NEWS & PRESS


Measuring Outcomes for Boys and Men of Color

Five Southeast Michigan organizations that serve boys and men of color received support to evaluate their impact thanks to funding made available through the Community Foundation and the national capacity-building...

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With fate of food assistance unclear, we must step up for Michigan’s hungry The Detroit Free Press

Of the 1.4 million people in Michigan who struggle with hunger, nearly 400,000 are children. The toll that food insecurity takes on families — especially those with children and seniors...

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Microgrants help nonprofits build capacity, try new things Crain's Detroit

The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan plans and gives away microgrants for journalism projects, leaders in the Brightmoor neighborhood of Detroit and several other focused areas. “The common thread around...

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More than $20 Million in Grants Awarded

The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan announced more than $20 million in grants to organizations and initiatives primarily within southeast Michigan’s seven counties in areas including health, education, the arts,...

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Community Foundation to Fund Park Sustainability The Detroit News

The $100 million endowment from the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation that is expected to bring new life along the west riverfront was heralded Wednesday as an investment that will...

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Nearly $500,000 in Grants to Region’s Children and Youth

Detroit Auto Dealers Association, in partnership with Community Foundation, Announce Nearly $500,000 in Grants to Region’s Children and Youth The Detroit Auto Dealers Association (DADA) Charitable Foundation Fund announced that...

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Fall 2018 Message from the President

Playing the Long Game The economy touches everything in a community: its infrastructure, its education, its quality of life, its people’s livelihoods. At the Community Foundation we approach multifaceted problems...

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Latest sculpture captures essence of Harrison Township

Detroit artists Erik and Israel Nordin have once again added their creative touch to Harrison Township. The brothers were on hand at Waterfront Park Aug. 24 for the unveiling of...

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The people’s voice: Detroit community organizations push for equitable development ModelD Media

The people’s voice: Detroit community organizations push for equitable development. This article is part of our Equitable Development series, in partnership with Doing Development Differently in Metro Detroit, where we...

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Transportation program connects suburban seniors to Detroit’s Eastern Market Oakland Press

Seniors in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties have enjoyed a free ride to Eastern Market due to a $75,000 grant through Healthy Food Connect, a regional initiative of the Community...

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