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The Yunion: Innovation in increasing access to mental health care for our youth

The Yunion expands mental health access in Detroit schools through a closed-loop referral system ensuring culturally responsive care for youth.

Collaboratives for kids: Maximizing impact through funding partnerships

For many nonprofits, establishing an agency endowment can feel like something to revisit later—when resources feel more abundant or fundraising pressures ease. But agency endowments aren’t about waiting for the perfect moment. They’re about making an intentional investment in your organization’s future, creating long-term stability and sustaining your mission for generations to come.

Building for Forever: What it takes to strengthen youth-serving organizations for the long term

What does it take to ensure Detroit’s youth-serving organizations are here for generations to come? Through the Michigan Central Station Children’s Endowment Initiative, 11 organizations are building permanent endowments—supported by matching funds, technical assistance, and hands-on coaching. The result is more than financial growth; it’s a shift from short-term survival to long-term strength for the children and families they serve.

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 [...]

National Nutrition Month

The Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation is dedicated to supporting nutritional wellness [...]

The Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation combats Abuse & Neglect with the Ruth Ellis Center

The Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation is proud to announce the Ruth Ellis Center (REC) as [...]

The Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation Receives $2 Million Donation

A casual conversation results in a generous gift to the Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation. DETROIT, July 20, 2018 – The Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation (CHMF) received a large gift from the estate of Joseph and Marion Schasney following Mr. Schasney’s passing last September at the age of 99. This gift will help improve the lives of children [...]

In the Boardroom: A Conversation on Children’s Mental Health

In the Boardroom: A Conversation on Children's Mental Health

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