New program aims to teach Dearborn Public School students how to manage their own money
DEARBORN, Mich. โ Learning how to manage money is a real-life skill thatโs all too often overlooked in school. Henry Ford College and Dearborn Public Schools have launched the stateโs first Financial Empowerment Curriculum. Financial literacy is an important skill set that our students will need throughout their lives. Russ Kavalhuna, President of Henry Ford CollegeREAD: Continuous education coverageThe first ever MI Financial Literacy Summit was held at Henry Ford College last year. State Treasurer Rachael Eubanks facilitated a discussion with experts from across the state about financial literacy and the role it has in shaping Michiganโs future.
EMU, Henry Ford College partner to offer frontline workers scholarships during pandemic
YPSILANTI, Mich. โ Eastern Michigan University and Henry Ford College announced Wednesday a partnership to offer frontline workers scholarships to EMU. In order to qualify, frontline workers must complete their HFC associate degree and pursue a bachelorโs degree at EMU. The partnership is the first of its kind, and stemmed from Governor Whitmer and the stateโs Futures for Frontliners scholarship program. Under the program, frontline workers can earn a degree from a local community college at no cost. โThis new partnership between Henry Ford College and Eastern Michigan University is an exciting opportunity for Frontliners to extend their education even further.
Henry Ford College donates ventilators, equipment to local hospitals amid coronavirus outbreak
DEARBORN, Mich. โ Henry Ford Collegeโs School of Health and Human Services has donated ventilators and personal protective equipment to local hospitals amid supply shortages due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Hospitals and medical centers are currently facing unprecedented shortages of medical and protective equipment due to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 outbreak. RELATED: Donate: List of hospitals, medical providers in need of supplies during coronavirus outbreakVentilators, machines for artificial respiration, are especially in high demand and low supply as medical workers respond to the pandemic. In response to the shortages, Henry Ford College (HFC) donated five ventilators to Henry Ford Health System (HFHS) to support patients, officials said. HFC donated additional medical supplies after local hospitals reached out to nursing and healthcare profession programs to donate essential items amid supply shortages, officials said.