by Kayla Collins | Sep 29, 2025 | Foundation
On a warm Saturday morning in August, a group of Detroiters gathered on Evanston Street not just to clean up a neighborhood, but to celebrate a new beginning. Better Way Detroit, in partnership with Elli’s House and supported by the DTE Foundation, hosted a community...
by Kayla Collins | Sep 29, 2025 | Foundation
In a powerful example of community collaboration, the DTE Foundation partnered with the Pontiac Community Foundation to support M1 Mobility, an initiative created in partnership with Checkered Flag Challenge, the philanthropic component of M1 Concourse. This...
by Kayla Collins | Sep 5, 2025 | Foundation
More than 1,000 people from across Oakland County gathered Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, for a back-to-school shoe giveaway hosted by Micah 6, a Pontiac-based nonprofit focused on addressing systemic poverty through neighborhood engagement. Now in its 10th year, the annual...
by Joelle Kruczek | Aug 4, 2025 | Foundation
In West Michigan, too many entrepreneurs of color face barriers to capital and support — not because of a lack of talent or drive, but because of systemic inequities in financial services. Rende Progress Capital (RPC) is working to change that, and since 2020, the DTE...
by Joelle Kruczek | Aug 4, 2025 | Foundation
For hundreds of Detroit-area students each year, the path to college and career success begins not just in the classroom, but on the golf course — and in the life-changing mentorship of College Career & Beyond | Midnight Golf Program. Since 2017, with additional...
by Joelle Kruczek | Aug 4, 2025 | Foundation
When a family leaves a homeless shelter and steps into a new apartment, it should feel like a fresh start — not an empty space. That’s the heart behind House N2 Home, a Washtenaw County nonprofit that transforms bare rooms into warm, welcoming homes for people...
