Service & NonProfits Archives

Westland brothers complete viral challenge, help their community through free lawn mowing

An online Good Samaritan challenge that’s gone viral prompted two Westland brothers to offer free lawn mowing to people who can’t easily do it themselves. Now, the nationwide challenge’s organizer … Keep Reading…

The search for the cutest pet in Metro Detroit is on!

We all know that our four-legged friends are the cutest, but does the rest of Metro Detroit know that? Our friends at the Michigan Humane Society (MHS) want to … Keep Reading…

Black-owned restaurants get boost from program feeding Detroit neighborhoods

There’s a movement underway in Detroit to help feed the needy. The initiative started after local restaurants had to shut down due to COVID-19. The initiative is all about paying … Keep Reading…

What happens when 200 women each donate $1,000 to local nonprofit organizations

When the women of Impact100 were first reviewing the stacks of applicants to their grant program this past February, little could they have known about the events that would dominate … Keep Reading…

Metro Detroit woman starts pet grief support group

For many of us, furry friends are loyal companions and cherished family members. And when they pass it can be just as devastating as losing a person. Mickey Golden Moore … Keep Reading…

Metro Detroit community group donates food baskets for frontline workers

Every gesture of kindness — no matter how big or small — helps during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and one Metro Detroit group is showing how neighbors working together can … Keep Reading…

Metro Detroit landscaping company offers to mow lawns free for health care workers

A Metro Detroit landscaping company is offering to mow the lawns of health care workers for free.

As health care workers fight the coronavirus (COVID-19), Plowz and Mowz wants them to have one less thing to worry about at home.

Eric Greenberg, of Ferndale, is one of many health care officials working around the clock to help those with COVID-19. He doesn’t have much time to do chores around the house.

“It looks like someone that’s been very busy and they just haven’t been able to get to it,” said Blake Hyde, a landscaper with Plowz and Mowz.

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SCS, YMCA partnership will expand Memphis summer food program to 60,000 meals a day

To ramp up food distribution for children who need it this summer, Shelby County Schools is resuming meal preparation with help from the YMCA of Memphis and the Mid-South. The … Keep Reading…

Salvation Army to begin accepting donations again on Monday morning

Salvation Army stores in metro Detroit will begin accepting donations on Monday morning. Donations of gently-used clothing, linens, household appliances, furniture, toys, shoes and more will be accepted from 10 … Keep Reading…

D is for Detroit: Motown funds 2,000 learning kits for area families

Motown Records’ new social media campaign has been rolling through the alphabet — and today finds its way home with a very familiar letter “D.” Detroit is the Friday focus of … Keep Reading…

Gold Star memorial underway in metro Detroit

People across the country will soon pay their respects to military personnel who have died while serving in the U.S. armed forces this Memorial Day. Locally — along with help … Keep Reading…

Metro Detroit counties add to small-business relief programs

Even as the public health crisis brought by coronavirus slowly subsides from Southeast Michigan, an economic crisis remains as commerce is only just beginning to tick back up. With around … Keep Reading…

New website providing resources for frontline workers in Metro Detroit

A new website is helping frontline workers battling the coronavirus pandemic in Metro Detroit. The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan has risen to 50,079 as of Saturday morning, including … Keep Reading…

Detroit chefs team with José Andrés and World Central Kitchen to distribute fresh meals

Area chefs are feeding thousands of Detroiters with funding and guidance from an internationally renowned food-relief organization. Culinary specialists with Lady of the House, YumVillage and Touch of Class Catering … Keep Reading…

Here are 5 metro Detroit neighbors saving the day amid coronavirus

There’s the Oak Park police officer sewing face masks, the Madison Heights social worker who started a food pantry and the Berkley technology guru giving away homemade computers to kids. Then there’s … Keep Reading…

Bird brings scooters to Detroit, offers free rides to healthcare workers

Bird, an electric scooter rental service, will be offering free scooter rides to healthcare workers and emergency personnel. “Bird has begun a measured, methodical approach to fleet rollouts in partnership … Keep Reading…

Detroit animal shelters experience record-breaking adoption rates

A stay-at-home order during pandemic may seem like an odd time to add a member to your family, but in many homes — it has turned out to be the … Keep Reading…

Street Medicine Detroit creates field hand-washing stations for Detroit’s homeless community

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Street Medicine Detroit, a Wayne State University School of Medicine student-led organization committed to serving the unreached homeless population of Detroit, has built … Keep Reading…

Metro Detroit chefs team up serving 21K meals to those in need during pandemic

Hardy, the owner of Coop Caribbean Fusion Restaurant in Detroit -along with six other local chefs are joining together to feed their Detroit neighbors – many, who are one meal … Keep Reading…

Forgotten Harvest Releases Food Distribution Sites May 4-8

For those struggling to put food on the table these days, there’s help available. Forgotten Harvest — which rescues food surpluses from grocery stores, markets and restaurants that would have gone … Keep Reading…

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