News & Updates
Donors Help Make the “Detroit Dozen” a Reality
In September of 2011, Mitch Albom and the College for Creative Studies (CCS) announced a new project, the Detroit Dream Scholars Award. With a donation of $60,000 to fund four years of undergraduate education at CCS, Mitch also challenged 11 other donors in the arts and business communities to join him to build the ‘Detroit […]
Volunteers Needed at S.A.Y. Detroit Clinic
The S.A.Y. Detroit Family Health Clinic needs dedicated volunteer physicians and nurse practitioners (NP) to help us fulfill the mission of providing FREE healthcare to underserved women and children in the Detroit area. Located at 211 Glendale Street in the city of Highland Park, the Clinic currently sees close to 7,000 patients a year who […]
The Wilsons’ New Home
Working Home for Working Family, October 2011
Mitch Launches the Detroit Dream Scholars Award
In his continuing partnership with the College for Creative Studies and the Dream Fund, Mitch Albom has donated $60,000 to establish the Detroit Dream Scholars Award. But there’s a catch: he’s challenged 11 other donors in the arts and business communities to join him to build the ‘Detroit Dozen’ in scholarships for a CSS education.
News Segment “Heart of Detroit” Airs 9/22
What happens when people with heart step up to do the right thing? Mitch Albom will be exploring this very question with The Heart of Detroit, a groundbreaking public service initiative. Airing weekly during Local 4 News (Detroit) at 5 p.m. and then on MitchAlbom.com, The Heart of Detroit will share inspiring stories of metro […]
We Mourn the Loss of Pastor Henry Covington
It is with great sadness that we inform you that Pastor Henry Covington, 53, passed away this morning. Henry was pastor of Pilgrim Church/I Am My Brothers Keeper Ministries, a church that was featured in Mitch’s book, Have a Little Faith.
Bag A Cause Selects Hole in the Roof Foundation as its Next Cause!
Bag A Cause, a hand-made bag company, from Detroit, MI, has a new cause: “A Hole in the Roof Foundation” Bag A Cause promotes business through collaborative venues supporting local charities. Bag A Causes’ designs and adornments stand alone in their unique blend of rustic and contemporary; co-collaborating with local charities inspires the designing and […]
The Repair of Pilgrim Church
Dear Friends– I only wish all of you could have been in the church with the hole in the roof on Wednesday. Because the hole is no more. The story I chronicled in my book “Have A Little Faith” has reached around the world, and you have reached back. Thanks to more than $80,000 raised […]
S.A.Y. Detroit Charity Golf Tournament to be Broadcast Live on August 24
Mitch Albom is teaming up with Mercedes-Benz of St. Clair Shores and Cooper-Standard Automotive for a charity golf tournament at the DETROIT GOLF CLUB benefitting S.A.Y. DETROIT and Wayne State University College of Nursing. S.A.Y. Detroitis the charity Mitch started during Super Bowl XL week to help improve the lives of Detroit’s homeless community.
Dr. Phil Visits the S.A.Y. Detroit Clinic
On Thursday, April 2nd, Dr. Phil McGraw made a visit to the S.A.Y. Detroit Family Health clinic in Detroit. Mitch Albom gave him a tour of the facility which was opened last December. McGraw visited with patients and doctors and staff and was so impressed, he vowed a $25,000 gift from his foundation before he […]