News & Views Q&A: Support for minority-owned small businesses is crucial to the vitality of the Fresno metro area February 29, 2024 The Kresge Foundation recently had an opportunity to discuss the minority-owned and small business landscape of Fresno, California, with Cassandra Little of the Fresno Metro Black Chamber of Commerce (FMBCC). Little, who has a doctorate in philosophy, serves as the executive director and CEO of the FMBCC, an American Cities…
News & Views Agency, belonging and community: Centering people to transform neighborhoods February 27, 2024 It takes time to cultivate a garden. In addition to patience, plants and vegetables need the right conditions to flourish, along with people dedicated to caring for them throughout the growing process. Communities also need the right conditions to flourish and thrive. That includes ensuring residents feel safe, can breathe…
News & Views Q&A: How IFF navigated layering partners, capital to build a new early childhood center February 20, 2024
Resource McClellan Early Childhood Education Center February 20, 2024 Located in the Gratiot Woods neighborhood on the East Side of Detroit, where Detroit Public School’s Pingree Elementary once operated, the McClellan Early Childhood Education (ECE) Center is the result of years of work by numerous partners. This case study, produced by IFF (the center developer and interim owner), explores…
News & Views DeBacker: Refined climate strategy advances racial and economic justice February 19, 2024 This commentary is adapted from the February edition of Cities. Climate. Equity., the Kresge Environment Program’s newsletter. Sign up for it and other Kresge newsletters here. The grantmaking and social investing of Kresge’s Environment Program are guided by strategies that we hope will maximize the impact of our giving. We…
News & Views From the ground up: Centering community and living wages in economic development February 13, 2024 Dignified wage jobs. Vibrant and safe gathering spaces. Meaningful community engagement opportunities. That’s what people in the Armijo neighborhood in Albuquerque, New Mexico, told Partnership for Community Action (PCA) they wanted to see in the city’s South Valley seven years ago. Today, that vision has become a reality. The Social…
Resource Greater Bergen Community Action solar case study February 13, 2024 Learn how Greater Bergen Community Action, a community action agency, navigated the solar marketplace in 2011, installed rooftop solar and reduced its energy costs by $900 a month. Before the solar installation, GBCA paid 15 cents per kilowatt hour to power the Midland Avenue campus. Now, through a power purchase…
News & Views White House Domestic Policy Council, NEA officials unveil new initiatives at arts and culture summit February 8, 2024 To elevate arts and creativity’s contributions to the health and well-being of residents across the country, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the White House Domestic Policy Council hosted a cross-sector policy summit, “Healing, Bridging, Thriving: A Summit on Arts and Culture in our Communities” in late January.…
Person Nita Carr Nita Carr is the Legal/IT administrative assistant at The Kresge Foundation. She joined the foundation in January 2024. Previously, Nita served as an executive administrative assistant at Stillwater Construction Inc, where she was involved with administrative support and program management. Nita has also held positions with Rehmann and Park West…