News & Updates
Love Has No Calories in Downtown Detroit
In a special Valentine’s Day treat for our neighbors in the Guardian Building (500 Griswold) and the Buhl Building (535 Griswold), we scooped FREE Detroit Water Ice in thanks for all the neighborhood love and support we receive in Campus Martius. If you missed your free scoop, try our D-Ice Water Ice, hot Philly Pretzels, […]
Michigan Masons Give Their Time to Help Detroit Water Ice
Detroit — When the Michigan Masons and Michigan Masonic Charitable Foundation became large supporters of Mitch Albom’s S.A.Y. Detroit charities last fall, they stressed that their commitment would be more than financial. They proved that once again on Saturday, January 21, when nearly three dozen Masons and their families joined Albom at The Detroit Water […]
Morningside Neighborhood Gains Strength With Another Family
Two days before Christmas, Lillie Taylor and her three children received a gift that she hopes will last a lifetime: A place to call home. Taylor smiled broadly on Friday as she received the keys to a newly refurbished house in the Morningside neighborhood on Detroit’s east side from Kisha Woods, director of Genesis House […]
Once Displaced By Tragedy, A Family Receives A Home
Each door that was opened brought its own special surprise. Mia Branch couldn’t believe it. Slide over the high chair in the kitchen, and Branch was already envisioning herself and her nine children having a family dinner around the dining room table. In the expansive living area upstairs, Branch was awestruck to see a bedroom […]
Attacking Hunger Every Day in the Heart of Detroit
Attack Hunger isn’t just a catchy name it’s a motto that Mike Ash lives by every day, right here in the Heart of Detroit. Air Date: December 15, 2016
A New Home, New Beginning for Grateful Vet
DETROIT — A day after he was awarded a house during Mitch Albom’s S.A.Y. Detroit Radiothon, retired U.S. Army veteran Leo Cooke was overwhelmed with emotion when he stepped into his new home Friday for the first time. “When I walked in, it was amazing,” said Cooke, wiping tears from his eyes. “Words can’t describe […]
Fifth Annual Radiothon Hits $1 Million Mark
For the second year in a row, the annual S.A.Y. Detroit Radiothon raised more than $1 million during it’s fifteen-hour broadcast from the Somerset Collection in Troy, MI on Thursday, December 8. The day featured interviews with old and new friends, including Hugh Jackman Dr. Phil, Lily Tomlin, Tim Allen, Jane Pauley, Billy Bob Thornton, […]
Volunteers Create Special Memories at Salvation Army Christmas Party
Patty Massman of Macomb Township didn’t know what to expect when she registered for the first time to volunteer at S.A.Y. Detroit’s annual Christmas party to benefit The Salvation Army’s shelter clients and their children. By the end of her morning of service on Saturday (Dec. 3) at The Salvation Army Harbor Light in Detroit, […]
Souls Shining Brightly in the Heart of Detroit
Encouraging souls to shine everywhere, Levi and Bassie Shemtov prove that being exceptional is in every one of us right here in the heart of Detroit. Air Date: December 1, 2016
Man’s Best Friend in the Heart of Detroit
With a belly rub and a good hug, Dan Cojanu and the dogs of the Canine Advocacy Program are bringing peace to children right here in the Heart of Detroit. Air Date: November 17, 2016