STORIES


Stories of growth, stories of impact, stories from our community.

Increasing 2020 census participation

This story first appeared in the Spring 2019 REPORT Newseltter Every 10 years, the United States has the responsibility of counting its population. The census is vital for several reasons: to...

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Detroit residents shape local news with Journalism Fund grants

This story first appeared in the Spring 2019 REPORT Newseltter Nine journalism projects representing collaborations among 18 southeast Michigan organizations have been awarded grants totaling $333,952 from the Detroit Journalism Engagement...

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Community Foundation announces more than $23 million in grants

The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan announced more than $23 million in grants to organizations and initiatives primarily within southeast Michigan’s seven counties in areas including the arts, education, health...

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‘SportPort’ program expands to give more kids opportunities to play

Eight Additional Communities to Join Equipment Sharing Program Today, Project Play: Southeast Michigan, an initiative driven and funded by the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation in partnership with the Community...

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New “SportPort” equipment sharing program launches to give kids more opportunities to play

Pilot program is part of Project Play: Southeast Michigan initiative – funded by the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation in partnership with the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan and the...

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$1 Million in Grants for Census Projects

The Community Foundation announces nearly $1 million in grants for projects promoting an accurate 2020 census count The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan has announced nearly $1 million in grants...

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Cultivating A New Generation of Storytellers

The Riverwise Writing Workshop is arming a new generation of storytellers with the tools to shape their own stories. Local activists deeply-rooted in their communities are developing skills writing poetry...

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Journalism on Demand: Personalized Data Delivered By Text Message

When Outlier Media founder Sarah Alvarez explored how to reach more Detroit residents to share information she looked beyond newsprint and websites, traditional ways of delivering news to the public....

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WDET and City Bureau: Citizen Journalism Serving as the Eyes and Ears for the Public

Too often Detroit residents are not aware a public meeting is happening or are unable to find out what occurred. Some public meetings, once routinely covered by local journalists, seldom...

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Arise Detroit! and Michigan Chronicle

Arise Detroit! created “One Year in the Life” to produce news stories in three Detroit neighborhoods — Dexter-Davidson, Northwest and Southwest — to expand the narrative about Detroit and show...

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