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Making the Grade grants awarded to 101 schools


The Skillman Foundation awarded more than $2 million in Good Schools: Making the Grade grants to 101 schools throughout the city of Detroit.

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Visit the Good Schools map to see how schools in your area are doing.



Foundation adds two members to Board


The Skillman Foundation added attorney Denise Ilitch and publisher Mary L. Kramer to its Board of Trustees.

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Fortune profiles Goss in Visionaries series


Fortune magazine recently called Skillman Foundation President & CEO Carol Goss "Detroit's Class Act" in the publication's Visionaries series.

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Allen joins Council on Foundations' new Pathways Program


Skillman Foundation Vice President of Program Tonya Allen has been selected as one of 15 philanthropic leaders for the inaugural Council on Foundations' 2010-2011 Career Pathways program.

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Unity event salutes residents' dedication to community


Even though they're dressed in jeans and t-shirts, three young ladies are right at home at a west-side Detroit banquet attended by city and neighborhood leaders.

As a matter of fact, in some ways teenagers Asia Steele, China Johnson and Leah Gavin are special guests at the Brightmoor Alliance's "Unity in the Community" dinner, which salutes residents who are dedicated to civic involvement.

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Upcoming community events


Summer Showcase and Back to School rally, noon-7 p.m. Friday, Don Bosco Hall Resource Center, 19321 W. Chicago, Detroit 48228. 313.492.9129. Read more.
UNCF's 22nd annual 5K Walk for Education, 8 a.m. Saturday, Detroit Riverfront Conservancy on the Riverwalk, Detroit. 313.873.1500. Read more.
Back to School Health Education Fair, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, Matrix Human Services Center, 13560 E. McNichols, Detroit 48205. 313.526.4001. Read more.

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