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Expanding opportunities in America’s cities. “We look forward to Neesha’s contributions to our team’s efforts to boost Detroit’s economic vitality, build a stronger early childhood development ecosystem and expand the revitalization of Detroit’s neighborhoods.”. We had to redesign the community-engagement process to find the right set of processes, attitudes and tools. To us, absolutely. The Kresge Foundation. The organization holds almost $4 billion in assets, making… 3215 W. Big Beaver Road, Troy, Mich. 48084 As the Affordable Care Act and other reforms begin to shift the focus of health care in the United States from treating illness to maintaining one's health, the sixteen-month program is designed to help public health officers position their agencies to thrive. Other sectors, dependent in part on donations or public funding, rarely have the resources to draw disparate groups together. One participating grantee shared it is a “godsend” and another said it “could not come at a better time for [our organization] and our community and nation in general.”. I must publicly commend Rip Rapson and his able staff for their significant contributions to the conception and establishment of the fund. You can unsubscribe at any time. The bankruptcy certainly illustrated this. Teams comprising public health officers serving cities or metropolitan areas with more than a hundred and twenty-five thousand residents as well as individuals identified as emerging leaders in those public health departments will receive up to $125,000 and technical assistance to implement a project in the communities they serve. The Kresge Foundation Board of Trustees has recently refined the Foundation’s education programs to support efforts designed to support student-focused postsecondary access and success in cities, with a special focus on low-income, first generation and under-represented students. She previously served as the director of national partnerships at Green For All, a national nonprofit dedicated to building a green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty. Expanding opportunities in America’s cities.
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Light rail serves an acute need for transportation. Detroit has begun to suggest a recipe for animating those qualities. The Kresge Foundation has hired two new program officers: Neesha B. Modi has joined as program officer with the Detroit Program while Rebecca C. Villarreal has been named program officer with the foundation’s Education Program. Ten of us collaborating to create the New Economy Initiative, aggregating capital to promote small-business development and entrepreneurialism. Strategic Learning, Research and Evaluation, Inside Out & Outside In: Kresge’s new annual report on equity, Kresge joins Detroit's largest-ever affordable housing fund with JPMorgan Chase, LISC & others, Kresge encouraged by new $5 million-a-year subsidy for Detroit’s M-1 Rail, Kresge announces $2.5M in new grant support to combat COVID-19 crisis, New Bridgespan Group report explores untapped potential of impact investing among foundations, BASED convening explores need for more affordable housing, creating resident-centered approaches to redevelopment, COVID RESPONSE: During pandemic, community development credit unions provide lifeline to capital, Kresge welcomes two new members to foundation’s Board of Trustees, Commentary: Justice Ginsburg’s passing is a renewed clarion call for enlarging the circles of inclusion, Commentary: Reflections on a career of service to the community, COVID Response: Pandemic infuses new sense of urgency for Springboard to Opportunities, Commentary: Devastating wildfires heighten the need to help cities combat and adapt to climate change, COVID Response: Right to the City Alliance continues push for safe, affordable and dignified homes for all across the country, Monica Valdes Lupi joins Kresge as new managing director of the Health Program, COVID Response: PolicyLink advances racial equity with a ‘people’s agenda for recovery’. There is an inherent tension between the accountabilities of elected office and the ostensible remove of philanthropy. The official opening of the Detroit streetcar system, the QLINE, in May 2017. ... two or more Program Officers or Managing Directors collaborate on a grant 2. Philanthropic leaders must be willing to act; they must create the space to hear and internalize the wisdom of our communityâs collective voice. And with forward movement comes new thinking and opportunities for positive change. Did it create conditions for social good? Sign up for Kresge news and updates. In 2005, the officers of Local 150 unanimously elected David to serve as Financial Secretary. Your email will only be used by The Kresge Foundation. Was it vital?
Kresge staff is working remotely, and our offices are closed until further notice. Arts & Culture. Shamar Bibbins serves as a senior program officer for Environment at The Kresge Foundation, where her grantmaking supports policies and programs that help communities build resilience in the face of climate change. Shamar earned a bachelor’s degree in science, technology and society from Vassar College and received a Fulbright Fellowship to Fukushima University where she conducted research on environmental social movements in Japan. He helps advance the program’s goal of using Creative Placemaking to integrate arts, culture and community-engaged design into development and urban planning. In 2011, Mayor Dave Bingâs administration asked Kresge to help frame that kind of strategy. The $170 million streetcar line is anchored by Kresgeâs $50 million commitment, but draws on a combination of private, public and other philanthropic support as well. Vacant buildings are being converted into gallery, rehearsal and performance space for the artist/residents in this racially, ethnically and culturally diverse community, facilitating new business opportunities in Collinwood and providing an outlet for creative, cross-cultural expression. Yes. Program officer’s compilation of resources helps answer the question, “What the heck is Creative Placemaking?” December 17, 2018 . The line promises to become the first leg of a high-performing regional transit system comprising high-speed rail between Detroit and Chicago, improvements to existing rail and bus connections and state-of-the-art commuter transportation. A unique aspect to the program is that in addition to supporting grantees, Kresge is also working to strengthen the field of leadership development service providers with an added emphasis on provider organizations led by people of color. It presented a set of challenges and opportunities emblematic of other communities facing disinvestment, polarized structures of economic opportunity and racial division. Our Social Investment Practice has the same goal â positive change â using different methods. One in seven people â 45.3 million â lives in poverty, including nearly one-third of children in the nationâs largest cities. Our theme in this annual report is Bold Urban Future. Social and economic factors, such as access to healthy food, account for as much as 40 percent of the variance in health outcomes for Americans. Every neighborhood, each community, all the block clubs, all the schools, each of the businesses, all the informal networks of mutual support help form identity, contribute to innovation and ignite sparks of hope for a better future.There is a moral imperative for privately endowed philanthropies like Kresge to stitch together the other beliefs in ways that will improve outcomes for low-income people living in Americaâs cities. She has more than 15 years of experience working with nonprofits, foundations, Fortune 500 companies and federal agencies. Our focus on cities, first introduced in 2012, resulted from such a review. Partners responsible for driving the increase: Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education coordinated 24 business, civic and higher education institutions to pursue the prize collectively for Akron, Cleveland, Youngstown and Canton. Kresge staff is working remotely, and our offices are closed until further notice. The Center for Engagement and Neighborhood Building is an initiative to hasten the adoption and implementation of the framework; a $500,000 grant from Kresge supports this work. © 2019 The Kresge Foundation. The resulting pollution causes higher rates of respiratory illness among these residents. Supporting interventions to reduce juvenile recidivism. Getting around a table with people who have never had such an opportunity creates conditions for forward movement. Modi also held positions with Accenture Consulting and the Civic Consulting Alliance for Chicago, where she designed and implemented transformational change efforts for public, private and nonprofit organizations. This estimate is based upon 1 Kresge Foundation Program Officer salary report(s) provided by employees or estimated based upon statistical methods. The Kresge Foundation -- Digital Annual Report Promo-HD from The Kresge Foundation on Vimeo. Your email will only be used by The Kresge Foundation. 3215 W. Big Beaver Road, Troy, Mich. 48084 The research and insights yielded hypotheses that support in the following areas would be of greatest benefit to grantees: The Foundation then sought to test these initial ideas with grantees through one-on-one conversations, surveys and in-depth interviews conducted in partnership with our team at Community Wealth Partners. Your email will only be used by The Kresge Foundation. But it has required that we lock arms with public entities in ways that have suggested that the boundaries separating the public, private and philanthropic sectors are far more porous than they may appear. With separate city and suburban bus systems, the region has repeatedly failed to create a unified system. Only 6 percent of children born to low-income families will become high-earning adults.