News & Stories

Ruth Ellis Center: Driving health and hope forward

LGBTQ+ youth in Detroit face steep health disparities—and transportation is often a major barrier. With support from the Children’s Foundation, Ruth Ellis Center’s TransPort to Health program is helping young people access lifesaving care by providing safe, reliable transportation.

Caleb’s Kids: Breaking the silence on youth mental health

Caleb’s Kids is creating a lifeline for deaf and hard-of-hearing youth through accessible mental health programs—supported by the Children’s Foundation.

Black Family Development Inc.: Creating a medical home for Detroit families

Black Family Development, Inc. is improving healthcare access for Detroit families through a “medical home” model, integrating behavioral and physical health services in a trusted, community-centered space. With support from the Children’s Foundation, BFDI has introduced a Family Nurse Practitioner to provide primary care, breaking down barriers to wellness. Learn how this initiative is transforming healthcare access and creating lasting impact.

Get to know: Board Chairman, Matt Friedman

What does it mean to you to be a Trustee at Children’s Foundation? It means I have the privilege of playing a leadership role among a team of exceptional colleagues...

How we are helping to create healthier, more equitable communities

Integrated throughout nearly all The Children’s Foundation’s work is the intention to create healthier, more equitable communities for children and families by transforming the conditions in which people live, work, play.

Children’s Foundation Awards 60 New Grants Totalling $1.67M

DETROIT – July 9, 2020 – The Children’s Foundation announced that the organization is awarding 60 new grants which total $1.67 million. The grants fund projects in community benefit, research and educational initiatives. To date, the Foundation has granted over $60 million to more than 100 community partners.

A letter from Larry – July 2020

Hello and welcome to the start of summer! We have been extremely busy during these challenging times and are very proud of the impact we have made during the COVID-19 crisis.

Extraordinary effort to feed Michigan families during uncertain times

From Flint to Grand Rapids, Michigan’s communities faced extraordinary struggles due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In March, when Children’s Foundation established the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund, a top and main priority funding area was support for food and essentials; since then, The Foundation has awarded more than $125,000 to projects in this area – approximately 40% of the fund.

Recap: #TelehealthTalkMI discusses opportunities, challenges, and future of telehealth

On Wed., June 17, Children’s Foundation hosted a Twitter Chat to bring together organizations and providers to discuss their experiences transitioning to telehealth, the impact it has had on the communities they served, and what providers believe the future holds for remote medicine and psychology.

Children’s Foundation inaugural Behavioral Health Scholarship recipient announced

With generous donations from several Children’s Foundation Trustees, The Foundation has established a Behavioral Health Scholarship 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.

Screen-time success: teletherapy enables breakthroughs for kids struggling with sobriety

Samaritas knew there was a need for teletherapy for teens in fosters homes struggling with substance abuse disorders during the COVID-19 crisis. However, they did not expect to see such outstanding progress.

Central City Integrated Health initiative provides PPE, testing kits

When Central City Integrated Health received its emergency funding from The Children’s Foundation, it used it for key supplies that were – and continue to be — in high demand: testing and screening kits, as well as personal protection equipment.

Love for a Child supports foster families through COVID-19

Emergency funding from The Children’s Foundation is “sealing a crack” in taking care of families with foster children during COVID-19, said Joe Savalle, founder of Oxford-based Love for a Child.

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