“A capa­ble com­mu­nity applies the strengths (assets) of its mem­bers to improve the over­all well­be­ing of the com­mu­nity. It mobi­lizes com­mu­nity mem­bers and groups to begin an informed and pur­pose­ful jour­ney from at-​​risk, to safe, and ulti­mately to thriving.”

“Par­al­lel play is also some­times observed in older chil­dren when play­ing video games…”

[and cowork­ers]

“Today began the first in a series of meet­ings to dis­cuss the pos­si­bil­ity of cre­at­ing a Kitchen Incu­ba­tor in the Wash­ing­ton Street Edu­ca­tion Cen­ter. This plan would take advan­tage of the exist­ing cafe­te­ria kitchen space by repur­pos­ing it for local entre­pre­neurs. As this was an ini­tial brain­storm­ing meet­ing spe­cific details were not dis­cussed rather a broad range of top­ics related to the suc­cess or fail­ure of this new ven­ture. The dis­cus­sion was orga­nized yet still very open and con­ducive for cre­ative thoughts thanks to the pre­sent­ing team of Vic­to­ria Ben­nett and Krissa Rum­sey, of Washt­e­naw Com­mu­nity College.”

“The Arts Alliance is the local admin­is­tra­tor of the Min­i­grant pro­gram, which awards grants of up to $4,000 to Michi­gan non­profit orga­ni­za­tions for high qual­ity, locally devel­oped projects that increase pub­lic access to art and cul­ture. Orga­ni­za­tions apply­ing through the Arts Alliance must be from Liv­ingston, Mon­roe or Washt­e­naw Coun­ties. They may be arts or non-​​arts non­profit orga­ni­za­tions, pub­lic or pri­vate schools, cities, town­ships, or vil­lages. Activ­i­ties such as exhibits, per­for­mances, artist res­i­den­cies, fes­ti­vals, and con­fer­ences are eli­gi­ble for fund­ing. For more infor­ma­tion or to down­load a Min­i­grant appli­ca­tion and guide­lines, see the FAQs.”