by Kimberly Huffman | Oct 23, 2020 | Your Neighborhood
As many Michiganders know, this time of year is one of great transition. With the end of Daylight Saving Time, this change becomes even more evident as our days get shorter and nights get longer. Daylight Saving Time was created to increase our country’s...
by Aimee Ridella | Oct 15, 2020 | Community Transformation, Energizing Youth, People, Your Neighborhood
What do the Easter Bunny and Halloween have in common? Cordell Green, DTE Service Technician in Gas Grand Rapids Field Service – HPP! For 10 years, Cordell volunteered his time acting as the Easter Bunny to brighten families’ days each spring. As time went on, he...
by Aimee Ridella | Oct 14, 2020 | Education & Employment, Human Needs, People, Your Neighborhood
The Yeshiva Beth Yehudah, also known as The Yeshiva – the largest Jewish educational institution in Michigan – will host its annual Evening of Unity gala, which celebrates community, education and shared values, on Sunday, Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. And while the event will...
by Amanda Passage | Oct 13, 2020 | Human Needs, People, Your Neighborhood
Where do you turn when you have to start your life all over again? Katherine Stokes unexpectedly lost her husband and needed help. Not knowing where to start, she reached out to United Way for support. Not only was she connected to a kind listener, she learned how to...
by Amanda Passage | Sep 28, 2020 | Human Needs, People, Your Neighborhood
Before Cristy Rankin stepped foot into DTE as an employee, she knew it was a place she wanted to be. For the past six years, Cristy, a former ER nurse, served as the director of emergency management at Beaumont Health. In this capacity, Cristy served as incident...
by Aimee Ridella | Sep 25, 2020 | Human Needs, People, Your Neighborhood
Selah’s Center of Hope received a $15,000 grant from the DTE Energy Foundation to support the Monroe, Mich.-based maternity home’s comprehensive faith-based programming. The grant will help the center continue to provide a safe, nurturing and stable sanctuary for –...
