Cash payment program for moms and babies to expand to Pontiac in May
Pontiac’s version of the Rx Kids cash payment program can help an estimated 800 mothers in its first years. The program has enough funding to last for two years and...
Sep 11th 2025
Pontiac Funders Collaborative celebrates RxKids expansion during baby parade
The Pontiac Funders Collaborative celebrated the expansion of RxKids into Pontiac during a baby parade on May 9, complete with ice cream, music and activities for kids and families at...
Jun 5th 2025
Legacy Society will sustain Autism Alliance of Michigan’s work for decades to come Second Wave Michigan
Autism Alliance of Michigan (AAoM) was founded with the vision that people with autism will lead lives that meet their greatest potential. AAoM leads efforts to raise expectations and expand opportunities...
Dec 3rd 2024
In In The News
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...
Apr 12th 2024
Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan announces more than $17 million in grants during first quarter
The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan and its supporting organizations provided combined grantmaking of more than $17 million during the first quarter to support nonprofit organizations and local governments working...
May 9th 2023
In Press Release
Community Foundation announces $102.8M in 2022 grants, welcomes Macomb County resident Paul Trulik to Board of Trustees
The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan and its supporting organizations provided combined grantmaking in 2022 of nearly $103 million. Grants supported nonprofit organizations and local governments working to make a...
Jan 30th 2023
In Press Release
Community Foundation’s Michigan Justice Fund initiative announces more than $2.8M in grants to support returning citizens, advance justice reform
The Michigan Justice Fund, an initiative of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, today announced more than $2.8 million in grants to improve the economic mobility of individuals with criminal convictions...
Jan 23rd 2023
In General
Homeward Bound: Macomb Shelter Helps Women Achieve Independence
The number of women and children experiencing homelessness in Macomb County has been increasing for more than a decade and COVID-19 only accelerated the trend, according to one local shelter....
Mar 16th 2023
Maternal health disparities: Community Foundation invests in Black women-led nonprofits working to close the gap
Birth Detroit co-founder and birth doula Elon Geffrard chats with expecting mom Tajzha Davis. “Whatever you need, they’ll help you with it,” Davis says of Birth Detroit, a Community Foundation...
Mar 16th 2023
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...
Dec 19th 2023