NEWS & PRESS


Creating Compelling Narratives at the Healthy Food Connect Storytelling Summit

Earlier this month, the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan hosted the Storytelling Summit, the second in a five-part education series to help Healthy Food Connect grantees and other community actors...

Read More

In General

Detroit Head Start Recruiting for 30+ Positions at May 9 Job Fair

Talent Recruitment Campaign Highlights Value of Early Childhood Educators DETROIT, May 1, 2017 – Attracting and retaining qualified staff, especially teachers, is critical to ensuring that children who attend Head...

Read More

In Press Release

New Economy Initiative Seeks Applicants for $400,000 in Awards through the NEIdeas Small Business Challenge

Challenge to award $400,000 in cash prizes to existing businesses in Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park for their ideas for growth. Application period is open May 1-June 1 (11:59 p.m.)....

Read More

In Press Release

Knight Foundation and Fisher Foundation Help Increase Capacity of Community Leaders

Training and professional development to help increase capacity of community leaders with $245,000 from Knight Foundation and Fisher Foundation Funds from The Fisher Foundation Will Specifically Impact Detroit’s Brightmoor Neighborhood...

Read More

In Press Release

Foundations create $900,000 fund to support local journalism Crain's Detroit

Several foundations working in Detroit have teamed up to launch a $900,000 fund that will invest in quality journalism and in efforts to ensure coverage and the pool of journalists...

Read More

In In The News

Working with the people of Detroit to tell the story of Detroit Knight Foundation

In In The News

New Detroit Journalism Engagement Fund

Two projects receive more than $2.3 million in funding to support local news: the Detroit Journalism Cooperative and the Detroit Journalism Engagement Fund Knight Foundation, Ford Foundation and the Community Foundation...

Read More

In Press Release

Head Start Innovation Fund Announces New Grant Awards of $1.5 Million to Support Parents and Teachers

Latest round of funding from $11 million, five-year project that includes Detroit and tri-counties focuses on innovation and collaboration DETROIT – The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan today announced that...

Read More

In Press Release

Detroit program serves as model for other programs across the country WDET 101.9

Detroit is helping to lead the way on a new model for the early childhood learning program Head Start. Officials say just two years into a five-year pilot program, the...

Read More

In In The News

Youth Advisory Committee

YAC is a one-of-a-kind experience. A leading youth organization in Detroit, YAC is able to pull together many different people of various races, nationalities, beliefs, mindsets, personalities, and most importantly,...

Read More

In General