30 Additional Considerations Special Interest Populations: The Foundation has identified two constituencies of particular interest for its work: • Young people: Fred and Barbara Erb cared deeply about investing in young people within the family business and in their personal philanthropy. In light of the significant educational and employment challenges facing youth today, the Foundation is interested in efforts to serve, engage, or educate young people (teens and young adults) through the arts or environmental activities. • People of color: The Foundation has a strong commitment to diversity, and recognizes that the interests and voices of racial and ethnic communities have historically been underrepresented in both the arts and the environment. Due to the large concentra- tion of low-income communities of color in Detroit, and the dis- proportional impact of numerous environmental issues on these populations, the Foundation desires to support efforts that engage and benefit the most marginalized segments of the community. This is a topic of particular interest within the environmental movement where progress has been lagging. Other Potential Partners: • Inexceptionalcases,theFoundationmaybeopentopartnerships— which may or may not involve grant support—with organizations working in other fields (i.e., not arts or environmental groups) and whose work may be enhanced by bringing the arts and the environment into those disciplines. The Foundation sees this as an opportunity to strengthen its impact and explore its goals through new partnerships. • The Erb Family and the Erb Family Foundation have helped create valuable academic resources at the University of Michigan in the form of the Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise and the Water Center. We are interested in connecting these resources with the Foundation’s grantees and mission-related initiatives where practicable.