Green stormwater infrastructure initiatives are bringing together neighbors, improving water quality, and making Detroit more beautiful.
June 17, 2020June 30, 2020
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Category: Video
June 17, 2020June 17, 2020
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Environmental Health, Justice & Equitable Development
When Michigan state senator Adam Hollier began an initiative to reduce blood lead levels in Detroit children, he didn’t know he’d be advocating for his own daughter.
June 17, 2020June 17, 2020
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Anchor Arts
Arts organizations don’t just anchor communities–they anchor individual lives as well.
June 17, 2020June 22, 2020
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Arts & Community Life
Grassroots arts organizations infuse creativity into their own neighborhoods.
June 2, 2020June 23, 2020
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Erb Family Foundation: 10 Year Retrospective
In Southeast Michigan, things are growing–and it’s because of you.
June 2, 2020June 22, 2020
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Video: Jazz is Cool
Two young jazz musicians share the impact Detroit’s jazz legacy has had on them. Video credit: Cass Corridor Films.
June 2, 2020June 2, 2020
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Great Lakes Watershed Organizations
When it comes to caring for our rivers and streams, everyone has a part to play. Watershed organizations are bringing together volunteers to improve water quality. Video credit: Cass Corridor Films.
February 15, 2019February 15, 2019
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United Community Housing Coalition
There have been 135,000 tax foreclosures in Detroit since 2009, and more than 50,000 occupied homes are stuck in chronic tax delinquency. Michelle Daine Bell was one of those homeowners. In 2018, United Community Housing Coalition worked with nearly 5,000 households to resolve tax and mortgage foreclosures, allowing Detroiters like Michelle to buy their homes...
February 15, 2019February 15, 2019
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Trunino Lowe
Trunino Lowe is a young trumpet player from Detroit’s east side. A junior at Wayne State University studying jazz performance, Trunino began playing trumpet in the sixth grade through a program at the Carr Center. Throughout his high school years, Trunino joined youth jazz ensembles at Michigan State University’s Community Music School: Detroit and the Detroit...
February 15, 2019February 15, 2019
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Art is Everywhere in Detroit
Because the arts are a critical part of quality of life, we provide unrestricted financial support for Detroit arts and cultural organizations. Since 2010, we have partnered with the Kresge Foundation on a shared application, review, and reporting process for arts general operating grants. In addition to streamlining the process for applicants, our partnership with...