The Community Foundation of St. Clair County is furthering its work in equity and inclusion through community journalism, providing a pathway for a consistent voice and diverse perspectives in its local media and from the region’s communities of color.

The community foundation, with the support of two donor advised funds (DAFs), is funding a new position for a local freelance writer who will cover stories for the local online publication The Keel, on transformative projects, social justice, neighborhoods and more from the Thumb region’s communities of color.

“Our organization and board felt