2 GROUNDCOVER NEWS GROUNDCOVER in this ISSUE THE WISDOM of the BODY CAN TEACH, LEAD and HEAL Ken Parks, page 3 HOMELESSNESS — a CHANGE in DISPOSITION; a CHANGE for the BEST Mohammed Ahmed, page 6 HOW ABILITY AFFECTS HOUSING Washtenaw County United Way, page 7 HOW DOES SOMEONE LIVE with NO COMPANIONSHIP? TOLEDO STREETS VENDOR JOE on HOMELESSNESS, MENTAL ILLNESS and WORK Joe Taylor, page 7 MEMORY TRAIN to MADRAS MASALA Maithili Banerjee Pratiti, page 8 PUZZLES page 9 SLUSH to STEAM — the GENTRIFICATION that COMES with UPGRADING SCHOOLS Lior Cooper, page 10 FEBRUARY 24, 2023 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. Our paper is a proud member of the International Network of Street Papers. STAFF Lindsay Calka — publisher Cynthia Price — editor Jim Clark — vendor manager ISSUE CONTRIBUTORS Mohammed Ahmed La Shawn Carlisle Lior Cooper Cindy Gere Zachariah Farah billy hill Mike Jones Ken Parks Maithili Banerjee Pratiti Maya Strohband Joe Taylor United Way of Washtenaw County GROUNDCOVER NEWS ADVERTISING RATES Size 1/8 1/6 1/4 1/2 full page Black/White $110.00 $145.00 $200.00 $375.00 $650.00 Color $150.00 $200.00 $265.00 $500.00 $900.00 Dimensions (W x H in inches) 5 X 3 or 2.5 X 6.5 5 X 4 5 X 6.25 5 X 13 or 10.25 X 6.5 10.25 X 13 VOLUNTEERS Jessi Averill Luiza Duarte Caetano Glenn Gates Alexandra Granberg Robert Klingler Grace Sielinski Mira Simonton-Chao Mary Wisgerhof Max Wisgerhof Claude VanValkenburg Navya Yagalla PROOFREADERS Susan Beckett Elliot Cubit Alexandra Granberg Zachary Dortzbach Jesse Owen Anabel Sicko Sandy Smith Erin Trame CONTACT US Story and photo submissions: submissions@groundcovernews.com Advertising and partnerships: contact@groundcovernews.com Office: 423 S. 4th Ave., Ann Arbor Mon-Sat, 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Phone: 734-263-2098 @groundcover @groundcovernews DONATE, PITCH A STORY + LEARN MORE www.groundcovernews.org linktr.ee/groundcovernews PACKAGE PRICING Three Months/Six Issues: 15% off Six Months/Twelve Issues: 25% off Full Year/Twenty-four Issues: 35% off Only run for two weeks/one issue: 40% off Additional 20% discount for money saving coupons
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