Big Boy is making a major commitment to Metro Detroit during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, promising to donate 10,000 meals to children in the area. Big Boy has ben a … Keep Reading…
As efforts continue to stop the spread of coronavirus, one restaurant owner and founder of a culinary training program decided to come up with a plan. “I though it’d be a … Keep Reading…
Though it no doubt drew smiles to the faces of the region’s schoolchildren, last week’s snow days were certainly the cause of consternation among working parents scrambling to find child … Keep Reading…
A decade ago, the stretch of homes along Santa Rosa near Puritan was in rough shape: some houses were boarded up while others were open to the elements, most inviting unsavory activity. Around … Keep Reading…
Detroit Animal Care and Control is holding a “Mutt-I-Gras” event aimed at finding forever homes for animals. Bryan Sobie just adopted his new best friend. “He just stood there looking … Keep Reading…
Students and community members gathered for the Detroit Techno and Resistance symposium in celebration of Black History Month on Sunday afternoon at the Rackham Amphitheatre. The symposium featured a panel … Keep Reading…
The American Heart Association, the leading voluntary health organization devoted to a world of longer, healthier lives, is pleased to announce Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer will be the keynote speaker … Keep Reading…
The Detroit Pistons Dance Team helped give a first-grade girl a memorable experience Friday. Payton Huskey is battling cancer who loves to dance and the Dance Team brought brought her … Keep Reading…
Make-A-Wish is sending Terry Irby, 18, to the event. The teen was given the VIP treatment at Detroit Metro Airport on Thursday. Irby used to play football at Cass Tech … Keep Reading…
Brilliant Detroit is dedicated to building kid success families and neighborhoods where families with children 0-8 have what they need to be school-ready, healthy, and stable. We do this by … Keep Reading…
A nonprofit known for its dedication to foster care is branching out with a new program in the metro Detroit area, and it’s all about literacy. The social services program … Keep Reading…
This year, Michigan-based organizations that help the homeless will get $73 million in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grants. Nearly $25 million will go to Detroit organizations, HUD announced … Keep Reading…
When catastrophe happens, Detroiters rise to the occasion. It was during one catastrophic event many will never forget—Hurricane Katrina—that one woman mobilized her family and the city of Detroit to … Keep Reading…
The Detroit Children’s Fund, a nonprofit focused on high-potential investments to provide Detroit school children the opportunity to receive an excellent education, will be able to invest an additional $3 … Keep Reading…
Black History Month is starting off with cooperative economics at the forefront. The Detroit Civil Rights Inclusion and Opportunity Department and NAACP are kicking BHM into high gear with their … Keep Reading…
Come and experience the joy of an ultrasound along with welcoming guest speaker, Thomas Glessner, President of the National Institute of Family Life Advocates (NIFLA) at Crossroads Care Center’s Annual … Keep Reading…
Registration is underway for free winter sports programs for youth, offered by Oakland County’s Sheriff PAL. Sheriff PAL offers year-round programming for at-risk youth in Oakland County.This year’s winter lineup … Keep Reading…
Starfish Family Services, a Wayne County-based behavioral health nonprofit, makes 300,000 meals annually for children in their programs, preparing breakfast, lunch and a snack for 719 kids for most weeks … Keep Reading…
It’s the single largest day of volunteering for metro Detroit’s Jewish community; “Mitzvah” means “a good deed,” and for hundreds of volunteers participating in Mitzvah Day on Christmas, those good … Keep Reading…
Dogs under the care of Macomb County Animal Control enjoyed special meals Tuesday. Travis Restaurant in Clinton Township donated 50 plain Travis Burgers for the shelter dogs to enjoy on … Keep Reading…