Kids Kicking Cancer Earns 2021 Seal of Transparency from GuideStar
Source: Kids Kicking Cancer Facebook – 5.25.21 It is our mission to provide free programming that helps ease the pain of very sick children, while empowering them to heal physically, spiritually, and emotionally.We are so honored to have earned...
Companies Should Make Their Philanthropy More Racially Equitable. Here’s How.
Article from The Chronicle of Philanthropy – 5.24.21 By Brandolon Barnett From 2008 to 2013, like a lot of other people, I experienced personal challenges due to the great recession and its fallout. I struggled to find work, watched helplessly...
Automotive Hall of Fame Announces 2020/2021 Induction Class, Includes Jay Leno
Article from Detroit’s Premier Business Journal – 5.24.21 By Tim Keenan -May 24, 2021 The Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn will be conducting its 2020 and 2021 Induction and Awards Ceremony July 22 at an outdoor venue to be revealed...
Synchrony Pledges $50 Million to Expand Access to Education and Skills Training
Source from The Chronicle of Philanthropy – 5.19.21 By M.J. PrestMAY 19, 2021 Here are notable new grant awards compiled by the Chronicle: Synchrony $50 million over five years to Education as an Equalizer, its new program to expand access to higher...
Detroit breaks ground on $200M Joe Louis Greenway
Source from The Detroit News – 5.17.21 Charles E. RamirezThe Detroit NewsView Comments Detroit — The city’s $200 million Joe Louis Greenway took a step closer to becoming a reality Monday after officials broke ground on the project. Detroit Mayor Mike...
Keith King, NVBDC Founder and CEO is recognized as one of Crain’s Detroit Notable Executives in DEI.
NVBDC News, Supplier Diversity, Veteran News Source from: https://nvbdc.org/nvbdc-news/keith-king-nvbdc-founder-and-ceo-is-recognized-as-one-of-crains-detroit-notable-executives-in-dei/ Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is not new. Advancing workplace diversity has evolved into a necessity for organizations of any size to sustain transparency for their business mission. Consumers are fully aware...
Detroit High School Students have the opportunity to go to college debt free
By: Glenda Lewis, WXYZ Detroit – 5/06/2021 DETROIT (WXYZ) — “We just want everybody to know, just by choosing to live in Detroit, go to high school in Detroit, you are eligible for Detroit Promise which is free tuition at multiple...
Caring for kids: Advocating for the mental and physical care of children
By: Crain’s Business Detroit – March 29, 2021 On this monthly radio program, The Children’s Foundation President and CEO Larry Burns talks to community, government and business leaders about issues related to children’s health and wellness. Mike Sullivan, Founder and CEO, Brand25...
Rabbi G’s Program Brings Power, Peace and Purpose to Young Oak Parkers
By: Bryan Gottlieb – The Detroit Jewish News – April 8, 2021 Founded in 1999, Kids Kicking Cancer teaches self-control and deep breathing techniques found in the martial arts to help ameliorate ailing children’s pain. A merciful endeavor begun two...