News & Views $1.3M in KIP:D+ grants fund cultural heritage projects in Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park October 8, 2026 Sixteen Detroit-area nonprofits will share $1.3 million through the Kresge Innovative Projects: Detroit Plus (KIP:D+) Cultural Heritage grant initiative for projects that range from preserving Detroit’s Indigenous cultural traditions to documenting Black women’s health stories through photography and storytelling to an oral history archive strengthening intergenerational connection. The organizations will spend…
News & Views Faith in the Valley empowers communities in Fresno to improve air they breathe October 8, 2026 Poor air quality can have lasting impacts on residents’ health. That’s why community leaders in Fresno, California, are working to ensure neighborhoods have the information and resources they need to advocate for cleaner air. Faith in the Valley, a faith-based grassroots group, is advancing its vision for healthy communities by organizing…
News & Views PathBreakers heads to New Orleans: Where climate meets community October 7, 2026 New Orleans sits below sea level, holds two decades of hard-won recovery since Hurricane Katrina, and is home to some of the most inventive community-led climate work in the country. That makes it the right place for the next chapter of PathBreakers, the Kresge Foundation’s video podcast. Season 2 asks…
News & Views 78 new affordable homes expand housing choices near Detroit’s Eastern Market October 7, 2026 For Detroiters who want to live near Eastern Market, The Hive on Russell offers a new option: affordable housing within walking distance of the historic food district and the Dequindre Cut. Develop Detroit celebrated the opening of the 78-apartment development with the City of Detroit and project partners last week.…
News & Views How New Jersey residents are shaping flood mitigation and clean water infrastructure projects October 7, 2026 For generations, more than 1.5 million people living in 21 New Jersey communities have lived with a problem that remains invisible until it reaches their front door. During flood events, aging combined sewer systems can overwhelm wastewater infrastructure, sending polluted stormwater and sewage into rivers, streets and, in some cases,…
Person Leigh Alderman Leigh Alderman is a program officer on the Health Program team at The Kresge Foundation. Joining in 2026, she focuses on the Community Safety and other health program initiatives intended to drive sustainable, community-led systems change towards equitable well-being. She previously served as a senior advisor to the CEO and…
Person Channing McKay Channing McKay (he/him) is an associate program officer for the Arts & Culture program at The Kresge Foundation. Channing helps advance the program strategy by supporting grant review and recommendation and identifying opportunities for program-wide learning. He joined the foundation in 2026. Previously, Channing served as an associate program officer…
News & Views Don’t just invest in Detroit. Invest with Detroit. October 6, 2026 This commentary by Kresge Detroit Program Officer Alexa Bush was originally published in Crain’s Detroit Business as part of the annual Detroit Homecoming, a three-day event created for Detroit expats — those who grew up, went to school, or built early careers in metro Detroit and now live elsewhere. The…
News & Views What the community finance sector needs to stabilize small CDFIs carrying the hardest work September 30, 2026 On a recent March morning in Albuquerque, New Mexico, La Montañita Food Co-op prepared to welcome customers to its new location at Avanyu Plaza, a commercial corridor owned by the 19 Pueblos of New Mexico. The move was an investment in local ownership, food security, jobs and community asset building.…
News & Views Jackson: Detroit’s next chapter will be written in its neighborhoods September 28, 2026 This commentary by Kresge Detroit Program Managing Director Wendy Lewis Jackson was originally published in Crain’s Detroit Business following the annual Detroit Homecoming event where Jackson participated in the “Building a Thriving, Complete Neighborhood: Live6 and Detroit’s Next Chapter” panel discussion. Detroit Homecoming is a three-day event created for Detroit…