Teaming Up for Community Resources with the DRE Project
Our volunteers worked together to unpack, sort, and organize items in our Community Resource Hub, donated by the DRE project.
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Appreciation Day Turns SAY Clinic Conference Room into CALM Haven
Thursday, January 15 is hereby officially proclaimed SAY Clinic Appreciation Day, thanks to the efforts of its community health worker Alexis Harvey and a budding partnership with CALM, a local nonprofit committed to community wellness.
A Time to Help The DRE Project at SAY Play
Volunteers will help to unload supplies, set up, and pack dry goods for distribution.
SAY Detroit Play Center to Expand at St. Cecilia
Sometimes, things just fall perfectly into place—and this is one of those moments.A once-in-a-generation opportunity has opened the door for SAY Detroit to rebuild, reimagine, and reinvest in the iconic St. Cecilia School and Gym—affectionately known by Detroit basketball legends as “The Saint.” Today, live from the 2025 Radiothon, we are thrilled to announce a … Read more
November 2025
Happy Thanksgiving Many of us will share a table with close family and friends this week, reflecting on the things we are grateful for: family, friendships, health, food, clothing, and so much more. In this spirit, SAY Detroit would like to thank EVERYONE who supports our mission to provide pathways to success for Detroiters in … Read more
Gratitude is the Winning Attitude for Wellness Wednesdays Participants
Nearly two dozen women gathered for the final Wellness Wednesdays meetup of the year with a seasonally-appropriate goal in mind — to have an open conversation about giving thanks, reflecting and connecting. Gratitude can decrease depression, anxiety, difficulties with chronic pain and risk of disease. And the real-time healing was on full display as attendees … Read more
Making a Difference with the Masons at SAY Play an Annual Tradition
The Michigan Masonic Charitable Foundation has been helping charities in need around the state since 1891, but the mid-Michigan based foundation (located in Alma) was compelled a decade ago to target a large amount of its annual resources to support youth literacy in Detroit after meeting with SAY Detroit founder Mitch Albom in 2015, when … Read more
Love, Advice, Community on the Menu at First Year’s First “BabyQ”!
New friendships blossomed. Old ones were rekindled. Some brought their children. Others came alone or brought a friend or their family for support. All were welcomed Saturday (Nov. 15) at the SAY Detroit Family Health Clinic, where its First Year program held a barbeque luncheon — playfully called a BabyQ — for members which included … Read more
A Time to Help Goes Green (for Trees, Not Football) in Detroit
A Time to Help volunteers participated in a community tree planting at Martz Park, in the Gratiot-Findlay neighborhood hosted by the Greening of Detroit
October 2025
Save the Date for the SAY Detroit Radiothon! The SAY Detroit Radiothon hosted by Mitch Albom will be hitting the airwaves and streaming video live on Thursday, December 11, from 6 a.m. – 9 p.m. on WJR (760 AM) and at mitchalbomradiothon.com. A signature event for the city’s giving community FOURTEEN years running, the radiothon features those served by SAY … Read more