A familiar sight and sound is returning to storefronts across metro Detroit starting Friday: The Salvation Army red kettles and bell ringers. What’s billed as the world’s tallest red kettle … Keep Reading…
Armed with care packages, clothes and clinical supplies, medical students in Detroit are learning outside the classroom. They are putting their knowledge and boots to the pavement, providing free health … Keep Reading…
“We hug to embrace to say we love each other and we’re a family and we’re going to do this together,” said Monique Marks. Monique Marks is the president and … Keep Reading…
Wayne State recently announced a gift from Detroit Rapper Big Sean’s philanthropic foundation to support a program created to deal with student homelessness. The Sean Anderson Foundation gifted $10,000 to … Keep Reading…
You’ve probably heard of STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — careers, but how do you actually get into the industry? This week in our Your Neighborhood series, a local … Keep Reading…
Attention! With the season of giving fast approaching, the Marine Toys for Tots campaigns are set to begin across the country. The mission of the foundation is to collect new, … Keep Reading…
More than a thousand people gathered Saturday to break a Guinness World Record while helping comfort hospitalized children. Those 1,316 people made 2,016 blankets, breaking the record for the most … Keep Reading…
On the day I meet Phil Jones to interview him for this story, he looks like he hasn’t slept in a week or so. Jones normally towers over others thanks … Keep Reading…
With each Detroit Lions first down gained this season at Ford Field, Comerica Bank will aid Winning Futures and the empowerment organization’s mission to prepare youth in metro Detroit for the … Keep Reading…
Following the 1967 Detroit riots, the city changed in previously unimaginable ways. For residents of the city’s Mexicantown neighborhood in southwest Detroit, the tumult would threaten one of their most … Keep Reading…
Program will focus on nonprofits that promote “community information and democratic engagement” Initiative has assisted 26 local nonprofits with making organizational improvements Nine nonprofits to participate in latest version of … Keep Reading…
With helping out in the community being a main focus for many staff, faculty and students this year, Oakland University decided to partner with Metro Detroit Youth Groups to provide … Keep Reading…
Wrap up your garden this fall with the Farmington Hills Beautification Commission’s Fall Plant and Seed Swap on Saturday, September 14 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. The event takes place … Keep Reading…
A Metro Detroit family hopes a program that helped them during their young son’s final months can help others, as well. Judah Lieberman was diagnosed with metachromatic leukodystrophy, a rare … Keep Reading…
It’s called Twitter philanthropy. And Bill Pulte, CEO of Pulte Capital Partners LLC., says he invented it. “What we’re trying to do is get awareness for philanthropy, and bringing philanthropy … Keep Reading…
A new mobile dental unit will soon begin touring the county to provide preventative oral care to underserved populations. The Healthy Smiles Mobile Unit, a 38-foot RV retrofitted into a … Keep Reading…
Clarkston senior quarterback Jake Jensen runs the ball through the middle of the field on a breakaway touchdown run in the second half during the MHSAA Division 1 football championship … Keep Reading…
Lyft announced this week that it’s expanding its Wheels for all Grants program aimed at helping Detroit-area nonprofits that are focused on building communities in the city. Beginning in … Keep Reading…
Centria Autism and the Detroit Police Athletic League are teaming up for the third annual Autism Sports Academy. According to a release, the primary purpose of the camp is to … Keep Reading…
A local veteran from Lincoln Park has been running hundreds of races while honoring fallen soldiers at the same time. Aaron Bartal spent six years in the Army. He says … Keep Reading…