The following article is intended for my readers in Monroe County, Mich., and was in today’s edition of The Monroe Evening News. But I’d like all of you to note the paragraph I put in red:
Beginning next week, a shipment of emergency food will be available for low-income Monroe County, Mich., residents.
The food is available [...]

The Detroit News has this report, Michigan child support pleas flood courts.
A snippet:
Parents pinched by the recession are flooding courts across the state with requests for reductions in child support payments.
In Wayne County, requests for payment adjustments have doubled. Courts there and across southeast Michigan are prioritizing such cases to expedite relief to strapped payers, [...]

The social safety net in Michigan is fraying at the edges in attempts to keep up with the realities of this recession.
I’ve posted headlines from southeast Michigan about food pantries struggling to keep up with the demand, the numbers of students on the free or reduced price school lunches, and attendance at the soup kitchen [...]

The crew at WXYZ Detroit TV 7 went toy shopping and are finding some Early Holiday Toy Deals.

The following article is on page 10B of today’s edition of The Monroe Evening News. I’ve also seen headlines in some other Michigan papers on this situation.
Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance Agency is warning those with state unemployment insurance (UI) debit cards that scammers are using cell phone text messages in an attempt to steal their unemployment [...]

USA Today has this report today: More walk away from homes, mortgages.
A snippet:
“The most disturbing aspect of this is that it’s becoming acceptable to do,” says Joel Naroff, an economist with Naroff Economic Advisors. “What does that mean down the road for housing and the economy if people are happy to walk away and destroy [...]

Babble.com has this post – The Family That Frets Together: How the recession is stressing out our kids.
A snippet:
It’s tempting to dismiss the suffering of children who are pretty wealthy compared to those whose parents were barely surviving on minimum wage and then get laid off. But when wealthy children, even middle class children, have [...]

Hmm … I don’t recall seeing so much debate about previous unemployment benefits extension proposals in Michigan. I’m not sure how to interpret it.
Sven Gustafson, who hosts the Michigan Job Search blog at MLive, did a post yesterday with an update on the latest proposal to extend jobless benefits for those who are unemployed.
I usually [...]

Costco Warehouse stores have done a pilot project in New York state on accepting food stamps, and soon the program will be available nationwide, according to an Associated Press story that is making the media rounds today.
Check out the comments at Oakland Press to see the reaction in the metro Detroit area.
There are no Costco [...]

This article is for my readers in Monroe County, Mich., and is on page 6A of today’s print and e-editions of The Monroe Evening News:
A free, non-credit course on construction is being offered to unemployed persons at Monroe County Community College, 1555 S. Raisinville Rd., Monroe, Mich.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s 10-Hour Construction Outreach [...]