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Show Me the Money Day Highlights Financial and Community Resources
Posted March 13, 2024
Advancing Macomb and the Eastpointe Memorial Library partnered to hold a Show Me the Money Day (SMTMD) event on Saturday, March 9, 2024. This free event was designed to provide community members with access to essential financial products, resources and workshops in a fun and enjoyable atmosphere.
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New pedestrian bridge over Clinton River to link miles of trails along Lake St. Clair
Posted February 28, 2024
Crain's Detroit Business - February 28, 2024 - Plans for a new pedestrian bridge along the Lake St. Clair waterfront in Harrison Township are moving forward with a $1 million grant from the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation. When complete, the new crossing over the Clinton River spillway will improve pedestrian safety and provide a new link in the Great Lakes Way trail system, a developing series of greenways and water trails stretching from southern Lake Huron near Port Huron to western Lake Erie near Toledo.
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Advancing Macomb Awarded $1 Million Grant From The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation To Build Pedestrian Bridge Over Clinton River Spillway
Posted February 26, 2024
Mount Clemens, Mich. (Feb. 22, 2024) – Advancing Macomb, a 501c3 that convenes resources to solve community challenges and enrich the lives of Macomb County residents, was awarded a $1 million grant from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation to build a bicycle and pedestrian bridge over the Clinton River Spillway in Harrison Township.
The grant was awarded in partnership with the Macomb County Department of Planning & Economic Development. It will be added to other funding sources to complete the project. The estimated cost for this project is $3.5 million, and construction is expected to begin this year.
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Event
Show Me the Money Day Eastpointe
March 9th, 2024 | 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Eastpointe Memorial Library, 15875 Oak, Eastpointe, MI 48021
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2023: Advancing Macomb’s Year in Review
Posted January 2, 2024
2023 has been an incredible year for Advancing Macomb. With the leadership and support of our board members, community leaders, sponsors and donors, we continued to pursue our essential mission: convene the resources needed to solve community challenges in Macomb County. Here are highlights from 2023:
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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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Advancing Macomb awarded a $118,000 grant from Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation
Posted September 5, 2023
Macomb Daily, September 5, 2023 - Macomb County is a desirable place to live for many reasons – one of them being that people are willing to think outside the box to get things done or provide services that residents might need.
Among the groups that support this progressive way of thinking is Advancing Macomb.
Now, thanks to a $118,000 grant from Ralph C.Wilson Jr. Foundation this conduit for collaborative community solutions can do even more.
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Advancing Macomb Awarded $118,000 Grant From The Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation
Posted August 29, 2023
Mount Clemens, Mich. (Aug. 29, 2023) – Advancing Macomb, a 501c3 that convenes resources to solve community challenges and enrich the lives of Macomb County residents, was awarded a $118,000 grant from the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation for operational capacity building.
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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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