Students at Mountain Empire Community College in Big Stone Gap, Va., will soon have more money to spend.
The Slemp Foundation has awarded the college up to $35,000 in matching funds for teaching...more
"We know there are many different roads to success, whether that is college, the workplace, trade school or the military."
That's the message from Jim Weaver, director of career and technical...more
Detroit's Clark Park has a new splash pad, sports courts, playground, picnic shelter, and moreand it's all thanks to some generous donors and community input, the Detroit Free Press...more
A Michigan cold storage company has saved more than 200 million pounds of food since it launched a program in 2021 to rescue food that would otherwise end up in the trash, the Detroit Free Press...more
"I am someone who had incredible teachers in our schools who believed in me, who pushed harder to ensure that I would succeed," Monique Lim says.
"I am someone who at the core has the belief that...more
Funding for Wisconsin Pride is provided by Park Bank, SC Johnson, the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, the Evjue Foundation, CUNA Mutual Group, the New Harvest Foundation, and the Ruth St.John and John...more
Guthrie County Community Foundation also received $52,000 from Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation, the non profit gaming license holder for Wild Rose Casino and Resort in Jefferson.The funds from...more
The Friends of Grand Rapids Parks organization is planning on planting and giving away hundreds of trees.Mayor Rosalynn Bliss' Greening Initiative aims to increase the tree canopy in Grand Rapids to...more
In the world of social enterprises, failure is a cringe-worthy moment nobody wants to talk about. But, social entrepreneurs can benefit from their failures.