assessing the well-being and mental health of immigrant populations residing in Michigan amid COVID-19 pandemic. Poverty, limited healthcare access, and fear of legal repercussions can place immigrant populations at a higher risk for developing sever...

Present in a series of public meetings, recommendations and countermeasures for improving safe movement of pedestrian and bicyclists to/from select schools.

The goal of the Opioid Prevention Education Network through Michigan State University (OPEN-MSU) is to build the capacity of local efforts to create or expand opioid prevention, intervention, and treatment opportunities for low-income communities. OP...

We produce workshops for employed child welfare professionals in Michigan to promote ongoing learning and skill development to support the competency of the workforce. This is supported by the Michigan Department of Heath and Human Services. We condu...

Field placements for social work students.

Provide coordination and technical assistance for the the Michigan Food Hub Network, a group of ~12 regional food distributors in Michigan. Goals of the network are to increase sales of local and regional foods, increase food access and farmer viabil...

Food SPICE is a USDA Regional Food System Partnership Grant from Center for Regional Food Systems, that is creating stronger pipelines to resources, and more equitable and inclusive resources for farm and food entrepreneurs in Michigan. We are workin...

Capacity-building for community organizations and local governments to support opioid prevention and treatment efforts.

This in-service project designed and delivered 80 training events, in person and online, to educate and train veteran child welfare workers in Michigan agencies.

MSU K-12 Outreach has fostered a relationship with Western Michigan University while working on the High Impact Leadership (HIL) School Renewal Federal Grant. The HIL project is rooted in models of continuous improvement and focuses on developing lea...