Impact

Passing the Board Chair Baton Both Renee and Tina are passionate about empowering Detroit’s vulnerable children. We interviewed them about what inspires them to support our mission.   Renee [...]

Players Have a “Heart of a Lion” for The Children’s Center What could be better than face time with some of Detroit’s coolest football players? The Lions invited 90 of our [...]

Help Us Fulfill Our Families’ Wish List Every season, our families’ needs change. The Children’s Center Boutique is a gently used clothing closet, food pantry and resource area [...]

Let’s Go On An Art Adventure! Our kids love going on adventures. That’s why twice a month we arrange a fun Art Adventure for families to get creative, have fun and socialize with [...]

It’s Movie Time!   One of the most remarkable films of last year was the American biographical drama “Hidden Figures” about three African American female mathematicians who [...]

Trauma Hurts. Let’s Help Heal It. “Trauma has and still does affect my life. I had to navigate my way through several systems within Wayne County. I learned that sharing my life [...]

Watch Maurielle Lue with our own Cindy Read, Manager of Consumer Engagement, on The Nine | WJBK-Fox 2 Detroit talking about “Youth Art Month” – a celebration of the visual arts during the month [...]

Everyday Heroes: Irfan Every Thursday, children in our autism and developmental disabilities program along with their parents, board a bus and head to the YMCA. Once there, they make their way to [...]

Uplifting Kids, One Card at a Time Ksenija Savic is the kind of person who leads with her heart. A master in the art of inspiring others, Ksenija began a Care Card business so that she could [...]

Are you a Believer? Twelve year-old Kara needs to believe she can play hide-and-seek and not be raped again. Malcolm needs to believe the trauma from his childhood doesn’t dictate his future. [...]