The Detroit Public Schools on Monday will host a parade along Woodward Avenue downtown to celebrate Detroit Cass Tech’s historic state football championship. The parade will be followed by a rally and an all-class “tailgate” reunion at the school. Cass Tech is the...
Foundation President & CEO, Chacona Johnson, was featured on Street Beat this past Sunday on Channel 50. She discussed the recently announced Morse Code Scholarship Program with Attorney Michael Morse....
Of all the dramatic floats that will travel the route of America’s Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit this year, just one has the distinction of being designed by a middle schooler. Lesly Nunez submitted the winning entry in the Skillman Foundation’s annual...
In the nonprofit sector, the word we hear the most often these days is “collaboration.” That’s for good reason. In challenging economic times, it makes sense for organizations with aligned missions to work together in any way possible. Funders and recipients alike...
As we get closer to the end of the calendar year, it’s time for many of us to reflect on why we do what we do. In this case, I’d like to take the opportunity to answer a question I get from time to time – why do we need educational foundations like the Detroit Public...
