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Bill and Lisa Ford Launch $10 Million+ Endowment Campaign to Foster Brighter Futures for Detroit Region’s Youth

To celebrate the historic reopening of Michigan Central Station, Bill and Lisa Ford have established the Michigan Central Station Children’s Endowment Campaign. The campaign aims to raise at least $10 million to establish permanent endowments for Detroit area youth-serving nonprofit organizations.

Donor Story: Community honors lifetime philanthropist John G. Levy through Child Life endowment

It was John’s lifetime commitment to supporting children that inspired John’s family to establish the John G. Levy Endowment at the Children’s Foundation in support of Child Life Services at Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Partner Highlight: Child Life Services and the importance of philanthropy

Child Life relies on philanthropy to provide care - and kids rely on Child Life for hope and healing.

A letter from Larry – March 2020

I am particularly excited to announce a new year-round initiative...

Love for a Child: More than mentoring

According to the National Foster Youth Institute, the life expectancy of a young woman aging out of foster care is 25; for a young man, it is 29. [...]

A letter from Larry – February 2020

The Children’s Foundation is continuing down our path as a community-based foundation focused on health and wellness for children, young adults and families.

Paul W. Smith Golf Classic

Caring for Kids on the Go: Figure Skating in Detroit

The Children’s Foundation Little Champion Program

The Children's Foundation Little Champion Program

Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation Evolves as The Children’s Foundation

DETROIT – June 6, 2019 – The state’s leading advocate for children and their families

The Children’s Foundation: Spring Grant Announcement Highlight

The Children's Foundation: Spring Grant Announcement Highlight

How trauma effects children’s brain development

The experiences children have during the beginning of their lives shapes who they become. Healthy brain development during these formative years is essential to equipping children with the coping skills they will need throughout their lives. Children who experience trauma are exposed to toxic stress which can have a long-lasting impact on brain development. [...]

Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation to Host Inaugural Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health Summit

The Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation, an independent community foundation for children, is the largest funder dedicated solely to advancing the health and wellness of children in the state of Michigan. Through fundraising, grant-making and advocacy the Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation enables researchers and community organizations to identify and implement innovations capable of advancing children’s [...]

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