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Building a Child Focused Health and Wellness Culture

This project places the child at the center and addresses multiple ways childhood nutrition and wellness can be impacted through schools, families and health care providers.

Disability Network Northern Michigan

Our staff provides information, assistance, and support to people of all ages with a wide variety of disabilities. We also work on a larger scale, helping governments, businesses, and other organizations make changes that improve life for everyone in the community.

FitKids 360

Healthy lifestyle program developed to fight childhood obesity.

Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program

Program for adults with chronic disease at low income health care facilities and for children who are overweight, obese or food insecure.

Michigan 211

Looking for help for you or a friend? You or a friend may find it difficult and time-consuming to navigate the benefit systems available from various agencies and government offices. 2-1-1 is dedicated to making it easier to learn what services you or a friend qualify for, where to go, and how to access the benefits and programs you or a friend have earned. By simply dialing 2-1-1 from any land-line (or 1-800-887-1107), texting (898211) or going on the web (www.hwmuw.org/211), you can find information and connect to hundreds of benefits that you or a friend have earned. United Way’s 2-1-1 connects people to services in Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Leelanau, and Kalkaska Counties including food, shelter, utility assistance, disaster recovery, childcare, transportation, and more. Whoever you are, whatever your needs, 2-1-1 makes it easy to find help for yourself, a neighbor, or a loved one.

Move Mas Challenge

Work with Norte to get kids biking or walking to their activities around town

Plant-Based Lifestyle Traverse City

Plant-Based Lifestyle Traverse City (PBLTC) is committed to supporting the Northern Michigan community by improving overall health and wellness by providing plant-based lifestyle learning opportunities, subject matter expert speaking events, group exercise, networking with like minded individuals, and food tasting.

Goodwill Industries of Northern Michigan

Homeless and Housing Resources

Homeless Shelter Directory

Complete list of Michigan Shelters

MI Bridges Homelessness

Resources for those with housing and care needs

Michigan 211

Looking for help for you or a friend? You or a friend may find it difficult and time-consuming to navigate the benefit systems available from various agencies and government offices. 2-1-1 is dedicated to making it easier to learn what services you or a friend qualify for, where to go, and how to access the benefits and programs you or a friend have earned. By simply dialing 2-1-1 from any land-line (or 1-800-887-1107), texting (898211) or going on the web (www.hwmuw.org/211), you can find information and connect to hundreds of benefits that you or a friend have earned. United Way’s 2-1-1 connects people to services in Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Leelanau, and Kalkaska Counties including food, shelter, utility assistance, disaster recovery, childcare, transportation, and more. Whoever you are, whatever your needs, 2-1-1 makes it easy to find help for yourself, a neighbor, or a loved one.

Munson Medical Center

Goodwill Industries of Northern Michigan

Food Rescue and Food Service Programs

Grand Traverse County WIC

What is WIC? A nutritional program for pregnant and postpartum women, infants and children under 5 years of age. Visit the WIC website to learn about food options, income guidelines and enrollment.

Map to Healthy Living

Map to Healthy Living (M2HL) is a service of the SNAP-Ed programming at the Michigan Nutrition Network at the Michigan Fitness Foundation. It allows users to efficiently find, visualize, and share useful information about food, nutrition and physical activity resources in the communities where they live, work, learn and play.

Michigan 211

Looking for help for you or a friend? You or a friend may find it difficult and time-consuming to navigate the benefit systems available from various agencies and government offices. 2-1-1 is dedicated to making it easier to learn what services you or a friend qualify for, where to go, and how to access the benefits and programs you or a friend have earned. By simply dialing 2-1-1 from any land-line (or 1-800-887-1107), texting (898211) or going on the web (www.hwmuw.org/211), you can find information and connect to hundreds of benefits that you or a friend have earned. United Way’s 2-1-1 connects people to services in Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Leelanau, and Kalkaska Counties including food, shelter, utility assistance, disaster recovery, childcare, transportation, and more. Whoever you are, whatever your needs, 2-1-1 makes it easy to find help for yourself, a neighbor, or a loved one.

Northwest Food Coalition

Meeting the hunger needs of residents of the five county area

Grand Traverse Commons Farmers Market

Farm fresh eggs, fish, meats, milk, and cheese; fruits and veggies; homemade breads, pasta, and sweet treats; honey, preserves, maple syrup and MORE! During the warmer months (May-October), our Outdoor Farmers Market is held on Monday afternoons, from 12-4pm on The Piazza (between Cottageview and Red Drive).

Sarah Hardy Farmers Market

The Sara Hardy Downtown Farmers Market was taken over by the DDA in 1984. Named after one of the area's leading philanthropists, our market has been a grassroots market that started with less than ten vendors. It has now grown to be one of the top 3 largest markets in the state (and the largest growers only market)! We serve over 115 local area farmers throughout our season and hope to accommodate more in the coming years.

TC Community Garden

TC Community Garden is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide a place for members of the community to gather and share a common interest in organic gardening in an urban setting, to provide educational opportunities to the community that foster an appreciation for sustainable growing practices, and to grow fresh produce for charitable purposes.

Grand Traverse County Health Department

Clinical, Community, Enviromental and Public Health, Maternal & Child Services, Teen and Youth Clinics

Adoptive Family Support Network (AFSN)

We are a parent to parent state wide support for foster, adoptive, kinship, guardianship families.

Crystal Community Ski Club

LOOKING TO PARTICIPATE? Our Objectives To develop confidence, physical skill and sportsmanship To develop friendship and camaraderie among youth and families To evaluate and teach ski and snowboard and racing skills and maximize potential talent To furnish area youth with top notch, affordable Alpine Ski and Snowboard instruction To promote winter enjoyment and outdoor activity for families, for a lifetime

Grand Traverse County Health Department

Traverse City Youth and Teen Health Services at TBAISD

Grand Traverse County WIC

What is WIC? A nutritional program for pregnant and postpartum women, infants and children under 5 years of age. Visit the WIC website to learn about food options, income guidelines and enrollment.

Great Lakes Children's Museum

The Great Lakes Children’s Museum creates hands-on, interactive, and informal educational environments for children and the adults in their lives that invite curiosity, allow exploration, encourage participation, and celebrate the childlike wonder in all of us.

Healthy Futures

We want to help you give your child a healthy future – and we do that by connecting you to trustworthy information and local resources

Michigan 211

Looking for help for you or a friend? You or a friend may find it difficult and time-consuming to navigate the benefit systems available from various agencies and government offices. 2-1-1 is dedicated to making it easier to learn what services you or a friend qualify for, where to go, and how to access the benefits and programs you or a friend have earned. By simply dialing 2-1-1 from any land-line (or 1-800-887-1107), texting (898211) or going on the web (www.hwmuw.org/211), you can find information and connect to hundreds of benefits that you or a friend have earned. United Way’s 2-1-1 connects people to services in Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Leelanau, and Kalkaska Counties including food, shelter, utility assistance, disaster recovery, childcare, transportation, and more. Whoever you are, whatever your needs, 2-1-1 makes it easy to find help for yourself, a neighbor, or a loved one.

MIChild

MIChild is a health insurance program. It is for uninsured children of Michigan's working families. MIChild services are provided by many HMOs and other health care plans throughout Michigan.

Youth Health and Wellness Centers

Youth Health and Wellness Centers in GT County

Building Healthy Communities

Building Healthy Communities works to create supportive school environments through healthy eating and physical activity. Building Healthy Communities has three programs: The Step Up for School Wellness Program, the Elementary School Program and the Middle School Program. Read more about these programs in our program fact sheet.

de Beaumont - Bold Solutions for Healthier Communities

CityHealth works with local governments and leaders to drive improvements in the day-to-day life, well-being, and health of residents through a series of evidence-based policy recommendations.

Farm to School Movement TBAISD

Collaborates with learning community stakeholders to plan and implement programming focused on promoting student health and wellness

Great Lakes Children's Museum

The Great Lakes Children’s Museum creates hands-on, interactive, and informal educational environments for children and the adults in their lives that invite curiosity, allow exploration, encourage participation, and celebrate the childlike wonder in all of us.

Greilick Outdoor Recreation & Education Center

Greilick Outdoor Recreation & Education Center (GOREC). GOREC now welcomes Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4-H, school groups, sports teams, church groups, and others. Any who are looking for outdoor experiences. It is a true coming of circle, back to its original intent.

4754 Scout Camp Rd, Traverse City, MI 49686

Norte

Norte is dedicated to building stronger, better connected and more walk/bike friendly communities

TBAISD

Farm to school involves using cooking demonstrations, cafeteria taste testings, nutrition lessons, garden plots,and farm field trips to engage students in dynamic, hands-on learning and supports teachers in meeting the state standards for elementary education.

Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Michigan

Local aging programs that provide information and services on a range of assistance for older adults and those who care for them

de Beaumont - Bold Solutions for Healthier Communities

CityHealth works with local governments and leaders to drive improvements in the day-to-day life, well-being, and health of residents through a series of evidence-based policy recommendations.

Grand Traverse Commission on Aging

Resources for seniors in Grand Taverse County

Michigan Association of Senior Centers

Find a Senior Center near you

Bay Area Transportation Authority BATA

Greater Grand Traverse Area Busing

Michigan 211

Looking for help for you or a friend? You or a friend may find it difficult and time-consuming to navigate the benefit systems available from various agencies and government offices. 2-1-1 is dedicated to making it easier to learn what services you or a friend qualify for, where to go, and how to access the benefits and programs you or a friend have earned. By simply dialing 2-1-1 from any land-line (or 1-800-887-1107), texting (898211) or going on the web (www.hwmuw.org/211), you can find information and connect to hundreds of benefits that you or a friend have earned. United Way’s 2-1-1 connects people to services in Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Leelanau, and Kalkaska Counties including food, shelter, utility assistance, disaster recovery, childcare, transportation, and more. Whoever you are, whatever your needs, 2-1-1 makes it easy to find help for yourself, a neighbor, or a loved one.

Michigan Dept of Transportation MDOT

Comprehensive list of all public transportation in Michigan

Centre Ice

“Involved Citizen’s Enterprises,” also known as “I.C.E.” is a non-profit volunteer community organization committed to providing affordable and accessible ice skating programs for Grand Traverse area residents. I.C.E. is the umbrella organization – similar to a sports booster program – for the major arena “user groups” who offer skating lessons and activities. These groups include: Traverse City Figure Skating Club, Grand Traverse Hockey Association, T.C. Central & West, Bay Area Reps High School & Northwest Warriors High School Hockey Teams, NAHL Jr. A North Stars, Adult Hockey Leagues and Public Skate Programs.

Cherry Capital Cycling

Our events calendar is jam-packed with road rides, mountain bike rides, alternative transportation activities, plus fixed gear and Alley Cat rides.

Crystal Community Ski Club

LOOKING TO PARTICIPATE? Our Objectives To develop confidence, physical skill and sportsmanship To develop friendship and camaraderie among youth and families To evaluate and teach ski and snowboard and racing skills and maximize potential talent To furnish area youth with top notch, affordable Alpine Ski and Snowboard instruction To promote winter enjoyment and outdoor activity for families, for a lifetime

Department of Natural Resources DNR

You are never more than half an hour from a Michigan state park, state forest campground or state trail system. Use this application to find a facility suitable to your camping and recreation needs!

Experience 231

231’s mission is to ensure the long-term enjoyment, protection, and preservation of the unique natural resources of Northern Michigan

Grand Traverse Conservation District

“The Grand Traverse Conservation District inspires exploration, appreciation and conservation of our natural world.” The Grand Traverse Conservation District is a community-serving organization that cares for the people and places that make Northwest Michigan so special. We’ve been working for over 70 years to keep our local farms sustainable, the Boardman River healthy, our parklands accessible, and our children outdoors.

Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy

Visitors to these properties can expect to experience similar signage, interpretive maps and kiosks.

Grand Traverse Ski Club

Community leaders of Traverse City first envisioned a local ski area for children in the late 1940’s. Although there were a limited number of ski areas in the region, most children did not have the means to travel to these ski slopes. With the dream of a local ski area that was accessible and affordable for Traverse City families, community leaders, including Loren Bensley, approached the city manager and the superintendent of the public schools for assistance. Local engineer, John Norton, worked with Bensley to select a site on the west side of Rennie Hill (south of fourteenth street along US-31) owned by the Traverse City School Board. From this, a partnership was formed and the Ci-Bo Recreation Area (Ci/City Bo/Board ) opened for skiing in Traverse City in 1948.

Great Lakes Children's Museum

The Great Lakes Children’s Museum creates hands-on, interactive, and informal educational environments for children and the adults in their lives that invite curiosity, allow exploration, encourage participation, and celebrate the childlike wonder in all of us.

Greilick Outdoor Recreation & Education Center

Greilick Outdoor Recreation & Education Center (GOREC). GOREC now welcomes Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4-H, school groups, sports teams, church groups, and others. Any who are looking for outdoor experiences. It is a true coming of circle, back to its original intent.

4754 Scout Camp Rd, Traverse City, MI 49686

Hickory Hills

Hickory Hills Ski Area is owned and operated by the City of Traverse City. Hickory Hills began operations in the winter of 1950-51 on 12 City owned acres. Adjacent land was leased or used by friendly agreement. The City now owns approximately 125 acres. The lodge that was constructed in the mid 1950′s is still in use today with a fireplace and snack bar.

Iceman Cometh Challenge

Course Description The Bell’s Beer Iceman Cometh Challenge is a point to point mountain bike race held traditionally on the first Saturday of November. The race starts in downtown Kalkaska, Michigan and finishes thirty miles later at Timber Ridge RV & Recreation Resort on the eastern edge of Traverse City, Michigan. The course consists primarily of dirt roads, two-tracks (the majority of the course), abandoned railroad beds and the world famous Vasa Nordic ski trail. It crosses only one paved road (Williamsburg Rd at mile 17) as it winds through the breathtaking terrain of the Pere Marquette State Forest in Northern Lower Michigan. The Bell’s Iceman events attract competitive cyclists from Mexico, Canada, and 38 states. Ages range from 1.5 years to 80 years of age. Their ability levels vary from first-time racers to Olympians.

Michigan River Guide

Canoe, Kayak, Tube Michigan Rivers

Mud and Obstacle Runs

Comprehensive list of Michigan Mud Runs and Obstacle Runs

My North Media

Activities and attractions across northern Michigan

North Country Trail Association

In Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, the Trail traverses over 500 miles through a variety of small towns, urban areas, state forests and game areas, and the Huron-Manistee National Forest, all while working its way to the Mighty Mackinac Bridge. Also learn more about the Grand Traverse Hiking Club. Start exploring today!

Pure Michigan

Get Outdoors and Get Active! Pure Michigan gives you resources on getting active anywhere in Michigan

Races in Michigan

Running, Walking, Triathlon, Cycling

Running Races in Michigan

List of running races in Michigan

TART Trails

The TART Trails network currently consists of eight multi-use trails in Grand Traverse and Leelanau counties as well as a cross-town bike route.

TC Community Garden

TC Community Garden is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide a place for members of the community to gather and share a common interest in organic gardening in an urban setting, to provide educational opportunities to the community that foster an appreciation for sustainable growing practices, and to grow fresh produce for charitable purposes.

Traverse City Track Club

Traverse City Track Club hosts great events each year

Tri Up North

The Tri Up North triathlons are bike, paddle, run triathlons in Frankfort, Michigan put on by the Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. This event centers around Frankfort's Betsie Bay on the Western shore of Lake Michigan which is the perfect setting for a triathlon. Tri Up North features to different triathlon courses: The Classic 10 mile event which is specifically geared toward beginners and those who are looking for a little motivation to become more active and the Challenger 22 mile event which is a competitive course for experienced athletes and relay teams looking for a challenge. For those who would like to participate but aren't interested in tackling a triathlon there is the Betsie Bay Walk, this fun non-timed 2.5 mile walk may be the perfect fit!

Vasa

Michigan's premier cross-country ski trail offers those of all abilities the opportunity to experience the ultimate in grooming technology amongst towering white pines and through the pristine serenity of the Pere' Marquette State forest of Northern Michigan. Families are discovering the pure enjoyment of sharing the outdoors during the winter months by slipping on the skis and gliding through the snow-covered umbrella of trees during a crisp and crystal clear Grand Traverse day.

Vasa Ski Club

The Vasa Ski Club represents the Nordic skiing community of Northern Lower Michigan, Traverse City and the surrounding counties of Grand Traverse. In conjunction with the acclaimed Vasa Ski Trail System and the North American Vasa ski race, our club is comprised of skiers of all ages, abilities and locations across Michigan and the United States. We appreciate your interest in our club and in Nordic Skiing.

YMCA Grand Traverse

Programs that help healthy spirit, mind and body for all.