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Sep 9th 2015
Building Audiences Across the Region Through Collaboration
In 1990, actor, playwright and musician Jeff Daniels established the Purple Rose Theatre Company in a former used-car and bus garage in downtown Chelsea, which is on the western end...
Jul 24th 2015
Bill Smith Receives 2015 Russell G. Mawby Award for Philanthropy
Community Foundation friend and supporter William H. Smith (Bill) of Farmington Hills was recognized with the Russell G. Mawby Award for Philanthropy by Governor Snyder, the Council of Michigan Foundations...
Jun 29th 2015
Jun 18th 2015
Supporting Corporate Philanthropy
The employees of DTE Energy are a very generous group of people. Each year they support important causes with thousands of volunteer hours and significant charitable contributions. The Community Foundation...
May 8th 2015
Music, Art and Memory
Harnessing the power of art and music to help seniors affected by Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. The Community Foundation recently funded two programs in the region that are harnessing the...
Apr 15th 2015
Schools Promote Healthy Habits
Helping schools in Detroit solidify the health outcomes achieved by Project Healthy Schools Reducing childhood obesity and its long-term cardio-vascular health risks is the goal of Project Healthy Schools, a...
Apr 15th 2015
Reducing Pre-Term Births In Detroit
Infant mortality, measured as infant deaths before the age of 1 year per 1,000 live births, is higher in the United States than in most developed countries. The problem is...
Apr 6th 2015
CPR Training for Firefighters
With help from a DMC Foundation grant of $51,000, a program at the Detroit Medical Center is training hundreds of firefighters in adult and infant CPR and basic lifesaving, including...
Apr 6th 2015
A Healthy Neighborhood Hub
The Northwest Detroit Farmers’ Market, operated by the Grandmont Rosedale Development Corp., is the highest-grossing neighborhood-based market in Detroit, attracting more than 300 shoppers each week. A $10,000 grant from...
Apr 6th 2015