Atlantic Impact: A Catapult Story
Students at schools that include educational trips in their academic offerings get better grades, and are more likely to graduate. As a 2016 Catapult grantee, Atlantic Impact is providing more...
Jun 13th 2017
Building Endowment
The recent economic upturn has made it possible for more nonprofits to prioritize their long-term financial destinies by building endowment with the Community Foundation. A total of 189 organizations are working...
Jul 14th 2014
Cultivating Civic Leadership
Nonprofit leadership and civic engagement are important themes in our work at the Community Foundation. We are always on the lookout for programs and initiatives that teach and motivate citizens to...
Mar 30th 2015
Music, Art and Memory
Harnessing the power of art and music to help seniors affected by Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. The Community Foundation recently funded two programs in the region that are harnessing the...
Apr 15th 2015
Schools Promote Healthy Habits
Helping schools in Detroit solidify the health outcomes achieved by Project Healthy Schools Reducing childhood obesity and its long-term cardio-vascular health risks is the goal of Project Healthy Schools, a...
Apr 15th 2015
Mentoring Programs Making a Difference
The Community Foundation supports a remarkable variety of mentoring programs, each with a distinctive approach to a common goal providing guidance and support to people who are attempting to gain...
Mar 18th 2016
Agency Endowment Offers Many Advantages
Building a Stable Financial Future Building a long-term, revenue-producing endowment is one of the best ways a nonprofit organization can build a stable financial future for their work. That’s why...
Sep 22nd 2014
Building High-Tech Careers
Support from the Community Foundation helped Henry Ford Community College in Dearborn and the University of Michigan’s Lurie Nanofabrication Facility in Ann Arbor create the first-of-its-kind nanotechnology and microsystems technician training and...
Jul 14th 2014
CPR Training for Firefighters
With help from a DMC Foundation grant of $51,000, a program at the Detroit Medical Center is training hundreds of firefighters in adult and infant CPR and basic lifesaving, including...
Apr 6th 2015
Detroit Head Start Recruiting for 30+ Positions at May 9 Job Fair
Talent Recruitment Campaign Highlights Value of Early Childhood Educators DETROIT, May 1, 2017 – Attracting and retaining qualified staff, especially teachers, is critical to ensuring that children who attend Head...
May 1st 2017
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