STORIES


Stories of growth, stories of impact, stories from our community.

Census Grantees Expand Outreach in Key Undercounted Communities

Over the past year, through the Southeast Michigan Counts campaign, the Community Foundation has worked to promote and prepare for one of the most complex and critical projects impacting our...

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Accelerating Giving and Advancing Family Literacy

The Rex Family Fund for Literacy will allow the Community Foundation for Livingston County to support innovative programs that build literacy skills for young children and their families....

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Eugene Howe: A One-Of-A-Kind Philanthropist

Neighbors could often find him, with his wiry frame and scraggly beard, at local soup kitchens, churches, and shelters, taking math lessons and playing pool. Surprisingly, one could also find...

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Supporting Women in Southeast Michigan

Michigan United — a group that focuses on social, racial, and economic justice — came to the Community Foundation with a goal: to expand an existing program to help immigrant...

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Youth and Families in St. Clair County Benefit from Family Philanthropy

Port Huron, like any community, has its share of needs. Low-income families in the area often seek services ranging from food to health care, and hundreds of children seek educational...

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Community Living Centers enriches residents with disabilities through art and adventure

With a grant from the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, several residents with Community Living Centers were able to go on a rare vacation to Traverse City, Michigan....

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Kamilah Henderson details the Wash and Learn program with WDET

Kamilah Henderson spoke with WDET to detail the Wash and Learn program, a Community Foundation grantee working to make literacy programs more accessible....

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Working Toward Corporate Inclusion

HOPE Fund Advisory Committee member Sabin Blake can trace his sense of philanthropy back to September 11, 2001....

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Motor City Grounds Crew shares free equipment to beautify Detroit

Motor City Grounds Crew, a Community Foundation grantee, is helping beautify Detroit by bringing tools and equipment to those who need them....

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What’s New at the Community Foundation?

In my life at the Community Foundation, I’m in awe as we also continue to “settle” into the new normal this Fall, which involved a breadth of new collaborative efforts,...

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