NONPROFITS

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Special Olympics of Michigan recently welcomed two nonprofits that serve individuals with disabilities to its new facility taking shape on the campus of the former South Christian High School. Disability Advocates of Kent County and Threshold officially opened their new offices May 12 at the Special Olympics of Michigan Unified Sports and Inclusion Center, located at 160 68th Street SW.

A local nonprofit group is planning to open Detroit’s first educational community center and Michigan native botanical gardens dedicated to the conservation of pollinators.

Giving Tuesday is upon us and the season of charitable giving is in full swing.

It could be a coworker, a neighbor, a friend, someone you see at church, nearly 40 percent of households in Michigan struggle to pay for basic housing needs including utility bills.

Beyond the opportunity to add some money to their accounts, Giving Tuesday has other benefits for nonprofit organizations that last well beyond that particular day.

Shooting victim was being recruited for a "gang war" he did not want to be a part of, prosecutor says.

Black executives came together to create a new alliance to empower each other and the youth.

Dearborn-based nonprofit ACCESS is hosting two flood relief events this week for Dearborn residents hit by major flooding last weekend.

Detroit Area Agency on Aging, Detroit Housing Commission, Focus HOPE, Matrix Human Services

Seven Detroit-area nonprofits will share $200,000 from the Detroit Auto Dealers Association Charitable Foundation Fund of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan.

A new crowdfunding campaign is looking to take a different approach to lifting up the Black community.

DEARBORN, Mich. – A Dearborn-based nonprofit held a drive-thru event this week to distribute 1,250 COVID-19 care packages to families. ACCESS, the largest Arab American community nonprofit in the U.S., partnered with The Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities to distribute 1,250 care packages filled with $100 worth of protective and hygienic essentials that will help families stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as children’s educational games and activities. Volunteers from the UAW Local 600 helped pass out packages at ACCESS headquarters on Tuesday morning and afternoon. Earlier this year, ACCESS held its annual back-to-school health fair with a drive thru event, providing more than 2,000 students with safely packaged meals, backpacks, school supplies, sporting goods, oral hygiene kits, scheduled physicals and immunizations, surprise giveaways and more, all at no cost to attending families. ACCESS has also been hosting free COVID-19 testing sites during the pandemic.

DETROIT – Finding a job can be hard during a pandemic, especially if there’s a need for further education. If you are looking for a job but are dealing with barriers to employment like education, one local non-profit is here to help. “I leave for boot camp in February!”Unable to attend regular school due in part to her age at the time of immigration, she continued her education here at SER Metro Detroit Youth Services. Bryndyn is another SER Metro Detroit graduate and success story. Last year, SER Metro Detroit served 1,000 young people.