Seven properties deeded from Michigan Land Bank will help Mama Shu revitalize Highland Park neighborhood

Seven properties deeded from Michigan Land Bank will help Mama Shu revitalize Highland Park neighborhood

Ten years ago Shamayim (Mama Shu) Harris lost her two-year-old son, Jakobi, when he was killed by a hit-and-run driver on Rhode Island Ave. in Highland Park. She decided the best way to create a memorial to Jakobi was to help turn some of that city’s most blighted blocks into an eco-village. She started out […]

$500,000 grant from FCA Foundation gives kids in southeast Michigan more access to nutritious food this summer

$500,000 grant from FCA Foundation gives kids in southeast Michigan more access to nutritious food this summer

Too often kids in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne Counties don’t get enough to eat in the summer. Thanks to a $500,000 grant from the FCA Foundation (Fiat-Chrysler) more of those children will have access to United Way for Southeastern Michigan’s Meet Up and Eat Up and School Breakfast Programs. While nearly 300,000 children in those […]

Southwest Solutions’ Stitches of Love creates blankets for families in need, knits together the community

Southwest Solutions’ Stitches of Love creates blankets for families in need, knits together the community

It has been said a quilt will warm your body and comfort your soul. That’s why some of the women in Southwest Solutions’ sewing class in southwest Detroit and women (and five men) got together to make quilts for those less fortunate. The program is called “Stitches of Love.” They began crocheting the 8-by-8 inch […]

Wayne State professor researching risk of hearing loss in Detroit firefighters

Wayne State professor researching risk of hearing loss in Detroit firefighters

We know those who chose to become firefighters risk their lives for us every day. They are also risk their health. Firefighters are exposed to hazardous chemicals, toxic gases, vapors or particles – all of which can cause serious health issues including hearing loss. For firefighters in Detroit, and other postindustrial cites, heavy metal exposure, […]

U of D Jesuit students team up with Pistons’ Andre Drummond to adopt 42 Detroit families for Christmas

U of D Jesuit students team up with Pistons’ Andre Drummond to adopt 42 Detroit families for Christmas

Christmas will come a little early for 42 Detroit families adopted by students at the University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy. The students will deliver gifts and food to the families on Dec. 14. It’s part of the school’s annual Focus:Hope Christmas Celebration, now in its 29th year. Beginning on Nov. 7 each […]

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