featuring Domnique Stepp, One Love Global Director of Programs Advocates called on lawmakers Wednesday to pass a package of bills aimed at lowering water bills and protecting residents from water shutoffs. Tune in at WILX.

In Part 2 of our conversation, we dive deeper into systemic challenges like segregation and the power of trusting young people with real authority. Alma C. Stewart Allen and Angela Waters Austin discuss overcoming community violence through public health approaches and youth-led healing circles. Tune in to hear an inspiring call to action about why adults must not just “pass the torch,” but “light the torch” for the next generation of leaders. Tune in via the National Collabo

In Part 1 of our conversation, we explore the origins of youth-led movements and the critical need to address trauma in our communities. Angela Waters Austin and Alma C. Stewart Allen share their personal journeys into advocacy and how young people are identifying mental health as their most pressing issue post-COVID. Tune in to hear how centering youth voices and forming youth-led coalitions can powerfully transform behavioral health policy. Tune in via the National Collabor

by Emily Dievendorf, Angela Waters, Mike Smalligan and Denise Keele Across rural townships, suburban neighborhoods and urban centers, families are struggling to keep up with rising water costs — especially as safety-net supports shrink. When households fall behind on their water bills and water is turned off, the consequences ripple far beyond the bill itself. Children can be removed from their homes, students are unable to learn because they are dehydrated and adults miss wo

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On Saturday, One Love Global hosted a conversation with community leaders on the issue of violence in Lansing.

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