Finding Love and Supporting Community
The depth and structure of the Community Foundation was a great way to make sure our giving was done in a way that would have some backbone to it....
Jun 20th 2019
Making Connections in Detroit’s Aging LGBT Community
For LGBT community members who feel disconnected or alone, Friendly Callers has offered crucial companionship and support....
Jun 20th 2019
HOPE Fund Announces New Grant for LGBTQ Cancer Care
A $7,500 grant was made to the American Cancer Society Michigan Inc. to support resource development and training for health care professionals on LGBTQ-sensitive cancer screening...
Jun 20th 2019
The Neutral Zone helps LGBT teens tell their stories
This story first appeared in the Spring 2019 REPORT Newseltter For lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) teens, acceptance can be challenging. A sense of community is critical to their well-being....
Mar 19th 2019
Project focuses on transgender youth
The HOPE Fund is supporting a project to help educate community members and families of transgender youth about the importance of inclusion and affirmation. Its intention is also to create...
Dec 26th 2018
In General
Neutral Zone helps LGBT youth tell their stories
Sixty youth from southeast Michigan’s seven counties were able to tell their stories through Queer Youth Stories, a digital storytelling and dialogue project for Gay Straight Alliances (GSAs) in southeast...
Dec 26th 2018
In General
A conversation with The HOPE Fund committee member Sabin Blake
Sabin Blake, 42, of Ferndale, was famously featured on the cover of Black Enterprise magazine in 2011 in an article with the headline “Black and Gay in Corporate America: Breaking...
Dec 26th 2018
In General
Gerry, Scott, & The HOPE Fund
Gerry Banister and Scott Douglass have been together for thirty-two years. They might not have met at all if Gerry hadn’t dropped by Saluté to take a break from family...
Dec 21st 2017
State of LGBT Affairs
Based on information gathered through conversations with focus groups, key stakeholders, funders, and local/national nonprofit leaders in the LGBT community local and nationally, The HOPE Fund Advisory decided to better educate and...
Dec 12th 2017
2017 HOPE Fund Grants
The following HOPE Fund grants were awarded in 2017. $20,550 to the Neutral Zone, to develop Queer Youth Stories, a digital storytelling and dialogue project for gay-straight alliances in southeast...
Dec 12th 2017