Supporting New Moms at Head Start
With a larger number of Early Head Start seats available in Detroit for newborns, the Innovation Fund made some key, early investments for agencies to better support and connect to...
Jun 25th 2018
Building a Pipeline of Teachers for Head Start
The Head Start Innovation Fund has supported a variety of strategies to build the pipeline of teachers into the system, allowing different agencies to test different models. One approach, built...
Jun 15th 2018
2018 Detroit Economic Club Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to Clabe Hunt and Penny Richards on being the 2018 recipients of the Detroit Economic Club Scholarship! CLABE A. HUNT Clabe Hunt will graduate from Renaissance High School...
Jun 11th 2018
Mr. Quevie: A Head Start Superhero
One target population for the Head Start Innovation Fund’s talent recruitment efforts has been men. While men have not traditionally been encouraged to pursue careers in early childhood education, they...
Jun 4th 2018
Employing Detroit’s Youth
The Marjorie S. Fisher Fund of the Community Foundation has awarded a challenge grant of up to $200,000 to Connect Detroit to support its “Grow Detroit’s Young Talent” program. This...
May 7th 2018
In General
Record Amount of Grants Awarded from the DADA Charitable Foundation Fund
Grants totaling $534,660 from the Detroit Auto Dealers Association (DADA) Charitable Foundation Fund were awarded to a diverse group of 16 nonprofit organizations that provide services to children and youth...
Nov 21st 2017
Investing In Youth
The Community Foundation believes the future of this region rests on developing children into fully capable adults. That is why we have invested in youth for more than 30 years...
Sep 19th 2017
Message from the President September 2017
Message from the President September 2017 When provided with great opportunities and quality resources, young people will devote energy and creativity toward addressing the challenges we are facing today and will...
Sep 19th 2017
In General
Yearbook 2017: Investing in Youth
In our 2017 Yearbook we highlight stories about our focus on investing in our youth. When we think of youth, we think of dreams, innovation, and new opportunities — or, simply put,...
Jul 9th 2017
State of Play
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation and Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan unveil ‘State of Play’ report on youth sports in the region More than 1,000 local voices informed Aspen Institute analysis,...
Jun 27th 2017
In Press Release