October means Halloween, domestic violence awareness, and the beginning of the holiday season. Listen also for an inspiring story about a tenant who fought her landlord for discrimination —- and won!

This episode is chock-full of local news -- listen to reports on an assault at the Beer Cooler, a sale of the Ann Arbor Observer, a groundbreaking of affordable housing, and a student-run homeless resource fair.

Fall is nearly here — this episode offers fun outdoor activities in metro Detroit, along with an audio journey to Cafe du Monde in New Orleans. We're also reflecting on leadership changes at the Shelter Association, and reporting on the causes and consequences of homelessness.

In this episode we look at the who and what of harm reduction and crisis response in Washtenaw County, and how that's supporting people experiencing homelessness in our community.

This issue highlights workers at Ozone House organizing for a stronger voice, the Shelter Association welcoming a new director, and community responses to federal crackdowns on homelessness. We also cover local food security efforts, emergency preparedness in a season of extreme weather, and stories from our vendors.

This episode looks at solutions to homelessness from a variety of perspectives: rental assistance, affordable housing development, and daytime shelters. In Washtenaw County some of these options are growing, some are shrinking, but many are stagnating.

Groundcover News is celebrating 15 years, so in this issue we're looking back at our origin story and centering the vendor voices that have helped us get here! .

This fifth annual Community Arts Edition spotlights low-income visual and written artists in Washtenaw County.

Groundcover News is celebrating 15 years, so in this issue we're looking back at our origin story and centering the vendor voices that have helped us get here! .

Groundcover News receives the 2025 New Human Service Partnership Mini-Grant. Robbie writes from prison with humble reflections. Mental health crises are increasing with teen social media use. Family shelter is coming to the east side of the County. All that and more in this episode of Groundcover Speaks!