Butzel Long, The Kids in Need Foundation donate 320 backpacks with school supplies
DETROIT, Mich. — New school supplies and backpacks are a highlight for students going back to school this fall. Thanks to the Butzel Long Charitable Trust, 320 children at Detroit Leadership Academy received these important supplies on their first day of school Tuesday during a special assembly. The elementary school is located in Detroit.
“This is the second straight year we have been able to provide every single student at a Detroit elementary school with free backpacks full of the supplies and tools they need to succeed,” said Paul M. Mersino, attorney and shareholder at Butzel Long and Trustee of its Charitable Trust. “Every study shows that when schoolchildren have the proper supplies they need, their grades tend to increase. We want every student to have every opportunity to succeed,” he added.
“And personally, it is heartwarming to see the reactions of the children when we surprise them with school supplies. Every child benefits when they have the tools to get off to a good year in school,” said Mersino.
Michigan gets $27.9M in federal funds to fight opioid crisis
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan will get $27.9 million in federal funds to help families and communities deal with the opioid crisis.
U.S. Sens. Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow said Wednesday the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is awarding the grant to expand access to treatment, prevention resources and data.
The grant is part of roughly $1.8 billion that the department is giving states to boost their responses to widespread opioid addiction. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are supporting the initiative.
The CDC has a three-year agreement with states, territories and localities to promote awareness of the crisis and bolster prevention programs and response initiatives.
The funding will be administered through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration as part of the State Opioid Response grant program.
Couple gets probation after 178 cats removed from home
WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A couple has been sentenced to three years’ probation after 178 cats were removed earlier this year from a suburban Detroit home.
WJBK-TV reports that Jonathan and Jennifer Klein also were ordered Wednesday to pay more than $4,400 in restitution. They were charged in June with abandonment or cruelty to animals.
The animals were found in April after an Oakland County animal control officer went to a home in West Bloomfield Township to perform a welfare check on cats there.
Many of the cats that were removed from the house had health issues including upper respiratory infections, fleas, skin infections, ear mites and malnutrition.
At least 60 of the cats had to be euthanized because of severe illness or aggression.
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