News & Views Participants tap energy of FreshLo food-and-culture initiative during lively kickoff convening August 10, 2016 Community leaders, innovators and doers tapped collective energy from kindred spirits across the nation last week during the first convening of grantees from The Kresge Foundation’s groundbreaking Fresh, Local and Equitable (FreshLo) grant initiative. The three-day event in Cleveland brought together more than 80 people including representatives from 26 organizations awarded…
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…
News & Views Kresge Innovative Projects: Detroit grants engage neighborhoods across city August 6, 2020 Grants totaling $1.9 million support both the implementation of projects and the creation of new plans Kresge’s Detroit Program today announced 28 grants across the city in the sixth round of the initiative, which was announced in 2014 and made its first grants in 2015. These 28 – the largest cohort to…
News & Views $4.2M in new grants to equip national nonprofit response to COVID-19 pandemic May 14, 2020 This second round of funding support brings Kresge’s total COVID-related investments to nearly $7M to date The Kresge Foundation announced today a suite of new grants – totaling $ 4.2 million – to support nonprofits confronting the historic and unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID-19 epidemic. These new grants and grant amendments…
Resource Creating Healthier Places with Art and Artists October 26, 2022 Leaders value equitable policies for improved well-being in communities. With new funding available at all levels of government, now is the time to build on the proven practice of creative placemaking — community planning and development initiatives with art and artists playing an integral role that can lead to systems…