2 GROUNDCOVER NEWS GROUNDCOVER from the DIRECTOR's DESK biweekly edition of Groundcover News. The date of publication will be the date printed on the paper. Don't be alarmed if it is a different month or year than the day you purchase (like you might see with this issue). In addition to the outcome of consisLINDSAY CALKA Managing Director Did you notice the yellow banner on the cover? "New issue every other Friday!" It's not a big change but it's an important one. The issue you are holding right now will only run for 14 days — two weeks exactly — and there will be a new edition out January 13, 11 a.m. The decision to go "twice monthly" last year was one we did not regret, but in 2023 we wanted to make the publication cycle as consistent as possible for both the vendors and our customers. This is the first tency, this change will increase the amount of issues we will be publishing in a year. Even though it is small, the uptick from 24 to 26 issues means more space for more writing, and therefore new contributors! Remember, anyone can write for Groundcover News. The submission deadline is every other Monday — the Monday after each new issue release — and can be done by emailing submissions@groundcovernews.com. If you are interested in writing as a community reporter, consider attending our news writing workshop with Ypsilanti District Library in late January (details listed on next page). If it isn't already, Friday is about to be your favorite day of the week! DECEMBER 30, 2022 letter to the EDITOR Dear Michigan Ability Partners, I wanted to thank you for all of the support you have given me over the years. I spent a night outside a few days ago in Ann Arbor, from around noon till noon the next day. This was once an everyday occurrence for me. As the evening got colder, walking past many of the places I used to “sleep,” I recalled how miserable and hopeless I was. I was thinking, “How do people do it?” “How did I do it?” — even though I knew I would eventually return to my apartment (MY apartment?!). When I did eventually return I was overwhelmed with relief, gratitude and an appreciation with an understanding: had I not been housed I truly do not know where I would be today, or even if I'd be alive. I didn't realize the healing process would take so long. A counselor at Delonis said I was a success story, which (at the time) I balked at, as her definition of success was quite different from mine. Sometimes it seems as though I knew more people who passed away in my three years of homelessness in Ann Arbor than all the people I have met in my 50 years of life! All were wonderful amazing individuals in their own way and are gone mainly because of becoming homeless and all that comes with being such. I still have a long way to go to become the “success” in my mind and knowing with your continued support I wouldn't have made it this far and still have a hope for the future. Again, Thank you! Sincerely, David Winey CREATING OPPORTUNITY AND A VOICE FOR LOW-INCOME PEOPLE WHILE TAKING ACTION TO END HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY. Groundcover News, a 501(c)(3) organization, was founded in April 2010 as a means to empower lowincome persons to make the transitions from homeless to housed, and from jobless to employed. Vendors purchase each copy of our regular editions of Groundcover News at our office for 50 cents. This money goes towards production costs. Vendors work selling the paper on the street for $2, keeping all income and tips from each sale. Street papers like Groundcover News exist in cities all over the United States, as well as in more than 40 other countries, in an effort to raise awareness of the plight of homeless people and combat the increase in poverty. 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