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A New Home for the Love-Wilkerson’s After Tragedy
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 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
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
A Time to Help – March 2016 Event
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
S.A.Y. Detroit To Host Private Screening on March 21st
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
A Time to Help Breaks Record at Forgotten Harvest!
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









