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Supporting children after trauma and abuse is a community effort

Supporting children after trauma requires coordination across medical, counseling, and advocacy services. In Wayne County, the Children’s Foundation of Michigan is helping expand access to that care through partners like Avalon Healing Center and Kids-TALK.

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.

A letter from Larry – January 2022

The Children’s Foundation is off and running into 2022!

Life Remodeled: Innovative solutions to help families and communities thrive

In 2021, with $50,000 of support from The Children’s Foundation, we rolled out our Pop-up Programming at the DIS - a series of after-school activities hosted five days per week.

The Children’s Foundation’ Top 10 Moments of 2021

From awarding a record-breaking grant total, to an exciting change leadership, to the incredible generosity of donors, 2021 has been a wonderful year for The Children’s Foundation in its mission to improve the health and wellness of children and families.

Winning Futures: Mentorship program enables success for Adib

After two years of participation in the Winning Futures mentoring and workforce prep program, Adib has noticed himself grow in confidence and ability to manage schoolwork, and has improved goal setting and follow-through.

Top priorities for Detroit teens: Mental health, open-mindedness, and acceptance

In March of 2020, people’s lives changed in the blink of an eye as COVID-19 surged through communities. For teens, the pandemic cut off ties to everything that was once familiar, such as being in a classroom, spending time with friends and extracurricular activities.

The Children’s Foundation awards 85 new grants totaling nearly $4 million

The Children’s Foundation is proud to announce it has awarded 85 new grants totaling nearly $4 million in the first round of two 2022 grant cycles. To date, the Foundation has granted nearly $75 million almost 140 community partners in Michigan and beyond.

A letter from Larry – December 2021

As we get ready to say goodbye to 2021 and hello to the New Year, I thought it would be important to look back on this year’s success. I’d like to call 2021 the “year of the new.” We’ve had many new initiatives this year that I’d like to share with you.

Festival of Trees brings sights and sounds of season to support children with cancer

For 37 years Festival of Trees has been the quintessential holiday event, bringing sights, sounds and warm feelings of the season - all while raising funds for children with cancer. In fact, over the years this tradition has become the largest special event fundraiser for Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation, a Children’s Foundation initiative.

Car seat safety training helps save the lives of two young children

“If it wasn’t for KOHL’S Safe 4 Kids helping me get car seats for my children, I don’t think they would be here today.” – Brooke Hunt

A letter from Larry – November 2021

Hello, and welcome to November and the beginning of a very busy season not only for us, but our initiatives too.

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