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Michigan Launches New Food Assistance Program
Michigan has become the first state in the country to gain federal approval of a program that will provide nutritious food to children affected by school closings due to COVID-19.
State Task Force to Focus on COVID-19 Racial Disparities
Michigan’s Coronavirus Task Force on Racial Disparities launched last week.
Supporting Mental Health Services for Students
The COVID-19 pandemic and school closures have left some students across the state without access or with limited access to mental health support during this time.
ACCESS Provides Free Drive-Through COVID-19 Testing
The Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS) has provided free drive-through testing for doctors, nurses, police officers, firefighters and others on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Kalamazoo Launches Virtual Healing Project in Response to COVID-19
Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) Kalamazoo has launched its Virtual Healing Project in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Census 2020: Shifts in Strategy
Though the U.S. Census Bureau continues to temporarily pause field operations due to the pandemic, we are seeing Michigan’s self-response rate grow, mostly due to online participation.
Michiganders in Need: Michigan 2-1-1 Inundated with COVID-19 Calls
We are seeing urgent needs emerging from communities across the state as the health and economic impacts of COVID-19 are beginning to surface.
Message to Our Community of Philanthropy
We have been examining what equity means to our community of Michigan philanthropy. I could not have envisioned how prescient it would be for our sector—for our communities—during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Connecting Government and Philanthropy
Governor Gretchen Whitmer and her administration have taken sweeping actions to minimize the spread of COVID-19 while Michigan philanthropy has mobilized quickly as a stabilizing force.
Grand Rapids Community Foundation Partners with Hispanic Center of Western Michigan to Ensure All Community Members Receive Information and Resources
As individuals, businesses and nonprofit organizations feel the impact of the COVID-19 crisis, Grand Rapids Community Foundation (GRCF) has partnered with the Hispanic Center of Western Michigan to support multilingual translation and interpretation services.
Canton Community Foundation Supports Seniors Experiencing Isolation
The Canton Community Foundation (CCF) has made changes to its Providing Others Renewed Confidence and Hope (PORCH) program to further support seniors in the community during COVID-19.
The Strain on Small Businesses: How MI Philanthropy is Responding
On March 23, Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued her Stay Home, Stay Safe, Save Lives executive order, requiring all businesses and organizations deemed non-essential to sustain or support life to close.
Census 2020: COVID-19 Presents New Challenges
Field operations for Census 2020 are now paused for an additional two weeks, until April 15. The U.S. Census Bureau announced over the weekend that it is continuing the temporary suspension of all field operations to help slow the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Remembering Marlowe Stoudamire
Marlowe Stoudamire, a 43-year-old speaker, business strategist and entrepreneur, is among the growing number of Michiganders who have lost their lives to the coronavirus.
Expertise from the Field: Legal Considerations
Robin Ferriby, a CMF member and senior counsel at Clark Hill, PLC, explains the implications of payments made to individuals by employers and philanthropic organizations following the declaration of COVID-19 as a national emergency.
Office of Foundation Liaison Policy Spotlight: Michigan Food Distribution
After the state of Michigan closed K-12 schools and limited service industry operations to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, there have been significant shifts in the ways both schools and food banks are distributing food.
COVID-19: 5 Things Funders Can Do to Support Grant Partners
We are highlighting a sample of approaches and best practices that are emerging from our members around the state to provide insights on how foundations are supporting their nonprofit partners during this unprecedented crisis.
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation Supports Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Outdoor Recreation Efforts
Funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) is aimed at increasing the number of women and people of color utilizing outdoor recreation spaces in Grand Rapids.
Census 2020: 23 Days and Counting
We are just 23 days away from Census Day. Beginning April 1, everyone who lives in the U.S. and participates in the census will be counted at the place where they reside most of the year.
CMF Members Head to Capitol Hill
This week more than 30 CMF members from all sizes and types of foundations are traveling to Washington, D.C. to engage in meetings with our Michigan lawmakers to build relationships, share the work that they do and highlight issues of importance to philanthropy.
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