News & Stories

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 Donor Story: Deena and Maia’s Lemonade Stand

As the weather turned warmer, Maia Mordovanaki and Deena Kamali, both 9 years old, were beginning to think about summer plans. Together, they came up with an idea to have a lemonade stand to raise funds for children struggling with their health.

A letter from Larry – June 2021

Just around the corner is the announcement of our second grant cycle for 2021. We are gearing up for several new partnerships throughout the state as well as renewing many of our partnerships that have been important to our evolution and growth.

Figure Skating in Detroit featured in IMPACT with Gal Gadot, National Geographic Docuseries

Two years ago, I received a call from a woman representing the world renown National Geographic team wanting to learn more about Figure Skating in Detroit (FSD). She had been following our story and was interested in meeting with me and interviewing our coaching staff of women for a possible docuseries. I was very intrigued.

Five Focus Areas help deepen impact and improve children’s health and wellness

In 2017, as The Foundation was broadening its scope of grant funding to improve the health of children and families, it wanted to deepen its overall impact and strengthen its approach to achieving its mission. To do this, it conducted a community needs assessment in pediatric health, evaluating the outcomes against social determinants of health.

Mary Culler inspires Entrepreneurs for Kids at inaugural event

On April 14, The Children’s Foundation initiative Entrepreneurs For Kids, hosted it’s public launch with featured guest speaker, Mary Culler, president of the Ford Fund. Culler is known for her entrepreneurial approach and as a result, inspired and motivated the E4K community at this inaugural event.

A letter from Larry – May 2021

Hello and welcome to May. It is a beautiful month in Michigan and beyond as spring is finally arrived. Spring also brings a number of activities at The Children’s Foundation that continue to keep us on the move.

Pediatric cancer research provides hope for children like Claire

“One day everything was fine and the next we had a child fighting cancer,” said Craig Salyers about his toddler Claire’s recent cancer diagnosis.

Voices for Children: providing hope and resilience to the voiceless

I started as the CEO of Voices for Children in 2015. In 6+ years serving these communities, I have seen some horrific things. Crimes against children are crimes against our humanity and against our future. I’ve also seen hope, resilience, and opportunity to break cycles of abuse and create a generation of informed, empowered, and caring humans who will take care of themselves, each other, and our world.

A letter from Larry – April 2021

Hello, and an official welcome to spring and the great month of April! April starts a very busy season for us as it relates to events and important activities leading into the summer.

Recap: #CABHSummitChat provides supportive discussion for those caring for children with mental health challenges

On Wednesday, March 31, The Children’s Foundation brought together speakers from the 2021 Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health Summit for a Twitter Chat to discuss the importance of self-care and mental health for parents, teachers, and providers who care for children with mental health challenges.

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