News & Updates
Tiny Homes, Big Hearts at Cass Community
The painters were on rooftops and ladders. The other crew members filled a dumpster with debris that had been littering a two-block area around Cass Community Social Services’ campus in Highland Park. The common thread was that they were all volunteers — more than two dozen strong — and all members of Mitch Albom’s A […]
Miles for Smiles in Heart of Detroit
Turning sorrow into miles of smiles, Kara and Andy Yermak are walking for Jensen and all children with Down syndrome, here in the heart of Detroit. Air Date: April 6, 2017
S.A.Y. Detroit Stands with Women and Survivors of Sexual Assault
Today marks the start of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, a campaign to increase awareness about the realities of sexual assault and violence, and to educate about how to prevent it. Mitch Albom andS.A.Y. Detroit have taken a very visible stand on this and support organizations that help survivors of rape and sexual assault, and take […]
Detroit Muscle Crew II Ready for Lift Off
In advance of Saturday’s “official’’ launch of S.A.Y. Detroit’s Detroit Muscle Crew II, Mitch Albom hosted a pizza party on Thursday night at Emagine Royal Oak to thank the nearly two dozen skilled tradespeople who have embraced his call to volunteer service. “Because of you, we’re going to make a difference in our community,” Albom […]
Keeping Music Education Alive in Heart of Detroit
And with plenty of “harp” Pat Terry-Ross if creating beautiful music right here in the heart of Detroit. Air Date: March 30, 2017
Fun and Games at COTS
A Time to Help’s third project of the year on Saturday (March 25) benefited a group that needed a morning to relax and have fun: Women and children involved with COTS and its Bright Beginning Child Development Center. For more than two hours, more than two dozen A Time To Help volunteers played games with […]
Helping Students Achieve Their Dreams in the Heart of Detroit
Once and immigrant with a dream, Bob Singh is now helping others achieve their dreams right here in the heart of Detroit. Air Date: March 23, 2017
$1 Million in Radiothon Funds Distributed to 20 Charities
Representatives from 20 area charities accepted checks totaling more than $1 million on Tuesday from donations raised at Mitch Albom’s fifth annual SAY Detroit Radiothon last December. The ceremony at the Fisher Building included several first-time beneficiaries, including the Bing Youth Institute — a mentoring program for urban youth created by former Detroit Mayor and […]
Spring for Socks Charity Drive
Associated Podiatrists, P.C. in Novi is partnering up with S.A.Y. Detroit to collect brand NEW socks for people of all ages! We will be accepting donations throughout Spring (March 20 – June 21) and will be dropping them off at S.A.Y. Detroit Family Health Clinic on June 23, 2017. Please share this event with your […]
S.A.Y. Play’s Coach of the Year Finalist
S.A.Y. Detroit Play announced today that Derrick Hayes, Director of Culture and Partnerships, has been nominated as a finalist to the 2017 Pistons Academy Awards. The ceremony will be held Thursday, March 16th at The Palace, and is free and open to the community. Read more at www.sayplay.org »