Education

Arts and Culture

Arts & Scraps launches Community Store Scholarship Fund to aid local teachers, artists, nonprofits

Model DMonday, February 22, 2021

Source: Arts & Scraps

Kids and Education

Resident Voices: How organizations are helping Detroit students stay ahead during COVID-19

Tyrone Mitchell Jr.Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Kids and Education

'She advocates for us': Social entrepreneur builds homeschooling network for Detroit families

Megan KirkTuesday, January 12, 2021

'The start of a new era in Detroit'? The Model D team weighs in on 2021

Model DTuesday, January 5, 2021

A woman works on a laptop in her car at Ypsilanti Community Middle School, where a new public Wi-Fi hotspot will be located.

Healthy Communities

New initiative addresses digital divide in Southeast Michigan with public Wi-Fi hotspots

Jaishree Drepaul-BruderTuesday, December 8, 2020

Detroit Food Academy teaches the culinary arts to Detroit youth ranging in ages from 10 to 24 years old, using cooking as a means of economic mobility and health and wellness education.

Detroit Food Academy offers holiday gift boxes to support culinary arts programs

MJ GalbraithTuesday, December 1, 2020

Healthy Communities

Connecting the dots: Detroit firefighter sees a bigger picture around health equity

Kate RoffTuesday, November 17, 2020

Shayla Unik Davis, Unik I Am, LISC, KIVA

Entrepreneurship

Detroit nonprofits take a ‘family’ approach to help entrepreneurs get financially savvy

Erin Marie MillerTuesday, September 15, 2020

Equity

As Detroit students resume classes, organizations work to address inequities in education

Lauren KarmoTuesday, September 8, 2020

Healthy Communities

CrimFit Nutrition Program brings exercise and nutrition education to thousands of Flint kids at home

Santiago OchoaTuesday, August 25, 2020

Nawal Denard, House of African Prints, Detroit

Entrepreneurship

Immigrant entrepreneur draws on business support systems to brighten Detroit's wardrobe

Kate RoffTuesday, August 18, 2020

Students listen to a lesson about MyPlate.

Healthy Communities

National Kidney Foundation of Michigan introduces nutrition and fitness to classrooms

Jaishree Drepaul-BruderTuesday, July 7, 2020

Detroit Promise Scholar meeting with a University of Detroit Mercy college representative during the Detroit Promise Summer Social at Greater Grace Temple in August 2019.

Kids and Education

Deadline for students to sign up for Detroit Promise June 30

Dorothy HernandezTuesday, June 16, 2020

Kids and Education

Essay: Coronavirus has affected us so much

Monday, April 13, 2020

Kids and Education

These Detroit grassroots groups are stepping up to help kids during the COVID-19 pandemic

David SandsTuesday, April 7, 2020

So far, BGCSM employees have distributed more than 1,300 meals to families in need across Southeast Michigan.

Kids and Education

COVID-19 poses major challenges for Detroit organizations serving youth, but the mission continues

David SandsTuesday, March 31, 2020

Ring Lardner Middle School students participate in a March Madness tasting event.

Kids and Education

Project LEAN encourages kids to eat healthy through hands-on fun

Greg TaskerTuesday, March 24, 2020

Tom Lewand and Racheal Allen have been named chief executive officer and chief operating officer of Marygrove Conservancy, respectively.

Kids and Education

Marygrove Conservancy taps Racheal Allen, Tom Lewand for leadership roles

Dorothy HernandezThursday, March 12, 2020

CODE313 teaches computer coding skills to students ranging in ages from 7 to 17 years old.

Nonprofit to celebrate opening of coding and STEM academy for Detroit students from new downtown HQ

MJ GalbraithTuesday, March 3, 2020