Youth workers graduate with support to impact Detroit's children

Last week, in an unassuming conference room at the University of Michigan-Detroit campus, an excited group of adults who work with youth gathered for a special graduation, a first-of-its-kind moment for the city of Detroit. It was an event more than a year in the making, and one that will have an impact on the children in Detroit that reaches far past the walls of that downtown conference room.

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IN THE NEWS

With dads-only club, DPN aims to bring fathers into education

Detroit Free Press columnist Rochelle Riley writes how Skillman Foundation partner Detroit Parent Network is getting dads more involved in their children's education.

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Latest Kids Count report shows child well-being slipping

The latest Kids Count in Michigan Data Book indicates that child well-being continues to slip. The report, which measures 15 indicators of child well-being, also ranks counties on the overall status of child well-being. Wayne County ranked 76th of 82 Michigan counties.

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ROSE FOR DETROIT BLOG

From speech to ball to sermons, Inauguration sparks inspiration

Skillman Foundation President & CEO Carol Goss shares her most memorable moments after attending the Inauguration of President Barack Obama.

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Upcoming Events
	16th Annual SPHINX Competition Finals Concert, 2 p.m. Feb. 17, Max M. Fisher Music Center, 3711 Woodward Ave., Detroit 48201. Contact Detroit Symphony Orchestra box office: 313.576.5111. Read More
	Mosaic Youth Theatre's Singsation 2013, 10 a.m. Feb. 28, Mosaic Youth Theatre, 3011 W. Grand Blvd. #1510, Detroit 48202. Read More
	BoardWALK Workshop Series: Executive Director and Board Relationships, 9 a.m.-noon March 1, Lawrence Technological University, 21000 West 10 Mile Road, Southfield 48075. 248.204.3095. Read More

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. Access Grants Maps here

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About us: Learn more about the Foundation's grantmaking and mission.

Our history: Rose Skillman's commitment to children.

Grants: Browse our Grants Maps.