May 28, 2021 | News, Our Community, Story
Why is the environment one of Forward Wayne County’s focus areas? The short answer is because it’s important. The long answer is that good environmental practices in a community makes it stand out. It is important to attracting and retaining residents. It’s also a key...
Apr 23, 2021 | News, Our People, Story
Health and wellness is always a topic, no matter what time of year. Forward Wayne County welcomes Jackie Gettinger, with HYPE Wayne County, who shares some tips for getting yourself back on track. In my experience, health and wellness varies so vastly that people...
Apr 12, 2021 | Forward Wayne County, News, Our People, Story
For most of her life, Emily Kraft, M.D., has tried not to be the first – or the last – to do things, but there she was on the opening day of Reid Health’s COVID-19 vaccination clinic, rolling up her sleeve to get the shot. Her position as the health system’s EMS...
Mar 17, 2021 | Framework, News, Our Community, Story
As we focus on working with government this month, our guest blogger Jeff Plasterer, gives the following advice on practicing collaboration. Whether it is working together in small groups; between groups in a community; between communities, or on a regional scale,...
Feb 24, 2021 | Forward Wayne County, News, Our Community, Our People, Story
We have been supporting the Wayne County black community all month. I hope you have had the chance to visit our social media and read our blogs. They have reminded us of our past. But more importantly, they have given us a vision of what our future can be if we are...
Feb 17, 2021 | Forward Wayne County, News, Our Community, Our People, Story
Our guest blogger, Alex Painter, is helping Forward Wayne County celebrate Wayne County’s connections to the Negro Leagues. Here is his article: In early 2019, I embarked on what I thought was going to be a little research project. My goal was to discover and...
