Leadership MacombCivic Leadership Programs For People Who Live Or Work In Macomb County Leadership Macomb’s mission is to produce a network of informed community members, enable graduates and others to engage in civic leadership, and strengthen organizational and community relationships. We provide unique learning experiences and collaborative engagements to existing or emerging leaders who work, live, or do business in Macomb County, Michigan. Our ten-month program includes personal connections, interacti...
Hand To HoldProviding Personalized Family Support Before, During, And After A NICU Stay Having a baby in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is life-changing, but NICU families do not have to do it alone. Hand To Hold provides personalized support before, during, and after a NICU stay to help ensure that all NICU families thrive. Through free resources, including one-on-one counseling, virtual support groups, a peer mentor program, podcasts, blogs, and the NICU Community App, we connect NICU parents to e...
One Tough CookieProviding Emotional Support To Cancer Patients And Their Caregivers One Tough Cookie (OTC) provides support and encouragement to cancer patients and their caregivers through care packages, peer-to-peer support groups, music, comedy, faith, wellness programs, and charitable events. OTC hopes to give some comfort during this difficult time and to remind those impacted by cancer that they have people rooting for them throughout their journey. Marie Camacho, a breast cancer survivor, founded O...
Adams Street FoundationCollege And Career Support For High School Students At Urban Assembly School For Law And Justice The Adams Street Foundation (ASF) funds and implements high-quality, individualized programs for students at the Urban Assembly School for Law and Justice (SLJ). A small, law-themed, non-charter public high school located in downtown Brooklyn, SLJ teaches an understanding of law and social justice so that students graduate ready to succeed in college and effect change in society. As the nonprof...
Sphinx OrganizationTransforming Lives Through The Power Of Diversity In The Arts The Sphinx Organization is a social justice organization dedicated to transforming lives through the power of diversity in the arts. Sphinx’s four program areas – Education & Access, Artist Development, Performing Artists, and Arts Leadership – form a pipeline that develops and supports diversity and inclusion in classical music at every level: music education, artist performances, repertoire and programming, community audie...
Rafiki Village ProjectCommunity Projects In Tanzanian Villages To Improve Health, Increase Literacy, And Promote Economic Prosperity The mission of the Rafiki Village Project (RVP) is to improve health, increase literacy, and promote economic prosperity in the villages of Dumbeta Ward in Tanzania. RVP finances specific, small-scale, community-led projects that focus on meeting basic needs, such as access to education, health care, clean water, and economic opportunities. Our community-supported projects include...
Christ Child Society Of DetroitServing Disadvantaged Youth In Detroit Through Infant Support, Literacy Programs, And Residential Care Christ Child Society Of Detroit serves children-in-need throughout metropolitan Detroit. Our Layette Program provides small bundles of baby clothes and supplies to mothers-in-need. Our Literacy Program’s volunteer readers instill an excitement about books and reading in young children at school. Our Christ Child House is an intensive residential center where a team of clinical therapists,...
Digs With DignityBreaking The Cycle Of Homelessness Through Recycled Home Furnishings At Digs With Dignity, our mission is to elevate the lives of those transitioning from homelessness by filling their houses with everything that makes a comfortable, dignified home. We partner with Chicago-based social service agencies to identify those in need and use a warehouse of donated and refurbished furniture and home goods to outfit homes. We work with a variety of individuals and families including domestic abuse...
Life RemodeledDetroit Neighborhood Revitalization That Lasts With substantial investments of cash, labor, and materials, Life Remodeled focuses on the intentional and equitable revitalization of Detroit neighborhoods distinguished by their significant need and radical hope. Throughout the process of unifying for a common mission, participants begin to realize how much they respect and need each other, which is a catalyst for long-term relationships and partnerships. Projects are determined by the commun...
Respite RetreatsProviding Retreats Of Respite To Cancer Patients, Caregivers, And Family Members Respite Retreats supports cancer patients, their caregivers, and family members through a variety of programs and fun activities that serve to disconnect them from everyday life with cancer. We concentrate on the body, mind, and spirit by creating an environment of fun, relaxation, and self-care. This allows our participants to take their minds off cancer, focus on healing, and engage in personal introspection...
Gifted GownProviding Free Formal Wear To People In Need The Gifted Gown provides formal wear to the community, free of charge, for all types of special occasions and celebrations, such as graduations, black-tie events, proms, military balls, scholarship pageants, etc. We're an all-volunteer organization that works throughout the year, by appointment, and is open to anyone in the community who needs a helping hand. Formal and semiformal occasions create memories for people to take with them for ye...
North Lawndale Employment NetworkSupporting People With Employment Barriers To Secure Jobs And Build Long-Term Prosperity The mission of North Lawndale Employment Network (NLEN) is to increase the earnings potential of under- and unemployed North Lawndale residents through innovative employment initiatives that lead to economic advancement and an improved quality of life. NLEN assists people who face significant barriers to employment, including returning citizens and people with felony records. NLEN’s programs include jo...
Youth TimeBankingYouth Earning Time Credits For Community Service Activities Youth TimeBanking (YTB) is a nonprofit that provides youth with service opportunities through its network of community organizations. YTB is timebanking customized for youth, a program of giving and receiving where youth earn YTB time credits for their service contributions. Youth take care of Little Free Libraries and community gardens, design logos, participate in virtual events, work on anti-bullying projects, and more. YTB tim...
Lorenzo’s HouseEmpowering Young People And Their Families Living With Younger-Onset Dementia Lorenzo’s House empowers young people and their families living with younger-onset dementia through an array of holistic support programs that shifts the narrative from isolation to connection, stigma to strength, and darkness to light. A virtual organization, Lorenzo's House connects people with similar experiences so they can feel understood, share common stories, exchange resources, and build an alliance. ...
Merit School Of MusicEqual Access To High-Quality Music Education Merit School of Music is dedicated to helping young people transform their lives by removing barriers to high-quality music education. With nearly seventy percent of its students benefiting from need-based financial aid and low-cost instrument rental, Merit enables motivated students, regardless of economic circumstance, to develop their talent and use music as a springboard for achieving their full personal potential. Merit’s programs include: ...
MoGo DetroitMetro Detroit’s Affordable, Equitable, And Accessible Bikeshare Organization MoGo Detroit is an active transit system of on-demand bikes that serves a wide range of people and needs in the Detroit area. Consisting of a network of shared bicycles that are encouraged for short-term use, users check out a bike from any station, ride the bike, and return the bike to any station in the system. Whether by offering affordable pass and payment options, providing innovative programming that promote...
Leadership Macomb
Civic Leadership Programs For People Who Live Or Work In Macomb County Leadership Macomb’s mission is to produce a network of informed community members, enable graduates and others to engage in civic leadership, and strengthen organizational and community relationships. We provide unique learning experiences and collaborative engagements to existing or emerging leaders who work, live, or do business in Macomb County, Michigan. Our ten-month program includes personal connections, interacti...
Hand To Hold
Providing Personalized Family Support Before, During, And After A NICU Stay Having a baby in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is life-changing, but NICU families do not have to do it alone. Hand To Hold provides personalized support before, during, and after a NICU stay to help ensure that all NICU families thrive. Through free resources, including one-on-one counseling, virtual support groups, a peer mentor program, podcasts, blogs, and the NICU Community App, we connect NICU parents to e...
One Tough Cookie
Providing Emotional Support To Cancer Patients And Their Caregivers One Tough Cookie (OTC) provides support and encouragement to cancer patients and their caregivers through care packages, peer-to-peer support groups, music, comedy, faith, wellness programs, and charitable events. OTC hopes to give some comfort during this difficult time and to remind those impacted by cancer that they have people rooting for them throughout their journey. Marie Camacho, a breast cancer survivor, founded O...
Adams Street Foundation
College And Career Support For High School Students At Urban Assembly School For Law And Justice The Adams Street Foundation (ASF) funds and implements high-quality, individualized programs for students at the Urban Assembly School for Law and Justice (SLJ). A small, law-themed, non-charter public high school located in downtown Brooklyn, SLJ teaches an understanding of law and social justice so that students graduate ready to succeed in college and effect change in society. As the nonprof...
Sphinx Organization
Transforming Lives Through The Power Of Diversity In The Arts The Sphinx Organization is a social justice organization dedicated to transforming lives through the power of diversity in the arts. Sphinx’s four program areas – Education & Access, Artist Development, Performing Artists, and Arts Leadership – form a pipeline that develops and supports diversity and inclusion in classical music at every level: music education, artist performances, repertoire and programming, community audie...
Rafiki Village Project
Community Projects In Tanzanian Villages To Improve Health, Increase Literacy, And Promote Economic Prosperity The mission of the Rafiki Village Project (RVP) is to improve health, increase literacy, and promote economic prosperity in the villages of Dumbeta Ward in Tanzania. RVP finances specific, small-scale, community-led projects that focus on meeting basic needs, such as access to education, health care, clean water, and economic opportunities. Our community-supported projects include...
Christ Child Society Of Detroit
Serving Disadvantaged Youth In Detroit Through Infant Support, Literacy Programs, And Residential Care Christ Child Society Of Detroit serves children-in-need throughout metropolitan Detroit. Our Layette Program provides small bundles of baby clothes and supplies to mothers-in-need. Our Literacy Program’s volunteer readers instill an excitement about books and reading in young children at school. Our Christ Child House is an intensive residential center where a team of clinical therapists,...
Digs With Dignity
Breaking The Cycle Of Homelessness Through Recycled Home Furnishings At Digs With Dignity, our mission is to elevate the lives of those transitioning from homelessness by filling their houses with everything that makes a comfortable, dignified home. We partner with Chicago-based social service agencies to identify those in need and use a warehouse of donated and refurbished furniture and home goods to outfit homes. We work with a variety of individuals and families including domestic abuse...
Life Remodeled
Detroit Neighborhood Revitalization That Lasts With substantial investments of cash, labor, and materials, Life Remodeled focuses on the intentional and equitable revitalization of Detroit neighborhoods distinguished by their significant need and radical hope. Throughout the process of unifying for a common mission, participants begin to realize how much they respect and need each other, which is a catalyst for long-term relationships and partnerships. Projects are determined by the commun...
Respite Retreats
Providing Retreats Of Respite To Cancer Patients, Caregivers, And Family Members Respite Retreats supports cancer patients, their caregivers, and family members through a variety of programs and fun activities that serve to disconnect them from everyday life with cancer. We concentrate on the body, mind, and spirit by creating an environment of fun, relaxation, and self-care. This allows our participants to take their minds off cancer, focus on healing, and engage in personal introspection...
Gifted Gown
Providing Free Formal Wear To People In Need The Gifted Gown provides formal wear to the community, free of charge, for all types of special occasions and celebrations, such as graduations, black-tie events, proms, military balls, scholarship pageants, etc. We're an all-volunteer organization that works throughout the year, by appointment, and is open to anyone in the community who needs a helping hand. Formal and semiformal occasions create memories for people to take with them for ye...
North Lawndale Employment Network
Supporting People With Employment Barriers To Secure Jobs And Build Long-Term Prosperity The mission of North Lawndale Employment Network (NLEN) is to increase the earnings potential of under- and unemployed North Lawndale residents through innovative employment initiatives that lead to economic advancement and an improved quality of life. NLEN assists people who face significant barriers to employment, including returning citizens and people with felony records. NLEN’s programs include jo...
Youth TimeBanking
Youth Earning Time Credits For Community Service Activities Youth TimeBanking (YTB) is a nonprofit that provides youth with service opportunities through its network of community organizations. YTB is timebanking customized for youth, a program of giving and receiving where youth earn YTB time credits for their service contributions. Youth take care of Little Free Libraries and community gardens, design logos, participate in virtual events, work on anti-bullying projects, and more. YTB tim...
Lorenzo’s House
Empowering Young People And Their Families Living With Younger-Onset Dementia Lorenzo’s House empowers young people and their families living with younger-onset dementia through an array of holistic support programs that shifts the narrative from isolation to connection, stigma to strength, and darkness to light. A virtual organization, Lorenzo's House connects people with similar experiences so they can feel understood, share common stories, exchange resources, and build an alliance. ...
Merit School Of Music
Equal Access To High-Quality Music Education Merit School of Music is dedicated to helping young people transform their lives by removing barriers to high-quality music education. With nearly seventy percent of its students benefiting from need-based financial aid and low-cost instrument rental, Merit enables motivated students, regardless of economic circumstance, to develop their talent and use music as a springboard for achieving their full personal potential. Merit’s programs include: ...
MoGo Detroit
Metro Detroit’s Affordable, Equitable, And Accessible Bikeshare Organization MoGo Detroit is an active transit system of on-demand bikes that serves a wide range of people and needs in the Detroit area. Consisting of a network of shared bicycles that are encouraged for short-term use, users check out a bike from any station, ride the bike, and return the bike to any station in the system. Whether by offering affordable pass and payment options, providing innovative programming that promote...
