Recovery & Restoration

We fund supports for people experiencing interpersonal or community violence, substance use, human trafficking, or other highly traumatic circumstances. Resources may include specialized, trauma-informed interventions and holistic pathways to healing.

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The FARM model aspires to address systemic racism and racial disparities within the justice and family court systems. Current child support and other custody policies exacerbate fatherlessness, contribute to suicide and depression, and impede employment and home ownership. These pervasive injustices disrupt the lives of people of color and urban families in Detroit, and across Michigan and the nation.

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The FARM model aspires to address systemic racism and racial disparities within the justice and family court systems. Current child support and other custody policies exacerbate fatherlessness, contribute to suicide and depression, and impede employment and home ownership. These pervasive injustices disrupt the lives of people of color and urban families in Detroit, and across Michigan and the nation.

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Our Grants Also Support

Detroit Justice Center for providing free legal services to prevent homelessness, reduce debts, minimize jail time and clear records for people entangled by the justice system owing to poverty and effects of structural racism.

First Step for working to support survivors of domestic violence, including shelter and a multitude of wraparound services to advance healing, recovery and rebuilding after trauma.

FORCE Detroit, or Faithfully Organizing Resources for Community Empowerment, for strengthening, expanding, and resourcing a network of communities and their leaders to interrupt community violence, deliver basic needs, provide connections to economic opportunities, develop civic leadership capacity, and advocate for justice and safety.

Some Examples

  • Organizations offering supports to survivors impacted by domestic or interpersonal violence, human trafficking, gang membership, or other life-threatening, traumatic experiences.

  • Trauma-informed, legal, and/or other holistic supports for individuals and families impacted by the justice system.

  • Data-informed partnerships that center lived expertise to disrupt and prevent cycles of harm caused by justice and other system involvement.

  • Community led efforts to interrupt community violence and promote justice and safety.

  • Programs supporting older youth and young adults who have experienced abuse and neglect, particularly those aging out of foster or other state-supervised care.

  • Programs offering multi-phased substance use recovery services that are minimally or not supported by government funding.

Other Priorities

Basic Needs & Housing

A consistent focus dating back to our founders, we support non-profits that provide food, shelter and other necessities for day-to-day living, free of charge and in a high-quality, dignified, culturally aligned manner.

Covid-19 Relief

We supported our community in their mobilization and distribution of food, PPE, cash assistance, and other resources to meet wide scale emergency needs during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021.

Skill Building & Employment

We support opportunities grounded in community, relationships and cultural humility that lead to broader personal and career opportunities for teens and adults affected by poverty and inequity.