STORIES


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

Collaboration Builds Sustainable Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Michigan Hospitals

The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan and its Michigan Opioid Partnership created an early alliance with the Michigan Health & Hospital Association Keystone Center (MHA Keystone Center) in its fight...

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Investing in Our Community’s Future: Supporting the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan’s Now and Forever Fund

Attorney Amy Hartmann discusses the importance of supporting the Community Foundation’s Now and Forever Fund  For years, my law partner Nancy Nihem and I have had the privilege of collaborating...

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Q&A: Detroit Auto Dealers Association fund grantee The Yunion says Community Foundation support is vital to youth programming

The Detroit Auto Dealers Association Charitable Foundation Fund at the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan supports a wide range of nonprofits that improve the lives of children and youth throughout...

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Impact inspires Community Foundation trustee, donor Dr. Glenda Price 

“I’m always interested in how a grant from the Community Foundation will have a broad impact. That kind of thing is important to me as I think about the way...

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My Father’s Legacy is in Good Hands

Sarah Wedepohl on how the Community Foundation will carry on her father’s legacy  For over six years, I’ve had the privilege of working at the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan,...

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Giving that Keeps on Living

Dr. Glenda Price and the importance of supporting philanthropy “I’m always interested in how a grant from the Community Foundation will have a broad impact. I try to think about...

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Three Students Recognized with $5,000 Awards Each Inaugural Headland Solar Community Scholarship Fund for Fowlerville High School

From left to right: Drew Vielbig, Cecilia Boscher, Maretta Finley, Landon Roberts, and Randy Ross As many students get ready to head off to college for the first time, three...

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Healthcare Providers Shifting Perceptions Impact Quality of Care

Attitudes toward people with opioid use disorder (OUD) and the medications to treat the disease have significantly changed over the last 20 years. In this dialogue, Dr. Jacob Manteuffel, Emergency...

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Harm Reduction: A Pathway to Prevention and Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

Consistently high rates of opioid-related deaths have led hospitals to search for strategies that offer equitable access to comprehensive, stigma-free healthcare. “We have an epidemic of overdoses in the community...

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Summer 2023 REPORT

In the Summer 2023 Report, you'll read how the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan invests in projects that protect the environment, build climate resilience and support public spaces throughout our...

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