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Program leader for GiGi's Kitchen gives directions to participants to prepare food and teach the importance of health and wellness
Volunteers provide all-ages support to people with Down syndrome

Volunteers do “all of the magic” at GiGi’s Playhouse, an achievement center with developmental and recreational programs for people with Down syndrome.

MCREST women and children's shelter entrance
Macomb County shelter offers pathway to stability for homeless women and their children

Since 1988, MCREST has connected the homeless population of Macomb County with a network of volunteer churches that temporarily house them. In 2022, MCREST completed its first fixed shelter. Two employees discuss the shelter’s impact.

Champions of Wayne students with Wayne Memorial High School staff and mentors at the Student Achievement Banquet on June 20, 2024
Visionary Wayne Memorial High School program helps students succeed by paying them

At Wayne Memorial High School, Champions of Wayne pays students $250 per semester to work with mentors to meet personalized goals.

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