STORIES


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

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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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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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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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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2019 Fall REPORT

Furthering Community Engagement In supporting access to effective treatment for opioid addiction, representing undercounted communities in the census and bolstering programs for immigrants and refugees, the Community Foundation is working to...

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Michigan Partners Commit $5 Million to Help Address Opioid Epidemic

The Michigan Opioid Partnership, a public-private collaborative including the State of Michigan and key philanthropic partners, is working to reduce opioid overdoses and deaths through prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and...

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Engaging Partners for a Fair and Accurate 2020 Census count

The Community Foundation has announced nearly $1 million in grants to more than 30 organizations in our region that are working to promote and support a fair and accurate count...

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Immigrants and Refugees in Southeast Michigan: Information on a New Collaboration

Following a report finding issues pressing on the immigrant- and refugee-based programs in the region, the Community Foundation has partnered with other organizations to create the Southeast Michigan Immigrant and...

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