Five Metro Area Nonprofits Receive $50,000 In Grants From Two GM Assembly Plants

The General Motors Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center and Brownstown Battery Assembly Plant awarded $50,000 in grants to five metro Detroit nonprofit organizations committed to community development, environmental cleanup and educational programs.

The nonprofits were voted on by employees at each plant and awarded through the GM Community Grants program, funded by the GM Foundation. The checks were presented during Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly’s annual employee appreciation day event. Each organization received $10,000.

“Our commitment to this community runs deep,” says Jackie Parker, president, GM Foundation. “While building vehicles that people love is why we’re here, the Community Grants Program empowers our neighbors, fosters sustainable change in the community.”

The GM Community Grants will support the following organizations and community programs:

• Green Living Science – transforms Detroit by building awareness of and passion for recycling
• Detroit Impact – brings resources and creative empowerment to the residents of Detroit’s Westside neighborhood
• Southwest Solutions – a leading provider of human services, housing and economic development and resident engagement
• Friends of the Rouge – promotes the restoration and stewardship of the Rouge River ecosystem through education, citizen involvement and other collaborative efforts
• PASSES (Parents for Students’ Safety Employment Standards) – teaches workplace safety and health to teenagers and students in Wayne County

“These organizations are vital in the development of our community,” says Jeremy Vida, personnel director, Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly. “Through GM’s Community Grants, we can support the work of local non-profits who tirelessly pave the way for a better tomorrow.”

This year the GM Community Grants program will provide nearly $2 million in funding to hundreds of organizations in 47 communities where GM employees live and work.

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