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Supporting children after trauma and abuse is a community effort

A woman and a young girl, both wearing pink tops, sit on a bed with a floral blanket, facing away from the camera. The girl is playing with colorful toy food and utensils on the bed near a small table.
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

A group of smiling children stand outside in front of a colorful mural wall and an ice cream shop, posing for the camera on a sunny day.
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

Three young girls play on a suburban street; two ride scooters while the one in the middle rides a bicycle. They are smiling and interacting with each other, surrounded by houses and trees on a sunny day.
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.

15 resources to help children and families through the Coronavirus pandemic

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.

The Children’s Foundation Launches COVID-19 Emergency Response Funding

DETROIT – March 20, 2020 – The Children’s Foundation announces today a community investment in children’s health with essential COVID-19 Emergency Response Funding

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.

Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Summit: Save the Date for May 12th, 2020

Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Summit: Save the Date for May 12th, 2020

Caring for Kids on the Go: MSU Collegiate Recovery Community

Caring for Kids on the Go: MSU Collegiate Recovery Community

The Children’s Foundation & YOUR Impact

The Children’s Foundation & YOUR Impact

Paul W. Smith Golf Classic

Paul W. Smith Golf Classic

Caring for Kids on the Go: Figure Skating in Detroit

Caring for Kids on the Go: Figure Skating in Detroit