News & Views Kresge commits new $25M to early childhood in Detroit November 10, 2017 The Kresge Foundation announced Friday an expansion and refocusing of its Kresge Early Years for Success (KEYS): Detroit initiative to align with the Hope Starts Here Community Framework with a new $25 million, five-year commitment to support early childhood systems in Detroit. KEYS: Detroit began its work in 2016…
Resource Executive Summary: Detroit’s Community Framework for Brighter Futures November 9, 2017 The executive summary from the report produced by Hope Starts Here after a year of conducting listening sessions with thousands of parents, child care providers and others to develop a vision for early childhood services in Detroit that provide every child a strong start in life.
Resource Detroit’s Community Framework for Brighter Futures November 9, 2017 The full report produced by Hope Starts Here after a year of conducting listening sessions with thousands of parents, child care providers and others to develop a vision for early childhood services in Detroit that provide every child a strong start in life.
News & Views National public health conference focuses on health effects of climate change November 8, 2017 Ensuring that all people are able to protect themselves from the physical, financial and mental health effects of climate-fueled impacts was the focus of the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) annual conference this week – and The Kresge Foundation helped amplify the message through attendance, participation and sponsorship of the…
News & Views Metro Detroiters in film, music and live arts invited to apply for Kresge fellowships, emerging artist awards October 31, 2017 Metropolitan Detroit artists are invited to apply for a 2018 Kresge Artist Fellowship. Fellowships are funded by The Kresge Foundation and administered by Kresge Arts in Detroit at the College for Creative Studies. The application guide is available today in advance of the online application portal being open from December…
News & Views Kresge showcases Detroit during annual arts grantmakers conference October 31, 2017 The Kresge Foundation Detroit and Arts & Culture programs played co-host to arts funders and supporters from across the country Oct. 28-31 for the 2017 Grantmakers in the Arts Conference in Detroit. Kresge Arts & Culture Program Managing Director Regina R. Smith chaired the conference organizing committee, which also included…
News & Views Kresge awards leading human services organizations for innovative approaches October 31, 2017 The Kresge Foundation selected 13 path-breaking human services organizations for an inaugural cohort that will continue to develop innovative approaches to human services. The initiative is part of Kresge’s Human Services Program focus on the advancement of human services to accelerate social and economic mobility for people with low incomes in…
Resource Arts and Culture in Dangerous Times October 30, 2017 What a pleasure it is to have you all in Detroit. I hope your time here has made clear how vitally central arts and culture have been to the resetting of Detroit’s trajectory. I wanted to expand the aperture just a bit to say a word about their importance in…
Resource Our Common Future October 26, 2017 Thank you, Donna (Murray Brown) for such a gracious introduction. What an extraordinary, uplifting, sobering conversation. We honor Rosanne (Haggerty) and Sarah (Eagle Heart) today, but they honor us every day through their strength, compassion, clarity of vision and profound commitment. It is leadership of the highest order. And permit…
Resource The Imperative of Acting on Our Values October 25, 2017 Good evening. Thank you, Shirley (Stancato), for such an extraordinarily gracious introduction. I must tell you how overwhelming it is for me to accept an award in Dan Krichbaum’s name. I got to know Dan during his service both to the Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion and to Gov.…