NEWS & PRESS


Community Foundation Secures $35M Fund to Complete Detroit Riverfront Revitalization

Creates philanthropic fund with seed money from Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation. Fund to complete East and West Riverfront Capital Projects.  Ensures historic transformation amid embezzlement investigation.  The Detroit riverfront...

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Thriving Together: Philanthropy’s Vital Role in Fostering Mental Health in Southeast Michigan

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness and understanding of mental health issues. At the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, we recognize the profound impact...

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The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan Announces $288,000 in Grants Awarded for Youth Sports from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

As the NFL Draft heads to Detroit this year, these grants will invest in youth sports to ensure Detroit youth have opportunities to participate.  DETROIT, MI — Today, the Community...

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Agency endowment helps cancer support nonprofit Gilda’s Club secure its future 

Gilda’s Club Executive Director and CEO Laura Varon Brown says the 2008 economic crisis, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic, inspired the nonprofit to build its long-term sustainability so it...

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Healing curriculum reconnects urban Native youth with culture

Urban Native youth in Detroit and southeast Michigan are at particular risk for negative mental health and academic outcomes, in part because they are cut off from the cultural support...

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DMC Foundation transition boosts Community Foundation commitment to health 

The DMC Foundation reached the end of its 10-year term as a supporting organization on Dec. 31, 2023. It was then dissolved, and its assets were distributed to the Community...

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Community Foundation, partners strengthen regional food security

Despite soaring food insecurity over the past few years, which has persisted into 2024, a future when our food system is equitable, sustainable and able to meet southeast Michigan’s needs...

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Data Strengthens Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Programs

Embracing meticulous data-gathering practices is paramount to documenting the effectiveness of emergency department (ED) medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) programs. When administered after a nonfatal overdose, buprenorphine can reduce...

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Tackling Implicit Bias in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

Opioid overdose deaths for Black people surpassed that of whites in 2020 for the first time in more than a decade, according to a 2022 JAMA Psychiatry research paper. Inequities...

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Collaboration Builds Sustainable Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Michigan Hospitals

The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan and its Michigan Opioid Partnership created an early alliance with the Michigan Health & Hospital Association Keystone Center (MHA Keystone Center) in its fight...

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