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Detroit Head Start providers get $2M to expand preschool services The Detroit News

The largest expansion of Head Start in Detroit’s history was unveiled Tuesday, made possible by the collaboration of eight major foundations and $2 million in grants to providers. Marcella Wilson,...

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I Heard It Through the Grapevine: Motown’s Prospects Are Looking Up The Huffington Post

However improbable it might have seemed twenty, five, or even two years ago, Detroit could well be on the verge of a major turnaround that could make it one of...

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New Economy Initiative pumps $11.5M into programs to build businesses, jobs in Detroit Crain's Detroit Business

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Detroit’s New Economy Initiative Awards Nearly $11.5 Million in Grants to-date in 2014 NEI

The New Economy Initiative (NEI), a special project of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, has awarded nearly $11.5 million in grants during the first half of 2014 to 22...

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Southfield Community Foundation Merges With CFSEM

Southfield Funds Remain Dedicated to Community Benefit FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DETROIT—The directors of the Southfield Community Foundation have elected to become part of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan and...

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Stebbins Family Fund Awards $100K In Matching Grants To St. Clair, Lapeer Based Charities

Includes Five Matching Grants of $20,000 Each FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DETROIT—The Stebbins Family Fund, administered by the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, will award $100,000 in five matching grants of...

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Sheilah P. Clay Receives 2014 Mariam C. Noland Award For Nonprofit Leadership

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DETROIT—The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan announced that Sheilah P. Clay, president and CEO of Neighborhood Service Organization, was selected as the recipient of the 2014 Mariam...

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Rose Hill Center Receives Richard F. Huegli Award For Program Excellence

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DETROIT—The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan selected Rose Hill Center as the recipient of the 2014 Richard F. Huegli Award for Program Excellence. The Richard F. Huegli...

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Jewish Fund Commits $150k to Early Childhood Education

Joins Multi-Foundation Initiative Supporting Detroit Head Start Programs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DETROIT—The Jewish Fund has committed $150,000 over two years to support early childhood education in Detroit as part of the...

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Growing into Philanthropy

How One Program Associate Found Her True Calling I always knew that I wanted to grow up and do good, hopefully do well, and help others. For a long time,...

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