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The First Ever S.A.Y. Detroit Radiothon

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The FIRST EVER S.A.Y. Detroit RADIOTHON – Live! presented by News/Talk WJR 760 AM, The Mitch Albom Show, and Somerset Collection TO DONATE: TEXT “MITCH” to 55678, call 866 992 GIVE (4483), or go to saydetroit.org   November 27, 2012 from 6:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.  Listen live at WJR  OR stop by: Northside Grand Court … Read more

RiteAid Supplies S.A.Y. Detroit Clinic

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On Monday, October 15, RiteAid visited S.A.Y. Detroit Family Health Clinic during their “acts of wellness” national tour in celebration of its 50th year. Local Michigan RiteAid employees and managers stocked the clinic with seventy Health & Beauty Kits, as well as office supplies and vital first aid items. The clinic is the nation’s first free … Read more

100 Houses Volunteers Clean Up Detroit Neighborhood

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The inauguaural  event of The 100 Houses Project took place this past weekend as hundreds of volunteers gathered in 55 teams to board up 105 homes within a one-mile radius of Osborn High School.

Abandoned homes are a danger to children. They are frequently used by drug addicts and dealers, and can also be used by those wishing to harm children. With these homes opened and exposed, the walk to and from school and playground becomes a dangerous event every day for Detroit’s children.

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Life-Saving Dental Care at S.A.Y. Detroit Family Health Clinic

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The S.A.Y. Detroit Family Health Clinic continues to expand offerings to serve the underserved through a new alliance with the recently-formed, community-based dental team from Covenant Community Care. Students from the University of Detroit Dental School, under the direction of Dr. Heidi Hudson, the director of the community based team, are reaching out to serve those with limited or no access to dental care.

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Volunteers Partner with Motor City Blight Busters

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Project: Motor City Blightbusters Project Details: Motor City Blight Busters is a Detroit non-profit dedicated to the stabilization of our Detroit neighborhoods. Since 1988, they have been a positive catalyst for Detroit neighborhoods, families, and volunteers by tearing down blighted and abandoned homes, cleaning up dump sites, painting exisiting houses, cleaning up neighborhoods, building new … Read more

A Time to Help Joins Habitat for Humanity to Clean Up Morningside Commons

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Habitat for Humanity Detroit Blight Blitz!  Volunteers helped Habitat Detroit and its community partners clean up the Morningside Commons neighborhood on Detroit’s east side.  They boarded up vacant homes, removed debris, trimmed hedges and trees, and mowed grass.  They concentrated on the streets between the two local elementary schools in our efforts to ensure children … Read more

Spring Planting and Clean Up at the DTE Energy Gardens

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In yesterday’s event, A Time to Help volunteers partnered with DTE Energy Gardens in Allen Park, MI to put in tomato stakes, plant early season crops, spread compost, and set up walkways. The DTE Energy Gardens Project is a joint venture between DTE Energy, Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan (Gleaners) and many volunteers in … Read more

A Home in the Midst of Heartbreak

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This afternoon, Banika Jones walked through the doors of a refurbished home on Custer Street in Detroit to the cheers of onlookers. Banika was thrown into the public spotlight in January when she suffered a mother’s worst nightmare–the disappearance of her two year-old daughter, Bianca. Last month, the girl’s father was charged with her murder. Shorty after, Banika learned that she was going to lose her home because of her inability to pay the bills.

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