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2 GROUNDCOVER NEWS GROUNDCOVER JUNE 27, 2025 Thank you Washtenaw County for funding through 2025 New Human Services Partnership On April 20 Groundcover News received official notification that this valued publication, which has been providing critical resources and entrepreneurial opportunities since 2010, was chosen to be one of ONLY eight organizations to receive Washtenaw County’s 2025-2026 New Human Services Partnership Mini-Grant. The goal of this grant program is to provide organizations like Groundcover — human services organizations that do not regularly have formal support from the government — with onetime funding to address the root causes of institutional inequity in Washtenaw County, specifically: Racism, Poverty and Trauma. Addressing the root causes of institutional inequity is at the core of Groundcover’s mission. We applied for operational funding to continue and grow our two main service programs: the Vendor Program, which provides opportunity for self-determined will be conducting an equity self-assessment, writing an equity action plan and pursuing other activities to better evaluate our impact. Receiving this grant is a huge deal for LINDSAY CALKA Publisher individuals to work in newspaper sales; and the Freelance Writing Program, which provides stipends and training for Vendors who are interested in writing for the paper (generating content). We also plan to use funds for mentorship and investment in equipment for Groundcover News vendors. Some of the requirements to receive these funds are designed to grow the capacity of our organization. With support from the U-M School of Social Work Program Evaluation Group we Groundcover. First, it is the largest grant we have received in our nearly 15 years of existence as a community-serving non-profit. The total award will be $40,000, to be distributed over two fiscal years. Second, it is a formal declaration of support from the leaders of this community in recognition of the impact we have made across Washtenaw County so far. It is also an investment in our future as a critical resource for all those facing the growing challenges of persistent poverty in this community. Grant applications were reviewed by a committee of vetted community volunteers with content expertise, community knowledge and/ or lived experiences of inequity. The other agencies awarded funding this year were Community Action Network, Laotian American Community of Michigan, Washtenaw Success by Six, Washtenaw Camp Placement, SOS Community Services, Michigan Medicine and The Women’s Center of Southeast Michigan. We congratulate these organizations for the important contributions they have made in our County and look forward to working with them in the learning community provided by the County to assure accountability and effective stewardship of these funds. Thank you to the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners for continuing this grant opportunity for the third year and your approval of this allocation to Groundcover. Things have just kicked off. We will continue to update readers and supporters throughout the coming year. PROVIDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELF-DETERMINED INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BY POVERTY, PRODUCING A STREET NEWSPAPER THAT GIVES A PLATFORM TO UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES IN WASHTENAW COUNTY, PROMOTING AN ACTION TO BUILD A JUST, CARING AND INCLUSIVE SOCIETY. 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 ISSUE CONTRIBUTORS Elizabeth Bauman Jim Clark Peter Collins Robbie February Roberto Isla Caballero Will Shakespeare Wayne Sparks Scoop Stevens Anthony Smith Franziska Wild PROOFREADERS Susan Beckett June Miller Steve Ross 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 Anabel Sicko VOLUNTEERS Jessi Averill Sim Bose Jud Branam Libby Chambers Yumna Dagher Gabe Deedler Luiza Duarte Caetano Regina Duerst Jacob Fallman Glenn Gates Michelle Lardie-Guzek Bella Martinez Robert Klingler Mary Wisgerhof Max Wisgerhof Grant Wright Emilie Ziebarth 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 a.m. - 3 p.m. Phone: 734-263-2098 @groundcover @groundcovernews DONATE, LISTEN TO OLD ISSUES + LEARN MORE www.groundcovernews.org 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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