Brilliant Detroit is a neighborhood-powered model ensuring children ages 0–8 are school-ready, healthy, and supported. Our innovative, hyper-local approach transforms vacant houses into vibrant community hubs where we offer research-based programming and support to ensure families have everything they need to thrive. Within a 20-minute walk, families can access comprehensive and coordinated year-round programming across four key pillars: Education, Health, Family Support and Community.
For 35 years, Detroit Regional Dollars for Scholars (DRDFS) has been a trusted partner in helping students reach their full potential. Our mission is simple yet powerful — to empower and support students to achieve post-secondary success. Through our Next Level Scholars™ program, we equip students across Southeast Michigan with the guidance, resources, and real-world experiences they need to navigate life after high school with confidence.
The Get To® Foundation continues Ben Jones’ legacy of inspiring others to consider obligations and obstacles as opportunities. By providing resources to communities, teams and individuals, we encourage others to shift their perspective from “Have To” to “Get To.”
The mission of the Living and Learning Enrichment Center (LLEC) is to enhance the lives of our participants with disabilities. Through therapeutic, social, work-based, and community engagement, we seek to support, enrich, inspire, and embolden our participants and their families so they can achieve their goals.
LLEC offers over 30 programs to develop and strengthen social, work, and independent living skills for teens and adults with developmental disabilities (specializing in autism). We work with people of all levels of ability – from those who need one-to-one support to those who are highly independent.
Lori’s Hands builds mutually beneficial partnerships between community members with chronic illness and college students, fostering empathy, connection, and resilience. Students provide practical assistance to support community members’ independence at home, and community members share their health and life experiences to support students’ learning.
MCHS Family of Services provides critical support to children, youth, families, and older adults across Michigan through a range of trauma-informed programs. At MCHS, we provide life-changing resources across six key pillars: Child Welfare, Residential Treatment, Education, Mental Health, Housing, and Community Services. Many of the individuals we serve have experienced severe trauma, instability, or separation from their families—and through our programs, they’re given the tools, support, and care needed to move forward with confidence and resilience.