Sherri Welch
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Detroit, MI, United States
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Detroit is looking for a nonprofit to buy an Islandview homeless shelter
The city of Detroit has issued a request for proposals from experienced emergency shelter operators to purchase and operate a building in the Islandview neighborhood as a temporary emergency shelter for homeless individuals who test positive for COVID. → Read More
10 Detroit parks get $450,000 for capital improvements
The Detroit Parks Coalition has awarded $450,000 in grants to fund capital improvements at 10 Detroit parks. → Read More
Head of Michigan Abolitionist Project to retire following merger with Vista Maria
Kathy Maitland, who has led MAP for the past nine years and has been part of guiding the merger since last summer, will retire in the fall. → Read More
Focus: Hope sells former food warehouse in northwest Detroit to San Francisco-based molecular spirits startup
Focus: Hope has sold a former food warehouse on its northwest Detroit campus to San Francisco-based molecular spirits maker Endless West.It sold Building B at 1200 Oakman Boulevard to the food and beverage tech startup Endless West for $3.1 million, Focus: Hope CEO Portia Roberson said. Founded by… → Read More
GreenPath gets $1 million grant to take credit counseling to 9 regions
Farmington Hills-based GreenPath Financial Wellness has received a $1 million grant from United Services Automobile Association to take its credit counseling services to communities of color and low-income military families in nine U.S. regions. With the funding, GreenPath, named a 2021 Crain's… → Read More
Talks underway to leverage Share Detroit platform for corporate, student volunteerism
Share Detroit is in talks with local companies, foundations, colleges and K-12 school districts about leveraging the online platform for corporate and student volunteerism.It forged its first partnership in November with Wayne State University, which is marketing the free volunteerism and donation… → Read More
Ison sworn in as Michigan's first Black woman to serve as U.S. Attorney in Detroit
Dawn Ison, an assistant U.S. attorney for more than 19 years, has been sworn in as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, one of the largest U.S. attorney's offices in the country.She is the first Black woman to serve in the role.Chief U.S. District Judge Denise Page Hood swore… → Read More
From homeless to C-suite: Lighthouse exec role is ‘intensely personal' for Rita Fields
On her own and pregnant at age 18, Rita Fields was sleeping behind the Kroger at 13 Mile and Woodward in Royal Oak when she first heard about South Oakland Shelter.She'd dropped out of high school, run away from an abusive mother and her Detroit home before winding up on the streets with her… → Read More
Detroit Zoo starts gradual reopening next week
The Detroit Zoo will emerge from "hiberation" Monday with a four-day soft reopening for members only. Initially, the 125-acre attraction in Royal Oak will limit the number of people who can visit the zoo to 1,000 guests per day, with no more than 500 people permitted on the grounds at any one… → Read More
Michigan arts and cultural groups share more than $586,000 in emergency grants
The Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs has awarded more than $586,000 in emergency relief grants to nonprofit arts and cultural groups. The bulk of the funding, $502,400, was provided by the National Endowment for the Arts and funded by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security… → Read More
Kroger cuts hours to add restocking time; Meijer closes meat, deli counters
The Kroger Co. of Michigan is shortening its operating hours beginning Sunday to give staff more time to restock the quickly emptying shelves at area stores.All stores will temporarily shift to 15-hour days rather than 18-hour days, operating from 7 a.m.-10 p.m., rather than 6 a.m.-midnight."Our… → Read More
Dearborn says reopening of former Hyatt Regency hotel not imminent
The city of Dearborn said a Tuesday inspection of The Edward Hotel & Convention Center in Dearborn show continued safety violations that indicate the hotel will not reopen in the near future, despite an announcement made by hotel representatives.An attorney representing the hotel said Monday… → Read More
Annual visitors to The Henry Ford inching closer to all-time high
The Henry Ford's annual attendance figures are inching nearer to its all-time record. Last year, more than 1.8 million people visited its Dearborn campus, up from 1.78 million the year before. The attraction set a record with 1.9 million visitors in 2012 when it hosted a Titanic exhibit.Its… → Read More
Detroit Youth Choir gets $1 million pledge from local funders, companies
The Detroit Youth Choir may not have won the $1 first-place million prize on "America's Got Talent" this week, but Southeast Michigan foundations and companies had a surprise in store for the group.During a celebration held at Detroit's Campus Martius late Friday afternoon, funders announced they… → Read More
Nonprofit funders discuss shift in focus areas, push for diversity and equity
Representatives from four foundations that make grants in Southeast Michigan discussed recent shifts in their operations during the "Unconventional Philanthropy" session during Detroit Homecoming. While Hudson-Webber Foundation made investments over the past 20-plus years to help Detroit's Midtown… → Read More
MSU to study impact of natural habitats on health of Detroit residents
Michigan State University is launching a five-year study to examine the impact restored natural habitats in select Detroit neighborhoods will have on the health and wellness of residents.The National Institutes of Health is funding the study with a $3.3 million grant.An MSU team led by Amber… → Read More
Sphinx to put $1.5 M in grants behind increasing diversity in classical music field
The Sphinx Organization has been on a mission to increase the number of musicians of color in the classical music sector for the past 23 years. And it's had some impact, helping to increase the number of seats those musicians hold in major U.S. orchestras to 5 percent of the total from 1.5 percent in 1996, Sphinx President and Artistic Director Afa Dworkin said. But there's still a long way to… → Read More
Sphinx to put $1.5 million in grants behind increasing diversity in classical music field
The Sphinx Organization has been on a mission to increase the number of musicians of color in the classical music sector for the past 23 years. And it's had some impact, helping to increase the number of seats those musicians hold in major U.S. orchestras to 5 percent of the total from 1.5 percent in 1996, Sphinx President and Artistic Director Afa Dworkin said. But there's still a long way to… → Read More
Rainy spring comes home to roost for food nonprofits
Crop shortages brought on by this year's cool, rainy spring — one of the wettest on record — are taking a toll on the amount of fresh produce available to help feed the hungry in Michigan.The full extent of the shortages won't be clear for another few weeks, but the state's food banks… → Read More
Gleaners to pilot new fresh market pantry concept
Most people who shop for milk or fresh vegetables pick those things up during weekly shopping trips or on the way home from work.That option hasn't been available to those who rely on emergency food assistance. But a new "retail pantry" concept planned for Oakland County could change that.Gleaners… → Read More