Live Rite: A community-based approach to youth empowerment and recovery
Live Rite’s Youth Impact Program, supported by the Children’s Foundation, helps kids affected by substance use disorder heal, grow, and thrive—together with their families.
As summer comes to an end, I wanted to update you on a few exciting things involving The Children’s Foundation. We had a very successful inaugural Ben Hogan Championship of Michigan supporting our initiative, First Tee-Greater Detroit, fundraising a net result of over $140,000. This impressive amount was made possible by our many sponsors and supporters!
School gardens increase access to fresh foods, proving edible education
Did you know that if Americans ate one more serving of fruits and vegetables in a day, this would save more than 30,000 lives and $5 billion in medical spending, each year! If kids taste and eat fruits and vegetables early in life, their lifelong healthy eating habits can be positively influenced. But this can be easier said than done for some...
Amanda Hicks receives 2021 Behavioral Health Scholarship
With generous donations from several Children’s Foundation Trustees, The Foundation established a Behavioral Health Scholarship in 2019 to be awarded annually. The goal is to support a student in Michigan pursuing a doctoral degree in a mental health field, specifically focusing on a practice that will serve children and adolescents in behavioral health.
Kids On The Go: Helping kids with special needs to thrive
For children with special needs, when school ends for the summer, so does the access to specialized services that keep them abreast of their peers. As a result, the children lose precious ground during that time off and start school in the fall with diminished skills and less self-confidence. Parents are desperate for their child to hold on to the progress they made during the school year...
The 18th Annual Paul W. Smith Golf Classic recently was held and I am delighted to announce that it was a tremendous success. The event raised $455,789 for four worthy nonprofits including The Children’s Center, Detroit PAL, Variety Detroit and The Children’s Foundation.
Donors advance possibilities with a variety of approaches.
Donors who generously support The Children’s Foundation do so in many different ways and forms, but what they have in common is that they are vital to The Foundation’s growth and impact. From crowdfunding to corporate sponsorships, thank you to all those who help The Foundation advance the health and wellness of children and families.
All his life, Benny Vann has been looking out for people. From tutoring classmates to helping junior employees navigate their careers, Benny has been coaching and mentoring for as long as he can remember. It is inherent of his identity – to help others.
For the third year, we had a very successful partnership once again with the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Returning from 2019 was our sponsorship of the Youth Golf Clinic on the Monday of tournament week...
The Children’s Foundation and Children’s Hospital of Michigan name Executive Director of Development
DETROIT, July 8, 2021 – The Children’s Foundation, in partnership with Children’s Hospital of Michigan, announced today that AJ Quackenbush will serve as the Executive Director of Development, Hospital-Based Charitable Strategies.
