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A New Home for the Love-Wilkerson’s After Tragedy

July 15, 2026March 23, 2016 by saydetroit

Shirley Love and her husband Montez Wilkerson of Bessemore received the keys to their new home earlier today after a fire destroyed their previous home and took the life of the their three-year-old great nephew. Since the fire nearly three months ago, the Love-Wilkerson’s had been staying with relatives, unsure when they would get back on their feet.

Through the Working Homes/Working Families program, a joint operation between S.A.Y. Detroit and the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries, the Love-Wilkerson’s are getting a hand up on getting a fresh start.

A Time to Help March 2016: The Empowerment Plan

March 21, 2016 by saydetroit

March 19th was officially the last say of winter (hooray!), and A Time to Help figured it would be a good day to get a head start on spring cleaning. Twenty-six volunteers rolled up their sleeves and armed themselves with garbage bags, brooms and Windex to help out one of Detroit’s most inspiring charities; The Empowerment … Read more

More than $1 Million Distributed to Detroit Charities

July 15, 2026March 18, 2016 by saydetroit

Detroit, Michigan – March 17 – Representatives from 20 area charities gathered Thursday at the Fisher Building to accept checks totaling more than $1 million in donations raised at Mitch Albom’s fourth annual S.A.Y. Detroit Radiothon last December.

Man in the City, Art in the Heart of Detroit

March 10, 2016 by saydetroit

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Enticing city goers to look up, John Sauvé’s “Man in the City” is helping us to rediscover and think about art right here in the heart of Detroit.

A Time to Help – March 2016 Event

March 8, 2016 by saydetroit

The Empowerment Plan is a Detroit-based nonprofit dedicated to serving the homeless community. The organization hires homeless parents from local shelters to become full-time seamstresses so they can earn a stable income, find secure housing, and gain back their independence for themselves and for their families. The individuals that The Empowerment Plan hires are trained … Read more

Hitting a Crescendo in the Heart of Detroit

March 3, 2016 by saydetroit

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With a little music and a little dance, Damien Crutcher and Crescendo Detroit are hitting all the right notes here in the heart of Detroit.

S.A.Y. Detroit To Host Private Screening on March 21st

July 15, 2026March 2, 2016 by saydetroit

Come join us at the Emagine Theatre in Royal Oak on March 21st at 5:30PM. Get your tickets today at Emagine-Entertainment.com under Showtimes, Royal Oak Theatre, and choose March 21st. This action power-packed night includes a catered reception from 5:30-7:00PM followed by the film at 7:15PM. Special guests Mitch Albom and Senator Debbie Stabenow will also be … Read more

Workshopping History in the Heart of Detroit

February 25, 2016 by saydetroit

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From deconstruction to reconstruction, Kevin Borsay and James Willer are designing pieces of history here in the heart of Detroit.

A Time to Help Breaks Record at Forgotten Harvest!

February 22, 2016 by saydetroit

On a beautiful warm and sunny Saturday in February, thirty A Time to Help volunteers marched into Forgotten Harvest with bright smiles and warm hearts. An organization dedicated to relieving hunger and preventing nutritious food waste, Forgotten Harvest collects and distributes more than 4.2 million pounds of food annually for metro Detroiters. A Time to Help … Read more

Detroit Creativity Project is Teaching Outside the Box

February 18, 2016 by saydetroit

Empowering today’s youth to think outside the box, The Detroit Creativity Project is teaching the art of Improv right here in the heart of Detroit.

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