News & Updates
A Time to Help Breaks Record at Forgotten Harvest!
On a beautiful warm and sunny Saturday in February, thirty A Time to Help volunteers marched into Forgotten Harvest with bright smiles and warm hearts. An organization dedicated to relieving hunger and preventing nutritious food waste, Forgotten Harvest collects and distributes more than 4.2 million pounds of food annually for metro Detroiters. A Time to Help […]
Salvation Army Party for Kids a Holiday Hit
DETROIT (Dec. 12) – Here’s a snapshot of what Saturday’s A Time to Help Christmas Party for shelter residents at The Salvation Army Harbor Light in Detroit looked like: White lights draped and twinkling from the rafters. Small children running around with painted faces playing balloon games, while older ones danced away to hip-hop music.
Packaging Scraps and Smiles in Detroit
Nov. 21, 2015 – DETROIT – Working side by side along a trio of tables, nearly 30 volunteers representing A Time to Help assembled and packed kits filled with recycled materials at Arts & Scraps.
DTE Energy Garden October Harvest
October 3, 2015 – Westland, MI – Fifteen A Time to Help volunteers braved the chilly temperatures and blustery winds to lend a hand at the DTE-Energy Garden in Westland.
Safer Grounds For The S.A.Y. Play Center
August 15, 2015 – Detroit, MI – Fifty volunteers braved the heat and spent most of the morning pruning and removing large trees and shrubs from the grounds of the S.A.Y. Play Center in an effort to both beautify the campus and make it safer.
S.A.Y. Play Rec Center Prepped For Opening
June 6, 2015 – Detroit, MI – Nearly 50 volunteers spent the morning cleaning up and clearing out the new S.A.Y. (Sports Academics Youth) Play Center near 7 Mile and Van Dyke, current site of the closed Lipke Recreation Center.
Fresh Produce For A Neighborhood In Need
May 9, 2015 – Detroit, MI Thirty-five volunteers joined neighborhood residents near Brush and Custer to plant vegetables, herbs, and flowers on a one-acre lot that’s part of the Michigan Urban Farming Initiative.
Workers Help Clear Way For New Youth Boxing Home
Detroit, Michigan – A whopping 40 volunteers helped clean and clear a large building that is slated to become the new home of the Downtown Boxing Gym (DBG) Youth Program next month. DBG, a 501©(3) nonprofit which emphasizes “books before boxing,” currently serves 65 students ages 7 through 18, with hundreds more on the wait […]
Packing Up Pounds for Hope Center
March 21, 2015 – Fraser, MI — On an early Spring morning, thirty-three volunteers sprang into action at Hope Center, a non-profit, faith-based charity, whose mission is “to provide for immediate needs” with its no-cost food pantry.
Wearing Red for A Green Project
February 14, 2015, Detroit, MI – More than 50 volunteers spent Valentine’s Day morning helping pave the way for continued products and services from Cass Green Industries.