COVID-19 Emergency Grantmaking
Our COVID-19 emergency grantmaking supported community based organizations and networks new to the Fund, as well as traditional social service agencies, to quickly and flexibly respond to the compounding health and mental health, basic needs, and economic hardships experienced at the height of the pandemic in 2020 and 2021.
News & Insights
From grantmaking updates to sharing what we’re learning from our community, grantee partners, and peers, we invite you to learn more about our ongoing work here.
“Investing in Us” Report Released
Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan's "Investing in Us" report combines Detroiters’ stories and neighborhood-level improvement plans into a “unified city-wide vision of economic well-being.”
Highlighting the Work of Our Grant Partners
What we're readHomeless Action Network of Detroittroit's 2021 Annual Report for the Detroit Continuum of Care.
Report highlights:
📣Elevating the voices of those with lived experience in decision-making processes
📣PartneringDetroit Phoenix Centernix Center to incorporate the Youth Action Board (YAB)
📣Prioritizing racial equity work by analyzing data to examine racial disparities in care
📣Addressing the COVID-19 pandemic with an initiative to quickly house families
📣Decreasing overall homelessness (2% since 2020)
Read the entire report: tinyurl.com/eme7h8z9
#granteepartner
Congratulations! #granteepartnerLast Thursday, Accounting Aid Society's CEO and President Priscilla Perkins joined Mayor Mike Duggan and a coalition of community partners to kick off the 2023 tax season and the annual push to encourage Detroiters to access the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and no-cost tax preparation services. Learn more about our EITC expansion efforts by watching the full press conference: lnkd.in/gVhxAmK6
Photos from Family Assistance for Renaissance Men's post