Resource Strategies for Re-Enrolling Adult Learners at Community Colleges December 9, 2025 This report from New America examines strategies to re-engage adult learners in U.S. community colleges, where enrollment has declined after the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on a literature review, state policy landscape analysis, and 15 interviews with college administrators and experts, the authors document institutional, state, and third-party efforts to encourage…
Resource Fact sheet outlines planned programs and resources for Detroit’s Livernois-McNichols residents December 8, 2025 The Kresge Foundation is investing $50 million in Detroit’s Livernois-McNichols neighborhoods and moving its headquarters to the Marygrove Conservancy campus—an investment that will shaped by what residents have said they want to see in their communities. This fact sheet outlines upcoming programs and resources available to neighbors in Fitzgerald, Bagley,…
News & Views From the Gulf South to the Global South: Strengthening climate solutions through solidarity and stewardship December 5, 2025
News & Views Kresge partners unveil digital learning platform to equip tomorrow’s human services leaders December 4, 2025 Together, the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA), Leadership for a Networked World at Harvard University (LNW) and The Kresge Foundation’s Human Services Program launched NextGenFrontline.org — a dynamic learning site created by and for human services organizations. This new platform is designed to equip frontline human service providers and…
News & Views Cities on the front lines: How the Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance is building a more equitable climate future December 2, 2025 In Stockholm, city planners are reimagining how buildings can absorb carbon instead of releasing it into the air. In Melbourne, community advocates are working alongside city officials to ensure clean energy reaches neighborhoods that have historically been left behind. In Amsterdam, discarded solar panels are finding new life, preventing waste…
News & Views Application opens for $50,000 Kresge Artist Fellowships and $5,000 Gilda Awards December 1, 2025 Program sustains one of the nation’s largest, no-strings-attached awards amid shrinking arts funding Applications are now open for the 2026 Kresge Artist Fellowships, inviting metro Detroit artists to apply for one of the region’s most significant no-strings-attached awards. This year, 10 artists working in Live Arts and Film & Music…
News & Views Detroit’s kids can’t wait: New mayor must fight child poverty beyond the classroom November 24, 2025
Resource The Financial Needs of Students in Community College Promise Programs November 20, 2025 College Promise programs are a form of financial aid that cover tuition and fees for students to attend college. But Promise programs that cover only tuition and fees may be falling short of their potential to expand college opportunity, according to research by Amy Y. Li of Florida International University and Meredith…