News & Updates
A Time to Help Beautifies Park & Planters in Hamtramck
Thanks to the support of A Time to Help, the city of Hamtramck has a little more spring in its step.
Cass Community prepped and ready for summer projects
By joining the tiny-house movement, Cass Community Social Services has found a unique way to help combat homelessness.
A Time to Help March 2016: The Empowerment Plan
March 19th was officially the last say of winter (hooray!), and A Time to Help figured it would be a good day to get a head start on spring cleaning. Twenty-six volunteers rolled up their sleeves and armed themselves with garbage bags, brooms and Windex to help out one of Detroit’s most inspiring charities; The Empowerment […]
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.