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$500K in grants given to arts and culture organizations across SE Michigan
Read full article: $500K in grants given to arts and culture organizations across SE MichiganDozens of arts and culture organizations throughout Southeast Michigan are getting tens of thousands of dollars in grants from local foundations to support their work.
New grant to help reimagine a Detroit neighborhood
Read full article: New grant to help reimagine a Detroit neighborhoodThe Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan is providing a grant for $48,000 towards a planning study with NW Goldberg Cares. The planned study is called “Reimagining Ferry Park.” The study is to help residents vocalize what businesses they would like to have within the commercial corridor on Ferry Park street between Holden and Lawton. So far NW Goldberg Cares has created three pocket parks, including a literary park funded by Detroit Future City. NW Goldberg Cares is a business community-led group actively seeking to maintain the viability of their neighborhood. If interested in the Reimagining Ferry Park project, you can attend any of their virtual meetings.
Michigan nonprofit arts and culture groups to share $500,000 in funding
Read full article: Michigan nonprofit arts and culture groups to share $500,000 in fundingDETROIT Nonprofit arts and culture organizations in southeastern Michigan will share $500,000 in funding to help relieve financial pressures caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan and CultureSource says 50 grants of $10,000 each have been awarded from the COVID-19 Arts and Creative Community Assistance Fund. More than 200 organizations submitted applications for funding of more than $2 million. The COVID-19 Arts and Creative Community Assistance Fund receives support from various foundations. RELATED: Michigan coronavirus (COVID-19) cases up to 58,749; Death toll now at 5,652
Ann Arbor nonprofits receive COVID-19 relief grants from Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
Read full article: Ann Arbor nonprofits receive COVID-19 relief grants from Community Foundation for Southeast MichiganANN ARBOR, Mich. The Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan has given Relief and Resiliency grants to five Ann Arbor arts and culture nonprofit organizations. The Ark, Neutral Zone, Youth Arts Alliance, Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum and 826michigan have each received a $10,000 grant from the COVID-19 Arts and Creative Community Assistance Fund. In partnership with CultureSource, the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan awarded the grants to help organizations with financial pressures resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Funding was supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, DeRoy Testamentary Foundation, Ford Foundation, Kresge Foundation, Leinweber Foundation, Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation, Peck Foundation and William Davidson Foundation. Find a list of all of the organizations awarded grants here.
Flashpoint 9/15/19: Is the Flint water crisis worse than we realized?
Read full article: Flashpoint 9/15/19: Is the Flint water crisis worse than we realized?DETROIT Here is what you missed on Sunday's episode of Flashpoint:This week's episode of Flashpoint will featured a look at the Flint water crisis. Is it even worse than we realized? Then, the immigration issue extends further than the southern border. There will also be a discussion on how to raise your "financial I.Q." Segment Two:Miriam Noland, president of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan.
Report identifies 4 critical issues facing immigrants, refugees in Southeast Michigan
Read full article: Report identifies 4 critical issues facing immigrants, refugees in Southeast MichiganDETROIT - A report released this week highlights critical issues facing foreign-born people in Southeast Michigan. There are more than 600,000 foreign-born individuals in Michigan, 70 percent of whom who live in Southeast Michigan, according to the report, which was funded through the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, the Kresge Foundation, and the Skillman Foundation. Related: Study: Economic impact of refugees in Southeast Michigan nearly $300M in 2016The authors of the report identified four critical issues facing foreign-born individuals in Southeast Michigan. The impetus for the Collaborative is based on the findings of a new report that outlines the current state and several pressing challenges facing organizations that support immigrants and refugees. The current investment in the Southeast Michigan Immigrant and Refugee Funder Collaborative is $450,000, over a period of two years.