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Got An Idea For A Neighborhood Project? You Could Share In A $2 Million Grant From Kresge

$2 million. That’s the amount the Kresge Foundation wants to share with 15-20 Detroit community-based nonprofits with projects to transform neighborhoods. This is the third round of Kresge Innovative Projects: Detroit, a $5 million pilot initiative launched in 2014. The program asked whether grants of up to $150,000 for projects designed by community-based organizations can make an impact across the city. Applications for projects taking place within the city of Detroit and led by Detroit-ba...

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Check Out The New North End Career Center That Plans To Train 700 People Per Year

Detroit’s North End is home to a brand new career center that will help bridge the gap between poverty and jobs for high risk Detroiters. The North End Career Center will house the Goodwill Detroit’s Flip the Script and Center for Working Families programs. It is estimated that the North End Career Center will help train 700 mostly at-risk people each year, including residents with challenges related to literacy, a criminal background and/or a lack of education. “Here in the North End we...

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Good Public Transportation Most Important Attribute For Businesses, More Stats From New Kresge Report

Ever wanted to know what national business leaders think about Detroit since its emergence from bankruptcy? Here’s your chance. The Kresge Foundation has released its findings from its Detroit Reinvestment Index, a survey of 307 business leaders regarding Detroit. Their definition of “business leaders” included senior leaders at mid- to large-size companies with influence over their companies’ global, high-level decisions. They work for a company with at least 250 employees, and are involved i...

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The Future Of Detroit: Our Q&A With Kresge Foundation President & CEO Rip Rapson

Detroit is going through a lot of change. But what does that change look like? What will it look like in the future? There are a lot of questions about what these changes mean for the city, its residents and our Detroit region. Many stakeholders are interested in Detroit’s turnaround, both private and public, and many in the community aren’t sure what the key players are interested in or what they want to do. One of those key players is the Kresge Foundation, founded in 1924, a $3.5 billion,...

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Art X Detroit Coming Back Bigger Than Ever, To Span Three Weekends

The art community will invade Detroit come April when Art X Detroit: Kresge Arts Experience occupies Midtown for not one … not two … but three weekends. Starting on April 9 and continuing on weekends through April 26 (April 9-12, 16-19, and 25-26) there will be 10 days of celebration of the Detroit arts. You can attend dance, literary, musical and theatrical performances, film screenings, visual arts installations, workshops, panel discussions and interactive experiences all created by the 201...

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Kresge Launches $5 Million Program To Fund Neighborhood Projects

The Kresge Foundation has created a $5 million, three-year initiative to fund nonprofits working in neighborhoods across the city. The initiative, called Kresge Innovation Projects: Detroit will provide (in the first round) between $50,000 and $150,000 each for seven to 10 shovel-ready projects that can be completed in 18 months. Smaller grants will be awarded to organizations with promising ideas. The effort comes partially as a response to large scale developments and investment flowing to c...