YCS Resiliency Center

At Ypsilanti Community Schools, the Resiliency Center has grown into one of these spaces that really is making a difference in our community. Since its start, the center has expanded from a single room into a multi-room resource hub, offering clothing, hygiene supplies, internet access, and connections to community services for hundreds of families each year. Lee Van Roth talked about the Resiliency Center's history and the work it does today with its director, Cherisa Allen.

The Ypsilanti Community Schools Resiliency Center is helping students and families in need fulfill wishlists submitted by them during this Christmas season. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

Ypsilanti Community Schools is helping students experiencing housing insecurity get situated for the start of the new school year. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the story.

Soon after the pandemic hit, unemployment went up significantly on the east side of Washtenaw County. Student homelessness and food insecurity went up,…