News & Views Smart Growth America, Kresge work to address climate change, land use, housing policy October 19, 2023 Climate change presents an urgent, existential threat to communities and disproportionately impacts those who have been marginalized by racist land use, housing and lending policies. To help address these challenges, Smart Growth America (SGA) is working with three community-based organizations on a Technical Assistance (TA) program funded by The Kresge…
News & Views Hope Starts Here celebrates progress made for Detroit’s young children October 16, 2023 Kresge joins W.K. Kellogg Foundation, its launch partner, to recommit support A recent Harvard report found that investing in early childhood education programs provides opportunities to children that lead to upward economic mobility later in life. Children who participate in quality early childhood experiences have many positive and lasting gains,…
News & Views CDFIs: An under-represented stakeholder in the public finance ecosystem? October 12, 2023 Community development financial institutions (CDFIs) are vital investors in cities across America, but could they have a greater impact if they better pulled in dollars from public finance sources? As long-standing lenders with a mission, CDFIs specialize in providing loans to individuals, organizations, and businesses in under-resourced or disadvantaged rural…
Resource Finding Common Ground: Messaging at the Intersection of Climate Change, Health Equity and Racial Justice October 11, 2023 The Kresge Foundation—in partnership with Metropolitan Group—developed a message framework in response to a request from Kresge’s Climate Change, Health & Equity (CCHE) initiative grantees for help in communicating about climate change policies and practices in ways that advance racial and social justice and promote health equity, regardless of someone’s…
Person Christopher Dzikowicz Christopher Dzikowicz (he/him) is an Infrastructure Systems Administrator at The Kresge Foundation. He supports the provisioning, installation, configuration, operation and maintenance of systems hardware, operating software and related infrastructure. He joined Kresge in 2023. Previously Christopher worked for TEKsystems, where he was involved with supporting and managing IT infrastructure. He…
Person Daryl Wojtowicz Daryl Wojtowicz (he/him) is the Information Technology (IT) Application Administrator at The Kresge Foundation. He supports designing, documenting, implementing and maintaining critical information technology and grants management applications at the foundation. He joined Kresge in 2023. Previously Daryl worked for Secured Data Solutions, where he was involved with supporting area…
Person Anand Sharma Anand Sharma is a program officer at The Kresge Foundation. He supports the American Cities program by promoting effective and inclusive community development practices across the nation. He joined the foundation in 2023. Previously, he served as a senior associate at the Center for the Study of Social Policy, where…
Person Randal Brown Randal Brown is the associate general counsel at The Kresge Foundation. He supports the general counsel in managing the overall legal affairs of the foundation and he joined Kresge in 2023. Previously, Randal served as deputy chief administrative and compliance officer/general counsel at the Great Lakes Water Authority in Southeast…
Resource Guide to Racial Healing: The REPAIR Framework for Community-Institution Solidarity in Racial Healing October 5, 2023 A new framework from the Build Healthy Places Network lifts up racial healing as an actionable approach to shift power and center a community vision for health and equity. The REPAIR Framework for Community-Institution Solidarity in Racial Healing can be used by leaders in the health care, community development and…