Born and Raised Detroit Foundation has partnered with various organizations to support and strengthen the foundations of Detroit. We have granted over half a million dollars since inception, with ZERO administration costs. We thoroughly vet and maximize the impact of our grants to ensure that the youth will be proud to say they were Born and Raised in Detroit.
Below is an abstract of each nonprofit and the impact that we have made with each organization.
Living Arts
Granted $2,500 to Living Arts, a Detroit nonprofit that specializes in providing performing, visual, and media arts experiences to children in Southwest Detroit. Living Arts envisions a future where all youth have access to enriching, high-quality arts experiences, empowering them to lead with confidence and empathy.
YouthTank Detroit
BARD has granted over $23,000 to YouthTank Detroit for a variety of initiates. BARD sponsored 40 young entrepreneurs from Detroit to attend YouthTank Detroit’s first on-campus incubator. Business Tech Bootcamp, Apple Developer Academy, featuring Expert Apple Mentors, who gave feedback & devised a customized workshop. Additionally, BARD has sponsored Demo Day- Mobility Leadership Lab partnership with Google Code Next and Michigan Central Detroit.
First Tee Detroit
First Tee is a youth development organization that enables kids to build the strength of character that empowers them through a lifetime of new challenges. By seamlessly integrating the game of golf with a life skills curriculum, we create active learning experiences that build inner strength, self-confidence, and resilience that kids can carry to everything they do. We’re Building Game Changers through our junior golf programs.
Mint Artist’s Guild
Mint Artists Guild guides talented Detroit teen artists to learn, grow and thrive in creative careers and serve their communities.
NW Goldberg Cares
BARD granted $5,314 to support the construction of NW Goldberg Cares’ Curtis Jones Park. Known affectionately as The CJ, will be home to NW Goldberg’s first and only combination outdoor basketball court and event space.The CJ consists of a NBA-sized basketball court complete with six hoops, playground, walk path and pavilion.
NW Goldberg Cares, a community development corporation located in the heart of Detroit’s NW Goldberg neighborhood, aims to improve upon the lives of residents in the predominantly African American community by incubating neighborhood businesses, building a strong community and ensuring a family friendly neighborhood
Communication is Key, AAC
BARD has granted $5,000 to provide AAC devices to children with communication needs in Detroit.
Communication is Key AAC is a Michigan-based non-profit 501c3 run by volunteer parents of children with complex communication needs. Communication is Key believes every individual has the right to be able to communicate. It is our goal to improve services to those with complex communication needs, their teachers, and families, in order to help them reach their communication potential. We aim to meet the needs of this population by providing scholarships for training and gifting comprehensive resources to school districts including communication devices, communication software, literacy materials, trainings, and playground communication boards.
Metropolitan Museum of Design Detroit
Granted $2,500 to fund MMODD’s BRAINWORXX program. The result is to be inclusive to all as we discuss Brain Health and the Power of Creative Expression for the youth of Detroit.
Metropolitan Museum of Design Detroit focuses on educational enrichment and experiential opportunity. The programming is collaborative both as mobile community outreach and at our location. MMoDD provides community opportunities with educational enrichment, to inclusive diverse people of all ages to participate. They focus on the forgotten accomplishments and awarness of the voices and choices for individuals.
FIGURE SKATING IN DETROIT
Raised over $14,000 to Support the Next Generation of Leaders Through Academics and Sport
Since its establishment over two decades ago, Figure Skating in Detroit (FSD) — a chapter of Figure Skating in Harlem — has impacted the lives of thousands of girls, positioning and molding them to be the leaders of our generation through academics and the world renowned sport of figure skating. FSD serves as a strong foundation for inner city girls focusing on confidence, leadership and educational curriculum. BARD teamed with the Healthy Holiday Hustle to host a fundraising campaign for FSD during the holiday season. Participants were challenged to exercise every day between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve, and for each day missed, they donated to FSD. These funds directly support FSD’s pillars of education, leadership, education, and wellness.
racquet up detroit
Sent Students to Summer Camp, increased the size of the program
The goal of Racquet Up Detroit is to create a new path to education and opportunity for young Detroiters. Accomplishing this through mentoring program of squash, academics, and community service, this group has had a tremendous impact on Detroit’s community. Because of your support, we were able to provide funding to send the Racquet Up students to summer squash, art, recreation and academic camps. The best part? The students get to choose which camps they would like to attend!
Beyond basics
30 Kids Reading at Grade Level in 6 Weeks
Beyond Basics is a committed to raising children’s reading proficiency scores in disadvantaged neighborhoods by getting children reading at grade level or above in 6 weeks. Because of your generosity, we were able to provide tutor support to help 30 children accomplish the goal of reading proficiency. By teaching a child to read, you not only are expanding their horizons, but preparing them for a productive future.
Work of art
Art Supplies to a Classroom for a Year
Work of Art receives requests from teachers looking to integrate art education into their classroom curriculum. Due to budgetary and programming cuts, decreased funding for arts is a widespread issue in the school system. By funding art supplies to a classroom, students have an additional outlet to better understand academic subjects, but also build critical thinking and communication skills. Increased funding to the arts give students access to a well-rounded learning experience within the classroom.
Detroit Swims (YMCA)
Teach 30 Kids to Swim
Michigan is fondly referred to as “The Great Lakes State” as we have countless bodies of water and amazing recreational waterfronts. Sadly, many children in Detroit are not able to take advantage of one of our state’s great assets because they do not know how to swim. The drowning rate of children in Detroit is three times greater than a child in a rural setting. Because of your support, we have been able to provide swimming lessons for 30 children through Detroit Swims. With these life skills, Detroit-based kids will be able to safely enjoy our many gorgeous lakes and rivers, as well as understanding the importance of outdoor activities.
Downtown boxing gym youth program
Built a boxing ring
Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program (DBG) opened its doors in 2007. Since that time, Khali and his team have provided a free, after-school, safe-haven for Detroit youth between the ages of 8 and 18. From humble beginnings in a former car wash with only a handful of students, DBG has grown to currently serve 150 boys and girls, in a renovated printing press. The philosophy behind our motto ‘Books before Boxing’ has encouraged over 250 high school graduates and continues to help maintain our 100% high school graduation rate.
Detroit Achievement Academy
Provided funding for a bus route
Detroit Achievement Academy (DAA) is a free public charter school currently serving kindergarten through sixth grade students. Serving 140 students and adding a grade level each year, they are using the best educational model, encourage creativity, and instill the importance of education in the kids. Excellence is expected in the quality of their work and thinking. School leaders, teachers, students, and families share rigorous expectations for quality work, achievement, and behavior. Thanks to attendees at Born and Raised Detroit events, we were able to provide a bus route to bring more students to DAA.
Detroit creativity project
Funded improv lessons
We’re on a mission to provide Detroit’s young people with tools they can use to succeed at school and life. The Improv Project offers these young people tools to tell their story. For $170 in tuition, their students develop the ability to collaborate, listen to others’ views, build literacy skills, and learn to take risks in a safe, supportive setting. Their teachers tell us these young improvisers attend school more regularly, engage in class, and achieve stronger academic growth than their peers.
Childsafe michigan
Helped keep children safe from child abuse
ChildSafe Michigan and Judson Center believe that they can change the lives of disadvantaged children forever by providing them with the opportunities to live in a safe environment, fully participate in a family life that is supportive, nurturing and provides a place to grow so they can successfully transition into adulthood.
Horizons-upward bound
Provided funding for the summer school program
The mission of the Horizons-Upward Bound program is to prepare students from the Detroit Metropolitan area with limited opportunities to enter and succeed in post-secondary education. HUB works with students in creating and pursuing their dreams and goals for not only high school, but beyond. HUB wants to make sure each student is academically and socially prepared to achieve their dreams and goals.
Alternatives for girls
Funded adventure trips for girls
Alternatives For Girls helps homeless and high-risk girls and young women avoid violence, teen pregnancy and exploitation, and helps them to explore and access the support, resources and opportunities necessary to be safe, to grow strong and to make positive choices in their lives. AFG accomplishes this mission through three key services: AFG Prevention, the AFG Shelter/Transition to Independent Living Program (TIL) and AFG Outreach.
Reaching Higher
Helped provide academic support
Reaching Higher is an evidence-based curriculum that provides life skills training to young people through partnerships with schools, youth organizations, and faith-based institutions.
MISSION STATEMENT
Helped fund a safe space for LGBT youth runaways
The mission of the Ruth Ellis Center is to provide short and long-term residential safe space and support services for runaway, homeless and at-risk lesbian, gay, bi-attractional, transgender, and questioning youth.
midnight gold program
Provided funding for kids in Detroit to learn the game of golf
Midnight Golf seeks to improve under-served young adults’ personal development, educational preparedness and appreciation of the game of golf.
summer in the city
Summer in the City describes itself as a “do-ocracy” where people from different backgrounds can come together to invest their creativity and compassion into their central city.
holycross children’s services
Provided a grant to help more children to be served by HCS
Holy Cross Services (HCS) is a Catholic organization whose mission is to bring hope, promote change, and help children and adults live free, healthy and productive lives. The mission of this organization is to live in a world free of abuse, neglect, trauma and addiction.
Music Hall: Center for Performing Arts
Helped send Music Hall artists to Detroit Public Schools to teach kids music, theater, and dance
The Historic Music Hall provides Southeastern Michigan with high quality performing arts programs and education that reflect the diverse mix of cultures that make up our community. Music Hall is Detroit’s “People’s Theatre”—the place for high quality but non-elitist performing arts and education with an emphasis on dance, theater and music, particularly jazz.
