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January 11, 2013Detroit Future City framework offers a roadmap for jobs, strong economy and community
Informed by tens of thousands of city residents, Detroit Future City identifies assets, opportunities and action steps for revitalization.
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February 1, 2013Kresge NewsKresge CEO addresses efforts to bolster college success at conference in South Africa
Vigorous universities are vital engines to propel and protect South Africa’s progress toward a “second miracle – a prosperous democracy,” Rip Rapson, president of The Kresge Foundation, told an audience at the University of Pretoria.
The doors to higher education were opened wider in 1994, with great promise. However, access alone is not sufficient to assure post-Apartheid South Africa’s continued progress, Rapson said.
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January 29, 2013Kresge NewsKresge-supported report traces increased prevalence of pesticides, children’s health problems
More than 1.1 billion pounds of pesticides are used annually in the United States, and they are endangering children and the nation’s future, according to the report “A Generation in Jeopardy: How Pesticides Are Undermining Our Children’s Health and Intelligence” by California-based Pesticide Action Network North America.
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January 28, 2013Kresge NewsKresge delays opening due to severe winter weather
TROY, Mich. – Due to severe weather in southeast Michigan, The Kresge Foundation is closed this morning Monday, Jan. 28.
It's expected that the office will open later in the day, as travel conditions permit. However, staffing may be limited.
Phone messages and e-mails received today will be answered in the order in which they were received.
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January 18, 2013Kresge NewsLight rail comes to Detroit: U.S. Department of Transportation makes a $25M grant, putting M-1 Rail in motion
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced a $25 million federal grant on Friday that – along with nearly $100 million in private commitments – puts Detroit’s long-awaited M-1 Rail on track to break ground this summer and begin operation in 2015.
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January 16, 2013Kresge NewsKresge Foundation funds efforts to strengthen South African universities
The Kresge Foundation has awarded more than $3.8 million to universities in South Africa to bolster their private fundraising and advancement efforts. The aim is to strengthen the universities so that they can better fulfill their critical role of producing graduates well-prepared to contribute to the national economy.
The foundation will provide funding over six years to:
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January 14, 2013Kresge News$100 million investment fund to integrate health care, affordable housing in low-income communities
Morgan Stanley, The Kresge Foundation and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) have launched a first-of-its kind $100 million investment fund that is designed to expand access to health care and affordable housing for low-income residents and fund critical social services that help link the two in impoverished neighborhoods.
Called the Healthy Futures Fund, it is in part response to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and the 20 million new health care consumers that the legislation is likely to create.
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January 11, 2013Kresge NewsDetroit Future City framework offers a roadmap for jobs, strong economy and community
This week, a comprehensive planning effort for Detroit reached a milestone with the release of a strategic framework dubbed Detroit Future City.
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January 9, 2013Kresge NewsA conversation with David DiChiera
(EDITOR’S NOTE: In January David DiChiera, founder and general director of the Michigan Opera Theatre, was named the 2013 Kresge Eminent Artist, award that recognizes an exceptional artist for his or her professional achievements and contributions to the cultural community. Read the story announcing DiChiera’s selecting and profiling his career. This interview was edited and condensed.)
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January 8, 2013Kresge NewsMichigan Opera Theatre’s David DiChiera named 2013 Kresge Eminent Artist
Composer and operatic impresario David DiChiera – a champion of Detroit’s renaissance – has been named the 2013 Kresge Eminent Artist.
The Kresge Eminent Artist award and $50,000 prize recognize DiChiera’s contributions as founder, music and general director of the Michigan Opera Theatre, his creativity and commitment to the community and his efforts to build cultural bridges through the arts.
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January 2, 2013Kresge NewsNew study finds assisted living can be affordable alternative to nursing home care
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A pilot project in Ohio shows that combining assisted living with services for low-income seniors saves the state government $73.08 per person per day in Medicaid costs over living in a nursing facility.
That number comes from a recently completed study by Health Management Associates.
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December 27, 2012Kresge NewsAdvancing Safe and Healthy Homes Initiative aims to eliminate hazards in hundreds of homes
The Kresge Foundation is investing $3.8 million on a comprehensive effort to eliminate environmental and safety hazards and address the underlying causes of dangerous or unhealthy homes. The effort builds on a 2009 healthy housing initiative to reduce childhood lead poisoning in low-income housing.
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December 19, 2012Kresge NewsKresge offices close for the holiday
The Kresge Foundation headquarters will close for the holiday Friday, Dec. 21.
It will reopen Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013, at 8:30 a.m.
Grantseekers and grantees who contact us by email or phone during this time will receive responses when the office reopens. Queries will be answered in the order they are received.
Please send email inquiries to info@kresge.org and put the recipient's name in the subject line. We wish you a safe and happy holiday season.
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December 11, 2012Kresge NewsKresge’s Human Services team brings together partners as it emphasizes learning, collaboration
Kresge’s Human Services Program team recently gathered about 30 partners to discuss opportunities for strengthening the sector so it can better help low-income people enter the economic mainstream.
The gathering in Washington followed the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities’ annual State Fiscal Policy Conference.
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November 27, 2012Kresge NewsBenchmarking how buildings use energy promises improved performance, reduced emissions and costs
As New York City and neighboring areas continue to cope with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, many have a new appreciation for the impact of severe weather and rising sea levels.
The city was already a leader in thinking about the effects of climate change and its own role in reducing the greenhouse gas emissions responsible for that change. A significant part of the effort has focused on energy efficiency in large buildings.
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November 20, 2012Kresge NewsStudy finds greater New Orleans health and human services nonprofits struggling
Nonprofit organizations in the New Orleans metropolitan area rallied to assist area residents after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010. Now these safety-net providers face an uncertain future.
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November 8, 2012Kresge NewsMonograph celebrates life and work of Kresge Eminent Artist Naomi Long Madgett
Kresge Foundation President Rip Rapson on Friday presented the foundation’s 2012 Eminent Artist with a commemorative monograph celebrating her life and work.
Kresge Eminent Artist Naomi Long Madgett received the monograph at a celebration at the Detroit Opera House.
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November 8, 2012Program UpdateKresge’s Education Program will join funders that review only invited applications
Later this month, Kresge’s Education Program will end its practice of accepting unsolicited proposals for financial support.
The decision is based on a review of the number of unsolicited proposals that are eventually funded.
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November 1, 2012Kresge NewsApplications being accepted for 2013 Kresge Artist Fellowships
Detroit-area literary and visual artists are invited to apply for $25,000 Kresge Artist Fellowships.
Funded by The Kresge Foundation and administered by the College for Creative Studies, the unrestricted fellowships include professional practice opportunities for the selected fellows provided by ArtServe Michigan.
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October 23, 2012Kresge NewsVenture philanthropy organization creates job opportunities for people facing barriers to work
Eunice Boynton’s world unraveled after her husband of 22 years died of cancer in 2005. She tried to look for work despite her fragile mental state, but found none. She sold illegal drugs to survive. Unable to get an apartment because of poor credit, she lived in hotels. When the fear of going to jail drove her out of the drug trade, she sold her possessions to pay the rent … until there was nothing left to sell.
In 2008 she moved to Los Angeles, homeless and looking for a fresh start.
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October 18, 2012Kresge NewsSlideshow: Artists paint Detroit with light and color
Detroit's first festival of light and art transformed the city’s Midtown district into exhibition space for two evenings Oct. 5 and 6.
Despite a rainy opening night, thousands took in Dlectricity, an event featuring 35 projects by local and international artists.
Inspired by light festivals in Paris and New York, Dlectricity included:
CATEGORIES: Detroit