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Sixteen years later Cairns Community Center has impact in Mount Clemens neighborhood
Posted September 12, 2023
Macomb Daily, September 12, 2023 - ...The center ceased operations until a few years later when Advancing Macomb went to bat for young people in the community who no longer had a place to play.
Following on its mission to provide leadership and resources needed to solve the challenges in the community, Advancing Macomb negotiated an agreement with the City of Mount Clemens to assume ownership and operations from the Mount Clemens Community Schools district. They also secured the $290,000 in funding enabling the city to contract with TCB Youth Mentoring, a nonprofit youth organization dedicated to assisting at-risk youth as the center's new operating partner.
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McKinley Park welcomes residents for summer programs
Posted July 26, 2023
C&G News FRASER — Two programs are coming to Fraser’s McKinley Barrier-Free Park in August to provide family-friendly activities for local children.
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Celebrating One Year of Breaking Barriers to Play
Posted June 13, 2023
Every kid should have access to play, which is why Advancing Macomb launched Breaking Barriers to Play. The program levels the playing field and makes recreation accessible and affordable to youth and families in underserved communities in Macomb County. As the program approaches its first anniversary, let's look at how it started and a few successes over the past year.
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Advancing Macomb Inaugural Community Engagement Summit Inspires Leaders to Strengthen Macomb County Communities
Posted May 12, 2023
Civic, nonprofit and business leaders throughout Macomb County gathered for the inaugural Advancing Macomb Community Engagement Summit on April 28 at Macomb Community College. The event's goal was to inspire investment in emotionally engaging citizen-led projects that enhance the quality of life and economic vitality in the county and region.
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City Commission votes to continue with Advancing Macomb
Posted April 26, 2023
C & G News - The Mount Clemens City Commission has voted to maintain its recreation partnership with Advancing Macomb. City commissioners voted unanimously on the matter at the April 17 meeting
Funds in the amount of $19,000 and the use of the city’s recreational facilities were the terms of the deal. The funds came on top of a prior allocation of $5,600 in Community Development Block Grant funds. This will be the second year of Mount Clemens taking part in the “Breaking Barriers to Play” program, an initiative by Advancing Macomb to help lower the cost of community and family-centered recreation.
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Advancing Macomb to host inaugural community engagement summit
Posted April 21, 2023
Macomb Daily - Macomb County is not just a great place to live and work. It’s a hot spot for innovation and great ideas, which Advancing Macomb hopes to tap during its “Community Engagement Summit: Love Where You Live,” at Macomb Community College South Campus.
The event runs April 28 from 8:30 a.m. to noon.
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Advancing Macomb to Host Inaugural Community Engagement Summit
Posted April 3, 2023
DBusiness - Advancing Macomb, a Mount Clemens-based nonprofit that convenes resources to solve community challenges and enrich the lives of Macomb County residents, will host its inaugural Community Engagement Summit — Love Where You Live — from 8:30 a.m.-noon April 28 at Macomb Community College South Campus.
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Advancing Macomb seeks slice of federal American Rescue Plan funds
Posted March 24, 2023
Macomb Daily - Advancing Macomb is asking Macomb County government to provide a sliver of its federal American Rescue Plan allocation to help attract more nonprofit dollars to the county.
Diane Banks, Advancing Macomb executive director, lobbied the county Board of Commissioners at a committee meeting last month for the board to funnel American Rescue Plan Act funds to the nonprofit organization through a contract. The funds would be used to help Macomb County to catch up to the rest of southeastern Michigan in the amount of dollars nonprofit organizations receive from local, regional and national foundations, Banks said.
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Advancing Macomb Community Engagement Summit – Love Where You Live
April 28th, 2023 | 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Macomb Community College, South Campus, K Building
14500 Twelve Mile Rd
Warren MI, 48088
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Now Is the Time To Make Change in Macomb County
Posted March 15, 2023
We have a window of opportunity right now.
Last month, I had the honor of presenting to the Macomb County Board of Commissioners, requesting that a portion of Macomb County’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds be allocated to Advancing Macomb to support nonprofit organizations throughout Macomb County.
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