Helping LGBTQ+ Youth and Supporting Those with Cystic Fibrosis

Sept. 5, 2025 ~ Ruth Ellis Center has earned a national reputation for quality and innovation in providing trauma-informed services for homeless, runaway, and at-risk LGBTQ+ youth and young people of color. Executive Director Mark Erwin joins Michigan Voices.

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease that causes chronic, often fatal lung infections, interferes with digestion, and impacts nearly every organ. While there is no cure, new CF modulator drugs are dramatically improving the lives of approximately 90% of the CF community. Laura Bonnell, Founder of The Bonnell, talks to Michigan Voices.