News & Views New digital platform connects Northwest Detroiters to vital resources April 8, 2021 Residents in several Northwest Detroit neighborhoods are now able to reach an innovative and dynamic directory of support services — from housing to childcare to job training — on their phones, laptops and desktop computers through the efforts of Detroit’s Live6 Alliance and the social technology nonprofit Alluma. Alluma, which…
News & Views Reexamining history: The roots of structural and institutional racism in the U.S. April 8, 2021 Picture four runners lined up on a track, ready to race. With the crack of the starting pistol, they take off. Two white runners sprint ahead, their path clear. However, for the two other runners, both people of color, obstacles spring up that impede their progress. A gate prevents them…
News & Views Valdes Lupi: Nation needs to make long-term investment in public health and prevention April 7, 2021 What will public health look like in 2030? In June 2014, The Kresge Foundation partnered with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Institute for Alternative Futures to tackle that question in a report, Public Health 2030: A Scenario Exploration. This report offered four alternative scenarios for the future of…
News & Views Kresge partners appointed to new White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council March 31, 2021 The Biden-Harris administration announced members of the first-ever White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council on March 29, including several long-time grantees and community partners of Kresge’s Environment, Health and American Cities programs. The advisory council was established by President Biden’s Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad…
News & Views Moving beyond equity to become an anti-racist health department: lessons from Tacoma-Pierce County March 30, 2021 Everyone should have the opportunity to achieve good health. However, a legacy of systemic racism has resulted in significant health disparities for Black, Indigenous and other people of color in cities all around the country. They experience poorer birth outcomes, have higher rates of chronic disease and die younger than…
News & Views Kresge grantees named to “Grist 50” list as emerging leaders in climate, sustainability and equity March 24, 2021 Mark your calendar! Grist is taking over Kresge’s social media channels on Tuesday, March 30. Engage in the conversation on Twitter (@kresgefdn) and Instagram (thekresgefoundation) using hashtags #TakeOverTuesday and #KresgeTakeover. The “Grist 50,” a much-anticipated annual list of emerging leaders from across the U.S. who are working to achieve climate…
News & Views Kresge salutes CFSEM President Mariam Noland on the announcement of her retirement March 24, 2021 Mariam Noland has spent almost two generations in dedication to improving virtually every dimension of life in southeast Michigan. From creating a vehicle to fund and administer a regional system of greenways to ensuring the long-term viability of arts and cultural institutions. From jump-starting a seminal conversation about how philanthropy…
News & Views University of Orange provides music-making as a creative tool to help communities heal from collective trauma March 24, 2021 Artists and creatives have played a key role in advancing public health messaging during the COVID-19 pandemic and the national movement for racial justice – two crises that continue to impact the physical and mental health of many people. Residents in the most vulnerable communities are no stranger to health…
News & Views Mixed Blood Theatre shares 30-year history of using art to advance health equity March 24, 2021 View a 30-year timeline of Mixed Blood Theatre’s customized plays and trainings focused on access to quality health care. An increasing number of artists and creatives are leading efforts that contribute to health equity and collective recovery in communities. They are working to raise community members’ and government officials’ understanding…
News & Views Kresge stands in solidarity with the AAPI community in fighting for racial justice March 18, 2021 Once more, the tragedy of violent death requires us to come together and reaffirm the values we seek to live by. Tuesday night, in just over an hour, a lone, white gunman in the Atlanta area shot and killed eight individuals – seven were women, six of the women were…