NEWS & PRESS


Community Foundation Head Start grants to boost teacher recruitment and retention

Eight organizations in three southeast Michigan counties are receiving $1.1 million in grants from the Community Foundation’s Head Start Innovation Fund. The grants will support the organizations’ recompetition for federal...

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In General,Press Release

Nine Journalism Projects Share More than $330,000 in Grants

Nine projects that invite Detroit residents to shape local news and information will share more than $330,000 from the Detroit Journalism Engagement Fund To promote quality journalism and ensure local...

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In Press Release

Partnership Forms to Fight Opioid Deaths

As opioid addiction rates rise to unprecedented levels in the state and around the country, a new public-private collaborative including the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and key...

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In Press Release

2018 NEIdeas Winners Announced

New Economy Initiative Awards $260K to Small Businesses Across Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park – NEIdeas Program has Awarded $2.16M to 144 Businesses since 2014 In its fifth year, the...

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In Press Release

Measuring Outcomes for Boys and Men of Color

Five Southeast Michigan organizations that serve boys and men of color received support to evaluate their impact thanks to funding made available through the Community Foundation and the national capacity-building...

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In Press Release

More than $20 Million in Grants Awarded

The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan announced more than $20 million in grants to organizations and initiatives primarily within southeast Michigan’s seven counties in areas including health, education, the arts,...

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In Press Release

Nearly $500,000 in Grants to Region’s Children and Youth

Detroit Auto Dealers Association, in partnership with Community Foundation, Announce Nearly $500,000 in Grants to Region’s Children and Youth The Detroit Auto Dealers Association (DADA) Charitable Foundation Fund announced that...

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In Press Release

The Russell Family Foundation Announces First Set of Grants

The Russell Family Foundation has provided $135,000 in grants for the first part of 2018. The Russell Family Foundation was established in 2018 as a new supporting organization of the...

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CFSEM Surpasses $1 Billion in Grants Distributed Since Inception

The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan has provided $1 billion in grants, primarily distributed throughout the seven counties of southeast Michigan, since it began in 1984. “We are focused on...

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In Press Release

Honoring Leadership and Program Excellence Award Winners at Annual Board Meeting

CFSEM President, Mariam Noland, presents Cheryl Johnson, Chief Executive Officer, COTS, with the Richard F. Huegli Award for Program Excellence. The Community Foundation has announced that Kary L. Moss of...

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