News & Updates
100 Houses Beautifies Brightmoor
More than 300 volunteers, including A Time to Help‘s monthly volunteers, convened on Saturday, August 10 to help seed over 500 vacant lots with wildflowers in 100 Houses’ third event. Partnering with Bill Pulte’s Detroit Blight Authority, the project was part of Pulte’s five-step plan to take a “bite out of blight.” In early June, […]
S.A.Y. Detroit Pays Special Visit to Bethune
On Monday, July 22, 2013, Bethune Elementary and Middle School received a $10,000 donation from Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries (DRMM) and its partner, S.A.Y. Detroit. The purpose of the donation was to ensure that Bethune’s 840 students had a new school uniform to wear for the 2013-2014 school year. Bethune adopted uniforms the year before […]
100 Houses to Host Third Event in August
On August 10, 2013, the One Hundred Houses army will convene for a third time. This year, Mitch Albom and the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries will be collaborating with residential builder Bill Pulte and his organization, the Detroit Blight Authority. Together the organizations will beautify over 500 vacant lots in the city’s Brightmoor neighborhood. The project […]
New Year, New Windows for Pilgrim Church
With thanks to donations from folks like you, collected through the A Hole in the Roof Foundation and the charity film premiere of Have a Little Faith, I Am My Brother’s Keeper Chuch replaced more than 100 windows. The new windows will keep the church infinitely warmer, and will help cut down the heating bills. […]
Over 400K Raised Through First Annual Radiothon!
$401,321.34, to be exact! Many thanks to all who madethe first ever S.A.Y. Detroit Radiothon possible! Click here to read the coverage in the Free Press.
The First Ever S.A.Y. Detroit Radiothon
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 […]
100 Houses 2.0 a Success
The 100 Houses Project ran its second run this past Saturday, October 27 when hundreds of volunteers gathered to safely board up 186 of the most blighted and dangerous homes in the vicinity of Cody College Preparatory Upper School of Teaching and Learning.
RiteAid Supplies S.A.Y. Detroit Clinic
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 […]
Volunteers Pack More than 1 Million Meals
On Saturday, October 6, A Time to Help volunteers gathered at the Masonic Temple in Detroit to package over 1 million meals for feed the world day in cooperation with Kids Against Hunger. Five hundred thousand package swill go to local agencies like Gleaners Food Bank, and 500,000 meals will be used by Rhema International […]
100 Houses Volunteers Clean Up Detroit Neighborhood
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 […]