Episodios

  • Helping Caregivers and Providing Spiritual Growth

    Helping Caregivers and Providing Spiritual Growth
    Aug 17 2025
    Aug. 17, 2025 ~ Lynn Alexander is a nationally recognized leader in the field of aging, with a career spanning over 25 years in public service, senior living, and caregiver advocacy. A former Michigan cabinet official and chief marketing officer for one of the country’s largest senior living organizations. She is the author of "Caregiver Tsunami: Finding Strength, Humor, and Humanity in the Storm of Caregiving." Manresa Jesuit Retreat House held its first retreat on the weekend of Sept. 23-26, 1926. This year, on Sept. 28, Manresa begins a year-long celebration called “Sacred Encounters: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow” to mark 100 years of helping men and women grow spiritually through prayer, reflection, guidance, and teaching according to the Ignatian tradition. Manresa director Sr. Linda Sevcik joins Michigan Voices.
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  • Providing Hospice in Livonia and a Music Camp in Detroit.

    Providing Hospice in Livonia and a Music Camp in Detroit.
    Aug 10 2025
    Aug. 11, 2025 ~ Since 1985, Angela Hospice has been providing a service to the community of southeast Michigan, sparked by one woman’s vision and determination. Angela Hospice was founded under the sponsorship of the Felician Sisters, with Sister Mary Giovanni spending 11 years researching advanced pain control and the hospice model of care before opening Angela Hospice in a small office at Madonna University. Jennifer Dale, Director of Strategic Partnerships, joins Michigan Voices. The Yunion, a leading Detroit-based nonprofit dedicated to empowering youth through education and creative expression, is inviting students ages 11 to 13 with a passion for music and performing arts to apply for the Keys 2 Life Performing Arts Summer Camp. Kourtney Neloms, Interim COO at the Yunion, joins Michigan Voices.
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  • Helping Girls Get Into STEM and the Science of Auto Manufacturing

    Helping Girls Get Into STEM and the Science of Auto Manufacturing
    Aug 3 2025
    Aug. 3, 2025 ~ The Engineering Society of Detroit’s Girls in Engineering Academy (GEA) program is a transformative space that empowers girls, particularly girls of color, who have been historically marginalized in STEM fields, to live their best lives. GEA is unique in that it focuses on the whole person by integrating STEM learning with a student-centered, hands-on, and project-based approach. It focuses on the total development of girls’ minds and their natural curiosity to learn. Executive Director Robert Magee joins Michigan Voices. Urban Science is a leading automotive consultancy and technology firm that serves automotive original equipment manufacturers and dealers, and AdTech companies that support them, around the world. Headquartered in Detroit and operating in 20 office locations globally, Urban Science taps the power of its science – and its unrivaled data, solution offerings, and industry expertise – to create clarity and business certainty for clients in even the most chaotic market conditions. Chris Boumansour, global VP for urban science, joins to talk about the partnership with ESD to expose students to STEM Careers.
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  • Supporting People with Dementia and Providing Rural Transportation

    Supporting People with Dementia and Providing Rural Transportation
    Jul 27 2025
    July 27, 2025 ~ The new Caring Connections Neighborhood Hub now provides a warm and welcoming space designed to support individuals living with dementia and their family caregivers. This innovative collection of services and activities fosters an inclusive environment where meaningful connections are built and valuable resources are within reach. Lynn Breuer, JFS Senior Director of Community Outreach and Wellness, says the hub is located at nearby sites in West Bloomfield. The Hub is open to the entire Southeast Michigan community, operated by Jewish Family Service of Metro Detroit Segue CEO Michael Thompson talks about Segue Inc., which provides transportation services in the rural county of Hillsdale, Michigan, and Jackson County. Its services stem from prescription drop-offs to mental health, to helping people recover from drug addiction or illness. Segue can help in many capacities.
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  • Honoring Service Dogs and Helping Achieve Personal Stability

    Honoring Service Dogs and Helping Achieve Personal Stability
    Jul 19 2025
    July 20, 2025 ~ The Michigan War Dog Memorial is a non-profit organization whose mission is to honor the furry friends that walked alongside military members during military operations. Vice President of Operations Clint Symons said the work of this organization is to continue the restoration of the group's memorial site into a park, while maintaining that setting for the purpose of allowing the interment of retired military working dogs and retired service dogs. Veronkia Scott, the founder and CEO of the Empowerment Plan, talks about the program that helps those they employ achieve stability and prepare for long-term success by supporting them with the tools, skills, and resources to navigate life events. Everyone they employ moves out of a shelter and obtains stable housing while at the Empowerment Plan.
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  • How Corewell Health Helps and Honors the Deceased

    How Corewell Health Helps and Honors the Deceased
    Jul 11 2025
    July 13, 2025 ~ Corewell Health Children's Hospital nurse Lisa Muma talks about the Nightingale Tribute program, which honors nurses at their funerals. During a 5-minute ceremony, the Nightingale Tribute is recited, then a rose is placed on the urn or casket to symbolize the nurse’s dedication to the profession. Following this, the nurse’s name is called three times, and a triangle is rung after each call of the name. A lit Nightingale lamp is carried up at the beginning of the ceremony and is then extinguished and presented to the family. Corewell Health's No One Dies Alone program provides end-of-life support. Kevin Hickey, manager of spiritual care, says NODA is a volunteer program that provides a reassuring presence to dying patients who would otherwise be alone in their expected final days.
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  • Warren Domestic Violence Protection Program and Frederik Meijer Gardens Feature

    Warren Domestic Violence Protection Program and Frederik Meijer Gardens Feature
    Jul 2 2025
    July 6, 2025 ~ Warren Police Commissioner Eric Hawkins joins Michigan Voices to talk about the Warren Police Department's partnership with the city of Warren, the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office, Wayne State University, a 37th District Court judge, and the nonprofit Turning Point Macomb in launching a first-of-its-kind domestic violence prevention program. The initiative, called Operation Cycle Break, will take their domestic violence approach from reactive to proactive. Then, the CEO of Meijer Gardens, Charles Burke, joins the show to discuss Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, which is a 158-acre botanical garden, outdoor sculpture park, and art museum located in Grand Rapids. It features a stunning collection of over three hundred sculptures created by renowned artists worldwide. The gardens include a tropical conservatory, an 8-acre Japanese garden, and a series of outdoor gardens and nature trails.
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  • Pathways Forward: Empowering Women Through Workforce Reentry and Recovery

    Pathways Forward: Empowering Women Through Workforce Reentry and Recovery
    Jun 29 2025
    June 29, 2025 ~ Jason Charnas of Gesher Human Services joins Michigan Voices to discuss the Women to Work program, a free, four-week initiative helping Detroit-area women reenter the workforce with confidence, skills, and support. Later, Michelle Isbister of Hope Against Trafficking shares how her organization provides safe housing, trauma recovery, and job training for adult female survivors of human trafficking, helping them rebuild their lives with dignity and independence.
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