Green stormwater infrastructure initiatives are bringing together neighbors, improving water quality, and making Detroit more beautiful.
Category: Video
Tackling Lead in Detroit
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.
Arts Anchor Communities
Arts organizations don’t just anchor communities – they anchor individual lives as well.
Arts in the Neighborhood
Grassroots arts organizations infuse creativity into their own neighborhoods.
Erb Family Foundation: 10 Year Retrospective
In Southeast Michigan, things are growing – and it’s because of you.
Jazz is Cool
Two young jazz musicians share the impact Detroit’s jazz legacy has had on them. Video credit: Cass Corridor Films.
Watershed Organizations Improve Water Quality
When it comes to caring for our rivers and streams, everyone has a part to play. Great Lakes watershed organizations are bringing together volunteers to improve water quality. Video credit: Cass Corridor Films.
Congratulations, John!
We are pleased to announce that John Erb, our founding president and current board chair, has been named the 2019 recipient of the Russel G. Mawby Award for Philanthropy by the Council of Michigan Foundations and the Michigan Nonprofit Association. Given annually since 1995, the award honors individuals with a demonstrated commitment to leadership, impact,...
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...