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.

Chaldean Community Foundation continues work with online support groups

Last year, The Children’s Foundation helped provide funding for the Chaldean Community Foundation to add a family fitness center to its Sterling Heights site. Now, through its COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund, it is helping the organization with services for at-risk youth and their families dealing with stress and anxiety during COVID-19.

LAHC provides grocery gift cards for those in need

Leaders Advancing and Helping Communities used its emergency funding from The Children's Foundation's COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund to provide Meijer and Kroger gift cards to families impacted by the pandemic.

Emergency funding helps Forgotten Harvest deliver food, formula

When struggling families in two Detroit neighborhoods received healthy meal deliveries in early April, local farmers benefited, too.

Quick action enables telehealth for those struggling with behavioral health issues

On a regular day, children and families dealing with behavioral health issues struggle. And when a crisis hits, their situations become even more serious.

Healthy food for Detroit neighborhoods at just the right time

When struggling families in two Detroit neighborhoods received healthy meal deliveries in early April, local farmers benefited, too.

Struggling families encouraged by unexpected support

“Since March, the population we serve has evolved from working poor to working class,” said Odie Fakhouri, chief operating officer at Arab American & Chaldean Council (AACC). “The shift in demographic is shocking.”

Emergency funding supports telehealth counseling for children, families

Therapy for a 10-year-old battling depression and treatment for teens combating substance abuse can’t be put on hold during a pandemic.

Empowering individuals in recovery to focus on sobriety during COVID-19 crisis

This is the personal story of a young woman named Sandra* who submitted a scholarship application in seek of financial support to Families Against Narcotics of Washtenaw County (Washtenaw FAN).

Supporting families affected by autism spectrum disorder during COVID-19 crisis

After behaviors are noticed that indicate a child may be affected by autism spectrum disorder (ASD), it can sometimes take more than a year for the child to receive a medical diagnosis. It is a multi-step examination process with a sequential series of evaluations – and each may have their own wait list.

Protecting Ronald McDonald House patients and families from COVID-19

As though critically ill children and their families at the Ronald McDonald House (RMDH) in Detroit were not already facing enough challenge, the Coronavirus pandemic adds fear and anxiety, another threat against which to take precaution.

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