Southwest Solutions
Regional Economic Vitality A strong economy is vital to every successful community. We are becoming a destination for many newcomers including entrepreneurs, immigrants, and millennials. The Community Foundation’s focus on...
Jul 9th 2017
Girls on the Run
Investing In Youth When we think of youth, we think of dreams, innovation, and new opportunities — or, simply put, the future. The youth of today will become the leaders,...
Jul 9th 2017
YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit
Investing In Youth When we think of youth, we think of dreams, innovation, and new opportunities — or, simply put, the future. The youth of today will become the leaders,...
Jul 9th 2017
Detroit Horse Power : A Catapult Story
As a teacher in Detroit, David Silver saw the need for safe and enriching after school activities that provide tangible life skills. Tapping into his background in riding and caring...
Jun 6th 2017
Creating Compelling Narratives at the Healthy Food Connect Storytelling Summit
Earlier this month, the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan hosted the Storytelling Summit, the second in a five-part education series to help Healthy Food Connect grantees and other community actors...
May 16th 2017
In General
Foundations create $900,000 fund to support local journalism Crain's Detroit
Several foundations working in Detroit have teamed up to launch a $900,000 fund that will invest in quality journalism and in efforts to ensure coverage and the pool of journalists...
Mar 14th 2017
In In The News
Working with the people of Detroit to tell the story of Detroit Knight Foundation
Mar 14th 2017
In In The News
New Detroit Journalism Engagement Fund
Two projects receive more than $2.3 million in funding to support local news: the Detroit Journalism Cooperative and the Detroit Journalism Engagement Fund Knight Foundation, Ford Foundation and the Community Foundation...
Mar 8th 2017
In Press Release
Making Meals, and Memories, Across Generations
St. Patrick Senior Center has been serving Detroit’s seniors since 1973. It’s now the Detroit Area Agency on Aging’s largest congregate meal provider, which means it dishes out a lot...
Mar 1st 2017
Moments of Inspiration
Looking at 2016 I’ll be honest. 2016 was not an easy year – not for the local community or for the nation. The violence, the ongoing racism, the negative messages...
Feb 2nd 2017
In General