STORIES


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

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...

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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...

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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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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...

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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...

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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...

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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....

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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...

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Michigan philanthropic group announces latest round of grants. Here’s where $23M will go. Detroit Free Press

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$23 million in grants announced during Community Foundation’s annual board meeting

The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan approved more than $23 million of grants in support of nonprofit organizations working to make a positive, permanent impact throughout the region during its...

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