Braunstein joins Michigan Voices. Spaulding for Children, based in Southfield, Michigan, is a nationally recognized nonprofit organization dedicated to finding and supporting permanent families for children in the foster care and adoption systems. President and CEO Melissa Jenovai joins Michigan Voices. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    29 min
  • Helping Babies Sleep Safer and A New Art Space

    Helping Babies Sleep Safer and A New Art Space
    Nov 30 2025
    Nov. 30, 2025 ~ A Michigan baby dies every two to three days due to unsafe sleep practices, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Help promote ‘Safe Sleep’ during the national Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month and Michigan’s Safe Sleep Month. Shirley Gray, director of Maternal Child Health for Detroit, joins Michigan Voices. The University of Detroit-Mercy has just opened its state-of-the-art Black Box Theatre located on the McNichols Campus. The theatre aims to provide a vibrant space for students and faculty to explore creativity and showcase their talents, enhancing the arts and culture on campus and beyond. Student actor Gavin Rapuzzi and the Dean of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Jocelyn Boryczka, join Michigan Voices. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    28 min
  • Helping Businesses and Institutions Run Smoothly and Funding Hospice Care

    Helping Businesses and Institutions Run Smoothly and Funding Hospice Care
    Nov 23 2025
    Nov. 23, 2025 ~ The Michigan Lean Consortium (MLC) is a nonprofit dedicated to helping Michigan’s businesses, schools, hospitals, and communities work smarter, eliminate waste, and create a culture of continuous improvement. MLC offers training, coffee chats, facility tours, networking, and best-practice sharing all across the state, and it even has a focus on helping university students with careers in this area. Michigan Lean Consortium founder Debra Levantrosser joins Michigan Voices. Barbara Anderson, assistant vice president of Hospice of Michigan, talks about the Jo Elyn Nyman Pediatric Hospice Endowment Fund. As Hospice of Michigan’s first-ever pediatric endowment, the fund will help provide the highest quality hospice care for all of the not-for-profit’s pediatric patients across Michigan. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    29 min
  • Donating Turkeys and Working to Prevent Domestic Violence

    Donating Turkeys and Working to Prevent Domestic Violence
    Nov 16 2025
    Nov. 16, 2025 ~ Since 1980, Midwest Independent Retailers Foundation (MIRF) and its members have been committed to providing turkeys to families in need, veterans, women's shelters, and more. Bill Wild, president of MIRF, and Kristin Olmedo, president and CEO of the United Community Family Services, talk about the Nov. 21 turkey giveaway. For more than 50 years, HAVEN has served survivors of intimate partner violence as Oakland County’s only comprehensive program for victims of domestic abuse. HAVEN is sending out the call to recruit 100 men to mitigate domestic violence and provide counsel to other men throughout the course of the year. Christine Kinal, CEO of HAVEN, joins Michigan Voices. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    29 min