Ann Arbor — Garrett Halpert was a warm and kind University of Michigan graduate who loved being with friends, playing sports and helping others. But there were times throughout his life when he needed help dealing with depression. The year after he earned his degree, he moved and worked in Washington, D.C., only to return home a short time later…
Out of all our members’ stories, Kenny’s is one of the most shocking. After years of heroin addiction, Kenny found himself in the hospital for MRSA and quarantined for six months. On his discharge date, he was offered a room at Exodus Place, where he could continue to work on his recovery. Taking interest in…
After growing up in the foster care system and bouncing from home to home, Eric had trouble adjusting to adult life. After being evicted from his apartment, Eric found a stable home in Exodus Place. Most recently, Eric even landed a new job at a local fuel station!
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – This week for Your Neighborhood, we turn to a sensitive topic and a local organization that is helping us sort it all out. Death is something that will touch all of us at some point in our lives. Dealing with it is hard, especially for children. Thankfully, there’s a special place that’s here…
Detroit Horse Power teaches five social-emotional traits – Perseverance, Empathy, Responsible risk-taking, Confidence, and Self-control – through riding and caring for horses in our free summer horse camps and year-round after-school programs
The Downtown Boxing Gym recently teamed up with Detroit Horse Power to give our students a one-of-a-kind week of learning how to ride and take care of horses at Cedar Ridge Equestrian Center in Ann Arbor. Click to watch a video of the amazing experience.
Detroit – The Detroit Historical Society has produced and published its first podcast, Detroit Untold: Beer. The six-episode season is available on all major podcast platforms, including Spotify, Google Podcasts and Apple Podcasts. Detroit Untold: Beer is the first podcast season from the Detroit Historical Society. The premier season focuses on the long history of beer…
Residents like Michael and his brother David who have lived on Lumpkin Street in Hamtramck their entire lives depend on Detroit Friendship House for extra food. Both Michael and David are physically and mentally challenged. Neither has ever been able to hold a job. They each receive $142 per month from the Federal SNAP program,…
Angel counts on Detroit Friendship House when she is short on food for eight-month-old Caleb pictured here, and her other child at home. Angel works as a waitress at a local restaurant. She tells us. “I rely mostly on tips, so I don’t really know from week to week how much money I can depend…
DETROIT – The Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program (DAPCEP) has spent more that 40 years introducing children to STEM careers. While the fall session just wrapped up, it’s not too late to enroll you child in the virtual spring program. Nonprofit DAPCEP helps about 11,000 underrepresented students across southeast Michigan each year discover careers in STEM.…