Now in its 27th year, CARE of Southeastern Michigan will be hosting their annual Parenting Conference on Saturday, March 5th  virtually from 8:45 am to 2:30 pm, during Parenting Awareness Month. This annual conference invites parents, professionals, and caregivers of all types to participate from the comfort of their own home. Registrants will learn new…

In its third decade, Camp CARE is a summer program dedicated to empowering kids who have loved ones that suffer from addiction. Erika Bradbury, a Community Health Educator with Care of Southeastern Michigan, says they teach campers communication and resiliency skills that allow them to celebrate themselves. Camp Care helps children with loved ones battling…

CARE of Southeastern Michigan has $50,000 more to help with its mission to increase in-person and virtual counseling for Macomb County youth in response to COVID-19. The funding is one of seven grants for nonprofits, totaling $200,000, announced Tuesday by the Detroit Auto Dealers Association (DADA) Charitable Foundation Fund of the Community Foundation. Each of the nonprofits awarded…

A ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday marked the official opening of the CARE Recovery United Community Center (CRUCC) in Fraser. However, word of the new facility that offers individuals suffering from substance abuse access to a specialized team of peer recovery coaches along with a host of free services and programs, with no strings attached, hit the…

A significant increase in the use of an opioid antidote and a slight rise in all drug-overdose runs by Macomb County ambulances are among signs of increased drug use since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The Macomb County Medical Control Authority reports a 23% increase in the use of naloxone, commonly known as Narcan, by emergency…