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A young girl wearing a face mask and yellow shirt sits while a doctor with a stethoscope, also masked and in a white coat, examines her at a medical clinic.

May 12, 2026

Closing the gap: Removing barriers to healthcare for children in Macomb County

By: Kari Radjewski, director of Marketing & Communications
A child can have a doctor, insurance, and a nearby clinic and still not receive care. When looking at children’s healthcare access, Macomb County families often find that too many children fall through the gap between having coverage and receiving actual care. For some families, barriers are logistical: enrolling in insurance, finding tran...
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May 11, 2026

The Children’s Foundation of Michigan Welcomes Rachel Stewart and Andrea Brimmer to Board of Trustees

By: Children's Foundation of Michigan
The Children’s Foundation of Michigan is proud to welcome two distinguished leaders, Rachel Stewart and Andrea Brimmer, to its Children’s Foundation of Michigan Board of Trustees. Both bring a deep commitment to strengthening communities and improving outcomes for children and families across Michigan. Meet the Newest Members of the Childr...
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April 28, 2026

What is an endowment, and why it matters for giving

By Ashley Ashkenazi, development director Most people think of charitable giving as something that supports a cause today. But some gifts are designed to create lasting impact—supporting important work for years, or even generations, to come. One of the most powerful ways to do that is through an endowment. Endowment is a useful financial too...
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April 7, 2026

Supporting children after trauma and abuse is a community effort

By: Kari Radjewski, director of Marketing & Communications
When a child needs help after experiencing abuse or neglect, the care they need rarely comes from just one place. Doctors, counselors, advocates, and investigators all play different roles—sometimes immediately, and sometimes weeks or months later when concerns come to light. But for this system to work, every part of it must have the capacit...
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March 10, 2026

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

By: Kari Radjewski, director of Marketing & Communications When talking about gaps in mental health services, the solution often sounds simple: add more providers. But numbers alone do not guarantee kids who need help will get it. Care must be accessible—but it must also be grounded in trust, cultural understanding, and accountability. Fo...
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March 9, 2026

Collaboratives for kids: Maximizing impact through funding partnerships

By Vice President of Impact, Kelly Brittain At the Children’s Foundation of Michigan, our work is guided by a core belief: every child deserves to thrive. We also know that no single organization can solve the complex challenges facing Michigan’s kids alone. That’s why we participate in or are part of funding collaboratives — partnerships whe...
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February 18, 2026

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

Leaders from the 11 selected organizations meet quarterly, recently gathering in February to learn, reflect, and build shared understanding of their endowment growth and Initiative experience. By Director of Marketing + Communications, Kari RadjewskiThe Michigan Central Station Children’s Endowment Initiative, established in partnership with Bil...
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Your Children's Foundation News Stories

February 11, 2026

The Children’s Foundation of Michigan Appoints Alissa Novoselick as Vice President of Finance & Administration

Detroit, MI — The Children’s Foundation of Michigan is proud to announce the appointment of Alissa Novoselick, MBA, as Vice President of Finance & Administration, strengthening the Foundation’s executive leadership team as it continues to advance the health and wellbeing of children and families across Michigan. With assets of approximately $16...
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February 2, 2026

Agency Endowments: Starting where you are, with intention

By Development Director, Maddie WyattFor many nonprofits, the idea of establishing an agency endowments can feel like something to revisit later—when budgets are bigger, fundraising feels less urgent, or there’s finally “extra” to set aside. But agency endowments aren’t about waiting for the perfect financial moment. They’re about making a thoughtf...
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January 29, 2026

Welcoming Peter Ginopolis as Chair of the Children’s Foundation of Michigan’s Board of Trustees

Peter Ginopolis (center) photographed with the Foundation’s President & CEO Andrew Stein (left) and Board Vice Chair, Cynthia Ford (right) On December 17, following a unanimous vote of the Board of Trustees, the Children’s Foundation of Michigan selected Peter Ginopolis to serve as Chair of the Board. Peter succeeds Luanne Thomas Ewald, who ...
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