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June 22, 2012 |
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Collaboration plays big role in small grants program
 Grantees from The Skillman Foundation's Good Neighborhoods Community Connections Small Grants Program gathered Tuesday for a Lunch and Learn meeting, empowering members of the Brightmoor and Cody Rouge communities to make change through collaboration. Read more on the Rose for Detroit Blog.
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MULTIMEDIA
Success at Cristo Rey
Detroit's Cristo Rey High School president Mike Khoury talks about the achievements of the school's first senior class: 46 students on track to graduate, 46 students accepted into college and more than $1.1 million in scholarships awarded.
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Jalen Rose Leadership Academy
Former basketball star and Detroit native Jalen Rose talks about the joy he's felt and the lessons learned as the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy finished its first school year. The academy is one of four new schools opened through Michigan Future's initiative to improve education opportunities for children in Detroit.
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Walmart Foundation gives boost to youth summer employment in Detroit
The Detroit Youth Employment Consortium received a major funding boost last week when the Walmart Foundation announced a $20-million grant initiative to support six nonprofit partners, including $5 million for the Brandeis Center for Youth and Communities at Brandeis University. The Center will in turn grant work and learning programs to employ inner city youth in seven cities, including Detroit.
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Michigan Chronicle selects Thornton for Men of Excellence
Skillman Foundation Program Officer Robert Thornton has been selected a 2012 Men of Excellence by the Michigan Chronicle.
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PUBLICATIONS & REPORTS
 Hiring needs: Why summer youth employment matters
The first edition of The Skillman Report examines what is being done to get young Detroiters the employment experience they desperately need.
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Our work to change Detroit: What we've learned so far
This Foundation-commissioned white paper gives an overview and topline analysis of Good Neighborhoods, Good Schools, and The Skillman Foundation's strategy for place-based change.
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Upcoming Events |
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Mosaic's Birthday Party in the Park!, 3-6 p.m. Sunday, New Center Park (corner of Second and W. Grand Blvd., Detroit. 313.872.6910. Read More |
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5th Annual D. Duane Hurtt Memorial Golf outing, 7 a.m.-4 p.m. June 29, Whispering Willows Golf Course, 20500 Newburgh Road, Livonia 48152. fred@dduanehurttfoundation.org.
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KaBOOM! It Starts with a Playground, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. June 30, Don Bosco Hall Community Resource Center, 19321 Chicago, Detroit 48228. Read More |
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Grants Maps |
 The Skillman Foundation has partnered with the New York City-based Foundation Center to provide Skillman Foundation website visitors with a custom version of the Foundation Center's Philanthropy In/Sight data visualization platform, which utilizes Google maps to show the scope and reach of the Skillman Foundation's work in Detroit.
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