Lansing, MI - Emergencies can happen when we least expect them. That’s why the Michigan State Police, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division (MSP/EMHSD) is encouraging Michigan residents to take steps to prepare for emergencies during National Preparedness Month.

Dearborn, MI - Nearly 400 foster youth are eligible to receive college scholarships following the 11th annual Fostering Futures Scholarship Trust Fund Benefit Dinner organized by the Michigan Education Trust (MET) and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS).

Pontiac, MI - Oakland County Suicide Prevention Task Force will host a Community Discussion from 9 a.m. – noon on Sept. 28 at Oakland Community Health Network, 5505 Corporate Dr., in Troy.

Dearborn, MI - The Fostering Futures Scholarship Trust Fund, which for more than a decade has helped youth who have experienced foster care achieve their dreams of a college education, will host a fundraising dinner at the Henry Ford Museum on Thursday, September 21, from 6-9:30 p.m.

Mt. Clemens, MI - The Macomb County Office of Senior Services and Office of the County Executive, are proud to host the 32nd annual Senior Fun Festival on Friday, September 29 from 9 a.m. to Noon.

Pontiac, MI - Oakland County is hosting a series of community-based opioid listening sessions aimed at gathering input from Oakland County residents about the impacts of the opioid epidemic; resources needed to prevent opioid misuse and supports needed for people in treatment and recovery; and how to best use funding from opioid settlements.