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When Ontonagon's Hospital Closed, Gogebic Community College Stepped Up
The 2024 closure of Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital, the only emergency department within an hour's drive, resulted in increased pressure on emergency services across the western U.P. and widened the workforce gap. Gogebic Community College's (GCC) Emergency Medical Services Program in Ironwood is working to help fill this gap.
Reaching Survivor Moms in the U.P.
Thanks to a Superior Health Foundation grant, Growing Forward Together and their partners brought the Survivor Moms' Companion™ to the U.P., training 14 local tutors across six counties and building a regional network that's here to stay.
SHF's 2025 Annual Report: A Year of Reaching Further
In 2025, Superior Health Foundation awarded $1,256,982 in grants to 50 organizations across all 15 U.P. counties -- including 25 first-time grantees. Read the full report to see where the investment went and the communities behind the numbers.
Growing Healthy Habits: Partridge Creek Farm's Farm-to-School Summer Camps
In 2025, with support from Superior Health Foundation, Partridge Creek Farm expanded work to middle school youth across Marquette County through its Farm-to-School Summer Camps. Reaching more than 20 youth from communities across Marquette County, the camps offered daily, hands-on learning in gardening, food preparation, and sustainable agriculture, giving participants a direct relationship with the food they grow and eat.
Newsletter | U.P. lifted | Q1 2026
The Quarter 1 2026 issue of U.P.lifted is here.
Inside, read about $299,292 in Q1 grants awarded across the region, the U.P.-wide expansion of Rx Kids, two grantee spotlights on survivor mom support and Asahi Nordic, a conversation with Board President Fredi de Yampert, and upcoming grant deadlines and funding opportunities.