Recent Grants

November 2011 – Grant Awards

Continuation of Multi-Year Grants:

• Children with Hair Loss: $9,600 for the 2nd of a 2 year, $19,200 grant to provide free human hair replacements for children who suffer from medically-related hair loss.
• Fair Food Network: $12,500 for the 2nd of a 2 year, $25,000 grant to demonstrate the effectiveness of incentives to encourage healthier food choices for Detroit area food assistance beneficiaries and draw on the demonstration project to inform and influence future federal food assistance policy.
• Henry Ford Health System: $50,000 for the 2nd of a 3 year, $150,000 grant to address vision problems and promote the maintenance of healthy eyes for children of low income families.
• Jewish Funds for Justice: $78,000 for the 2nd of a 2 year, $153,000 grant to plan and launch a program to train young Jewish adults in leadership and management skills and to help them implement a project with measurable outcomes meeting immediate needs in Detroit.
• Jewish Senior Life: $113,333 for the 4th of a 5 year, $521,000 grant to facilitate the merger and transition of two agencies into one in order to better coordinate and expand services to Jewish older adults in the metropolitan Detroit area.
• Mercy Primary Care: $25,000 for the 2nd year of a 3 year, $100,000 grant to provide home monitoring equipment, lab work, diagnostic imaging, medication and educational materials to uninsured hypertensive patients.
• ORT America: $15,000 for the 2nd year of a 2 year, $30,000 grant to provide scholarships to unemployed and underemployed Jewish adults to attend computer training classes for workforce re-entry.
• Starfish Family Services: $10,000 for the 3rd year of a 3 year, $45,000 grant to provide initial funding for individual and group counseling and mental health services for youth in crisis and transitional living programs.
• Summer in the City: $6,000 for the 2nd year of a 3 year, $24,000 grant to support the recruitment, retention, development and diversification of program leaders.

New Grant Awards:

• Affirmations: $30,000 for 1 year to provide direct assistance and professional referrals to callers to the Helpline.
• Alternatives for Girls: $50,000 for the 1st year of a 3 year, $150,000 grant to expand the agency’s current walk-in and phone-line service into a comprehensive suite of on-site crisis and health programming for high-risk girls and women. The second year grant would be $50,000 and the third would be $50,000.
• Children’s Trust Fund: $49,333 for the 1st year of a 3 year, $148,000 grant to educate parents of newborns in order to prevent deaths and side effects of Shaken Baby Syndrome. The second year grant would be $49,333 and the third would be $49,333.
• Crossroads: $10,000 for 1 year to provide emergency assistance for prescription and medical needs.
• Forgotten Harvest: $50,000 for the 1st year of a 2 year, $100,000 grant to increase the organization’s capacity for distributing nearly twice the fresh food as it currently supplies by 2013.
• Jewish Family Service: $15,000 for the 1st year of a 3 year, $82,400 grant to support its partnership with the Building Industry Association of Southeastern Michigan in providing low- income clients with pro bono repairs and renovations to their homes. The second year grant would be $37,920 and the third year would be $29,500.
• Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network: $50,000 for a 1 year bridge grant to support operations until the proceeds from its new endowment fund is realized.
• Jewish Senior Life: $150,000 for the 1st of a 3 year, $450,000 grant to support the continued subsidy for low-income older adults primarily residing in the Meer Apartments. The second and third year grants would be $150,000 respectively.
• Karmanos Cancer Institute: $60,000 for the 1st year of a 3 year, $170,000 grant to develop an intervention to improve the health knowledge and screenings among Orthodox Jewish women. The second year grant would be $60,000 and third would be $50,000.

May 2011 Grant Awards:

Continuation of Multi-Year Grants:

• Community Health & Social Services Center:  $25,000 for the 2nd year of a 2 year, $85,000 grant to develop and implementation a process redesign of its behavioral health care delivery system and the integration of health information.
• Fresh Air Society:  $33,800 for the 3rd year of a 3 year, $123,000 grant to support the expansion and enhancement of the special needs inclusion program at Camp Maas.
• Hebrew Free Loan:  $33,000 for the 2nd year of a 3 year, $100,000 grant to build a loan pool specifically for use in providing loans to pay medical/dental expenses for those in need.
• HOPE Hospitality & Warming Center:  $15,000 for the 3rd year of a 3 year $65,000 grant to expand the organizational capacity of the shelter by extending its months of operation and enhancing its community collaborations.
• Jewish Dental Clinic:  $90,400 for the 2nd year of a 3 year, $270,320 grant to support the start-up costs of a new organization that provides basic and essential oral health care to low-income, uninsured/underinsured adults in the Jewish community.
• Mercy Primary Care:  $25,000 for the 2nd year of a 3 year, $100,000 grant to provide home monitoring equipment, lab work, diagnostic imaging, medication and educational materials to uninsured hypertensive patients.
• ORT America:  $15,000 for the 2nd year of a 2 year, $30,000 grant to provide scholarships to unemployed and underemployed Jewish adults to attend computer training classes for workforce re-entry.
• Starfish Family Services:  $10,000 for the 3rd year of a 3 year, $45,000 grant to provide initial funding for individual and group counseling and mental services for youth in crisis and transition living programs.
• Summer in the City:  $6,000 for the 2nd year of a 3 year, $24,000 grant to support the recruitment, retention, development and diversification of program leaders.

New Grants:

• Adult Well Being Services:  $25,000 for the 1st year of a 2 year, $50,000 grant to improve health outcomes for Medicaid-eligible adults with severe mental illness.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan:   $50,000 for the 1st year of a 3 year, $120,000 grant to launch an expanded, multi-faceted program addressing anti-bulling/anti-violence education for youth.
• Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan:  $60,710 for the 1st year of a 3 year, $113,710 grant to implement a new wellness initiative in collaboration with multiple health providers for individuals with uncontrolled epilepsy.
• Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit:  $465,445 for a 1 year grant to support urgent special and unmet needs resulting from the economic crisis, directed to Jewish Family Service for Project Chessed, case management and intake staffing.
• Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit:  $750,000 for 1 year to support in-home support services, escorted transportation and adult day care for frail older adults served by Jewish Family Service, Kadima, and Jewish Senior Life.
• Matrix Theatre Company:  $60,000 for the 1st year of a 3 year, $180,000 grant to improve the academic and social outcomes for young people with disabilities through an inclusive theatre program.
• South Oakland Shelter:  $60,000 for the 1st year of a 3 year, $120,000 grant to support the emergency shelter operations during a period of decreasing government funding and to build capacity for its fundraising program.
• University of Detroit for McAuley Health Center:  $20,700 for a 1 year grant to implement a demonstration health education program that assists families in implementing risk reduction strategies for children at risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. 

November 2010

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Detroit (Detroit, MI): $25,000 for the second year of a two-year, $70,000 grant to support the Sports Buddies program.
• Community Health & Social Services Center (Detroit, MI): $60,000 for the first of a two-year, $85,000 grant to develop and implement a redesign process of its behavioral health care delivery system and the integration of health information.
• Covenant Community Care of Michigan (Detroit, MI): $113,750 for one year to open a new integrated health care facility on Michigan Avenue.
• Crossroads of Michigan (Detroit, MI): $10,000 for one year to provide emergency operational support of its prescription and medical needs program.
• Detroit Institute for Children (Detroit, MI): $50,000 for one year to provide emergency operational support of its two physician service program areas.
• DMC Sinai Grace Hospital (Detroit, MI): $8,000 for one year to fund the annual Benard L. Maas Lecture in the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation.
• Fresh Air Society (Bloomfield Hills, MI): $49,500 for the second of a three-year, $133,000 challenge grant to support the expansion and enhancement of the special needs inclusion program at Camp Maas.
• Gary Burnstein Community Health Clinic (Pontiac, MI): $25,000 for one year to provide emergency operational support of the free clinic.
• Hebrew Free Loan Association (Bloomfield Hills, MI): $34,000 for the first of a three-year, $100,000 matching grant to build a designated loan pool for use in paying medical/dental expenses.
• HOPE Hospitality and Warming Center (Pontiac, MI): $20,000 for the second year of a three-year, $65,000 grant to expand the organizational capacity of the shelter.
• Jewish Dental Clinic (Southfield, MI): $145,660 for the first year of a three-year, $271,320,000 grant to support the start-up costs of the clinic.
• Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit (Bloomfield Hills, MI): $744,445 for one year to support urgent special and unmet needs in the Jewish community that are a result of the economic crisis.
• Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network (West Bloomfield, MI): $50,000 for the second year of a two-year $100,000 matching grant to help the organization meet unprecedented needs.
• Mercy Primary Care (Detroit, MI): $50,000 for the first year of a three- year, $100,000 grant to support self-management medical services for hypertensive patients.
• ORT America (West Bloomfield, MI): $15,000 for the first year of a two-year, $30,000 grant to subsidize tuition for technology training/education for low income students.
• Starfish Family Services (Inkster, MI): $15,000 for the second year of a three-year, $45,000 grant to support counseling and mental health services for youth in crisis.
• Summer in the City (Berkley, MI): $12,000 for the first year of a three-year, $24,000 grant to support its leadership development program.
• Yad Ezra (Berkley, MI): $50,000 one year matching grant to purchase food for its grocery program.

May 2010

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Detroit (Detroit, MI): $25,000 for the second year of a two-year, $70,000 grant to support the Sports Buddies program.
• Community Health & Social Services Center (Detroit, MI): $60,000 for the first of a two-year, $85,000 grant to develop and implement a redesign process of its behavioral health care delivery system and the integration of health information.
• Covenant Community Care of Michigan (Detroit, MI): $113,750 for one year to open a new integrated health care facility on Michigan Avenue.
• Crossroads of Michigan (Detroit, MI): $10,000 for one year to provide emergency operational support of its prescription and medical needs program.
• Detroit Institute for Children (Detroit, MI): $50,000 for one year to provide emergency operational support of its two physician service program areas.
• DMC Sinai Grace Hospital (Detroit, MI): $8,000 for one year to fund the annual Benard L. Maas Lecture in the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation.
• Fresh Air Society (Bloomfield Hills, MI): $49,500 for the second of a three-year, $133,000 challenge grant to support the expansion and enhancement of the special needs inclusion program at Camp Maas.
• Gary Burnstein Community Health Clinic (Pontiac, MI): $25,000 for one year to provide emergency operational support of the free clinic.
• Hebrew Free Loan Association (Bloomfield Hills, MI): $34,000 for the first of a three-year, $100,000 matching grant to build a designated loan pool for use in paying medical/dental expenses.
• HOPE Hospitality and Warming Center (Pontiac, MI): $20,000 for the second year of a three-year, $65,000 grant to expand the organizational capacity of the shelter.
• Jewish Dental Clinic (Southfield, MI): $145,660 for the first year of a three-year, $271,320,000 grant to support the start-up costs of the clinic.
• Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit (Bloomfield Hills, MI): $744,445 for one year to support urgent special and unmet needs in the Jewish community that are a result of the economic crisis.

November 2009

• Adult Well-Being Services (Detroit, MI):  $80,000 for the second year of a three-year, $240,000 grant to provide preventive activities to African American adults who are pre-diabetic.
• Care House of Oakland County (Pontiac, MI):  $10,000 for the third of a  three-year, $30,000 grant to provide a child sexual abuse education program to those professionals required to report such abuse.
• Forgotten Harvest (Oak Park, MI):  $45,000 for the second of a three-year, $115,000 grant to increase the amount of fresh food available for under-nourished residents in high-poverty areas.
• Freedom House (Detroit, MI): $40,000 for the second of a two-year, $90,000 grant to provide medical care and health services to homeless refugees who reside in Freedom House.
• Henry Ford Behavioral Health Maplegrove Center (West Bloomfield, MI):  $20,000 for the third year of a three-year, $67,000 grant to engage families living with active addition into the treatment process of their addicted family member.
• Jewish Family Service (West Bloomfield, MI):  $63,000 for the second of a three-year, $156,000 grant to provide a case manager at Hebrew Free Loan to assists clients seeking financial support.
• Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit (Bloomfield Hills, MI):  $900,000 in combined matching and operating funds for the third of a three-year grant of up to $2,782,000 to support in-home support services, escorted transportation and adult day care in the Jewish community.
• Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit (Bloomfield Hills, MI):  $60,000 for a one-year grant on behalf of the Merkaz Division of the Council of Orthodox Rabbis-VAAD to increase security in the Oak Park/Southfield Jewish communities.
• Jewish Senior Life (West Bloomfield and Oak Park, MI): $212,500 for the second of a three-year, $521,000 grant to facilitate the merger and to assist with the start-up of a new lead agency to better coordinate and expand services to Jewish older adults.
• Jewish Senior Life (West Bloomfield, MI):  $150,000 for the ninth of a ten-year, $1.5 million grant to provide rent subsidies for low-income older adults living in the apartments.
• JVS (Southfield, MI):  $55,000 for the second of a two-year, $120,000 grant to implement a financial literacy and consumer advocacy program.
• Kadima (Southfield, MI):  $70,000 for the first of a three-year, $195,000 challenge grant to provide services to children and adolescents who are diagnosed with emotional and behavioral disorders.
• Orchard’s Children’s Services (Southfield, MI):  $10,000 for the first of a two-year, $15,000 challenge grant to provide dental services not covered through conventional public assistance programs to underserved youth.
• Ruth Ellis Center (Highland Park, MI): $10,000 for a one-year challenge grant to provide support for professionally facilitated peer support groups for runaway and homeless GLBTQ youth.

July 2009

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Detroit (Detroit): $70,000 over 2 years ($45,000 year one; $25,000 year two) to support the launch of Sports Buddies, a mentoring program focusing on physical well-being through sports, fitness and nutritional education.
• Fresh Air Society (Bloomfield Hills): A challenge grant of up to $133,500 over 3 years ($40,000 year one; $49,500 year two; $44,000 year three) to support the expansion and enhancement of the special needs inclusion program at Camp Maas.
• HOPE Hospitality & Warming Center (Pontiac): $65,000 over 3 years ($30,000 year one; $20,000 year two; $15,000 year three) to expand the organizational capacity of the shelter by extending its months of operation and enhancing fundraising efforts.
• Jewish Federation of Metropoitan Detroit (Bloomfield Hills): $600,000 for one year to be allocated to programs and services identified as highest priority in responding to urgent special unmet needs.
• Starfish Family Services (Inkster): $45,000 over 3 years ($20,000 year one; $15,000 year two; $10,000 year three) to provide initial funding for individual and group counseling and mental health services for youth in crisis and transitional living programs.
• Working Together/Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network (West Bloomfield): A matching grant of up to $100,000 over 2 years (up to $50,000 year one; up to $50,000 year two) to establish a new challenge grant program to help the agency meet unprecedented hospice and palliative care needs during the economic downturn.
• Yad Ezra (Oak Park): $61,000 for one year to support the expanding needs for free groceries in response to urgent special unmet needs.