In March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic was in its early stages, it was apparent that the crisis would cause unpredictable and unprecedented challenges. As businesses began closing, schools moved to remote learning and the shelter-in-place order was implemented, children and families started to experience intense hardships. Swiftly responding to the developing pandemic, The Children’s Foundation established the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund.
Throughout the months, the pandemic has caused needs and challenges to shift and evolve – through it all, The Foundation has made it top priority to be dynamic and responsive in its mission to improve the health and wellness of children and families during an especially unique time.
Emergency funding for key safety net organizations has helped their immediate ability to serve families enduring economic hardships and support sustainability of these organizations. Urgent needs have included stocking of food pantries, diapers and formula, technology to transition mental health in-person visits to telehealth and more.
To donate to the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund, click here.
COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund – Grant Recipients (updated October 13, 2022)
66 organizations have been awarded grants ranging $2,500-$10,000; a total of $591,125 in funding has been awarded.
- ACCESS
- American Indian Health and Family Services
- Arab American and Chaldean Council
- Building Beds 4 Kids
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Detroit
- Big Green – Detroit
- Brilliant Detroit
- CARE of Southeastern Michigan
- Centro Multicultural La Familia
- Central City Integrated Health
- Center for Urban Youth & Family Development
- Chaldean Community Foundation
- Children’s Center
- Coalition on Temporary Shelters (COTS)
- Communities First, Inc.
- Covenant House
- C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital / Michigan Medicine
- Detroit Public Schools Foundation
- Development Centers, Inc.
- Downtown Boxing Gym
- Eastern Market
- Easterseals Michigan
- Educare Flint/Community Foundation of Greater Flint
- Encore Catering
- Ennis Center for Children, Inc.
- FAN of Washtenaw County
- Flint Development Center
- Friends of the Children
- Focus: HOPE Center for Children
- Food Bank of Eastern Michigan – Flint
- Forgotten Harvest
- Freedom House
- Futures Foundation
- Gleaners Food Bank
- Hand 2 Hand Kids – West Michigan *NEW $5,000
- Helping Women Period – Mid-Michigan
- Holy Cross Services – Saginaw
- Honor Community Health
- Hope Network Foundation – Grand Rapids
- Inclusively Fit
- Jalen Rose Leadership Academy
- Judson Center
- Kids Kicking Cancer
- KnowResolve
- Leaders Advancing Healthy Communities
- LifeLab Kids Foundation
- Living and Learning Enrichment Center
- Love for a Child
- Norwayne Boxing Gym
- Metropolitan Detroit Diaper Bank
- Oakland Family Services
- Our Kitchen Table – Grand Rapids *NEW $2,500
- Partial to Girls and Henry Ford Allegiance Health – Jackson
- Project Healthy Community *NEW $5,000
- Ronald McDonald House
- Ruth Ellis Center
- Saginaw Community Foundation
- Samaritas
- Santa for a Day
- Spaulding for Children
- Starfish Family Services
- Susie Q’s Kids
- Sylvester Broome Empowerment Village – Flint
- The Farm at St. Joseph Mercy – Ann Arbor
- The Guidance Center
- Wigs for Kids
