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"Creating a state Child Tax Credit, making child care more affordable and accessible in Michigan, and ensuring all Michigan families can meet basic needs like housing, health care and food are all critical." - Monique Stanton. President & CEO, Michigan League for Public Policy.

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Family-friendly policies can help keep people in Michigan and create economic opportunity

May 15, 2025

Detroit

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Three historic buildings are highlighted in this overhead shot of a city street.

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Empowering communities to combat the affordable housing crisis with OppCo Housing Accelerator Fund

May 15, 2025

Health

A large group of students and fraternity members are gathered on a stage with a sign behind them that reads From Detroit 2 the Yard.

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Lee: College Decision Day provides a moment of validation for student achievement and aspiration

May 14, 2025

Education

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A graphic with the cover of the book Embracing a City: The Kresge Foundation in Detroit 1993-2023, and a quote: "Even in the midst of the financial difficulties, Marygrove knew it wanted to preserve its legacy in Detroit, and it's a tremendous one. ' - Wendy Lewis Jackson, Kresge Detroit Program managing Director

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Excerpt: Out of collapse of Marygrove College, a new education center grows

May 13, 2024

Centennial, Detroit

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Looking Back: More than medicine: A commitment to community health

May 7, 2024

Centennial, Health

Is your city building a clean energy future? Find out in ACEEE's new City Clean Energy Scorecard

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Clean Energy Scorecard shows cities embrace equity goals in climate efforts, but more action needed

May 7, 2024

Environment

A graphic with the cover of the book Embracing a City: The Kresge Foundation in Detroit 1993-2023, and text: Detroit had a thriving arts scene, but no cohesive system of leadership or support.

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Excerpt: How Kresge became a champion of the arts … in its hometown

May 7, 2024

Centennial, Detroit

A group photo in a conference room of executives of color that work in higher education.

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Kresge announces second cohort of Thrive Leaders, executives of color working in higher education

May 1, 2024

Education

A graphic with the cover of the book Embracing a City: The Kresge Foundation in Detroit 1993-2023, and text: "At one ;evel, it was a crazy idea ... but the audacity of the aspiration justified the risk." - Rip Rapson, President & CEO, The Kresge Foundation

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Excerpt: The unlikely connection between Superbowl XL and the creation of Detroit’s M-1 Rail

April 30, 2024

Centennial, Detroit

A quote card with the photo, name and title of Kresge President & CEO Rip Rapson, and the quote: "Nothing in the vicissitudes of the emergent political environment changes our commitment to (our) values. We will work as we have, understanding full well that we may need to … meet the particulars of a new reality and provide our community partners with support different in kind or magnitude from what we’ve provided before now."

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Anchored in shared values: How we all move forward together

November 4, 2024

From the President

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Centennial blog: Colleges and universities across the country have buildings named after Kresge

April 26, 2024

Centennial

A graphic with a photo of Rip Rapson and a quote: "The new North Star sought to improve the economic, social, cultural and environmental conditions of low-income and underserved communities." Rip Rapson President & CEO The Kresge Foundation

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Looking back: Rapson shifts Kresge from capital challenge grantmaker to a strategic funder

April 25, 2024

Centennial

Quote card: "I see community and economic development as foundational to climate action. With the recent passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bi-Partisan Infrastructure Law, there are gobs of new resources available to households and businesses. Still, the implementation of those laws will require local action on a monumental scale — especially if we want those resources to flow to the people who need them most." - Andrew Rumbach, Urban Institute

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Q&A: How to address climate impacts, reduce silos and blend practices with Urban Institute

April 24, 2024

American Cities, Centennial, Environment, Health

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