Madeline Garcia

The Washtenaw Housing Alliance is one of many groups working in our community to end homelessness in Washtenaw County. The latest tool in its mission is the Yvonne Fund, which is designed to create lasting systemic solutions to homelessness. The fund's development director, Madeline Garcia, and the fund's cabinet chair, Norman Herbert, explained the project in more detail with Decky Alexander.

The United Way's National Day of Action is right around the corner. Local volunteers in communities around the country work on a number of projects aimed…

One of the repercussions of the pandemic has been higher unemployment levels and a greater number of people in need of assistance. For many service…