A Time to Help
100 Houses Volunteers Clean Up Detroit Neighborhood
August 28, 2012
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
Life-Saving Dental Care at S.A.Y. Detroit Family Health Clinic
June 26, 2012
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
Volunteers Partner with Motor City Blight Busters
June 10, 2012
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
A Time to Help Joins Habitat for Humanity to Clean Up Morningside Commons
May 20, 2012
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
Spring Planting and Clean Up at the DTE Energy Gardens
April 28, 2012
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
A Home in the Midst of Heartbreak
April 26, 2012
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.
Home Sweet Home for Texana Hollis
April 4, 2012
The smell of fresh-baked cookies filled the air this afternoon as Texana Hollis, the 101-year old woman who was evicted last fall, finally returned to her home of sixty years. The house had received a complete makeover after the HUD had deemed the conditions unlivable. Made possible by the efforts of Mitch Albom and SAY
Mother Batie’s Kitchen Gets New Name, Look, and Life
March 7, 2012
Last fall, through The Heart of Detroit and a stirring article in the Free Press, Mitch introduced us to Mother Maude Batie. A pillar of the community, she has been serving hot meals to those in need for over 40 years. And today, with the help of local charities–and your generosity–Mother Batie’s Kitchen received a
A New Home and Car for Dale Jones and his family
December 20, 2011
A new home and a car to Dale Jones and his family through the Working Homes/Working Families program
Pastor Henry Covington Memorial Concert
December 19, 2011
The memorial concert honoring the late Pastor Henry Convington will be held December 23, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. at I Am My Brother’s Keeper Church in Detroit.