News & Views Mixed Blood Theatre shares 30-year history of using art to advance health equity March 24, 2021 View a 30-year timeline of Mixed Blood Theatre’s customized plays and trainings focused on access to quality health care. An increasing number of artists and creatives are leading efforts that contribute to health equity and collective recovery in communities. They are working to raise community members’ and government officials’ understanding…
News & Views Kresge announces $2.5M in new grant support to combat COVID-19 crisis September 24, 2020 Kresge’s COVID-related grant investments total an estimated $14M The Kresge Foundation announced today a sixth round of grantmaking commitments – totaling nearly $2.5 million – to support nonprofits confronting the COVID-19 crisis. Since April, Kresge has granted approximately $14 million to organizations combatting the negative effects of the pandemic. Kresge…
News & Views CatchLight Local fellow documents how Salinas farmworkers survive amid California’s escalating housing crisis August 13, 2020 Sebastian Hidalgo’s award-winning visual storytelling is shifting conversations about inequity Mark your calendar: CatchLight will take over Kresge’s social channels on Tuesday, Aug. 18! Be sure to follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook to support our grantee partners as they #TakeoverKresge. Salinas, California is home to an $8.5 billion farming industry and is one…
News & Views Arts and culture fellow eager to advance equity centered work July 24, 2018 For Samuel Coons, equity is at the center of everything he does. He constantly looks for ways to incorporate equity into his academic and career work. That’s why he knows serving as Kresge’s Arts and Culture Program’s Summer Fellow puts him right where he’s supposed to be. “I’ve always had…
Resource Kresge announces recipients of grants for neighborhood projects in Detroit April 1, 2015 Good morning. I’m Rip Rapson and on behalf of the entire Kresge organization, I’d like to thank you for being with us this morning. We want to move directly into the details of this very special announcement. I’d also like to extend a special welcome to Mayor Duggan, our Detroit…
Resource The arc of community progress in post-bankruptcy Detroit May 20, 2015 On behalf of The Kresge Foundation, let me add my welcome to the many you’ve already received. I know there have been a number of those, but they reflect our city’s deep gratitude for the extraordinarily important work you do in cities throughout the country, including Detroit. I understand that…
News & Views Climate Change, Health & Equity convening brings together grantees, partners to connect, collaborate February 20, 2020 From record-setting wildfires to rising sea levels, climate change is impacting people in real ways – today. The world’s leading health journals have identified climate change as among the most critical public health priorities of this century. While everyone’s health is at risk, climate change takes its greatest toll on…
News & Views The Barr, Kresge and William Penn Foundations introduce $13M funding collaborative May 25, 2023 To broaden and deepen the understanding of how art and culture can help address systemic and intersectional societal challenges, The Barr Foundation, The Kresge Foundation and The William Penn Foundation have joined together to create a $13 million funding collaborative. The Culture and Community Power Fund is a lab for…
News & Views Kresge investing $14 million to community finance institutions serving low-income people December 18, 2016 The Kresge Foundation announced today $14 million in investments to six Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFIs) and Development Finance Agencies (DFAs) working to expand opportunity for low-income people in America’s cities through an initiative called Kresge Community Finance (KCF). KCF invited proposals from qualifying CDFIs and DFAs working in American…
Resource Food as a Platform for Neighborhood Revitalization March 12, 2018 Food plays a central role in economic development, health and culture. The growing movement toward healthy regional food systems produces benefits for local producers and consumers, but largely overlooks low-income communities of color. This are the slides from the session at SXSW that highlighted examples of how diverse communities are using…