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Blog Post

Posted April 1, 2024

As the new Executive Director of Advancing Macomb, I am grateful for the opportunity to lead this organization. I am inspired as I look to the future. We have tremendous opportunities to expand Advancing Macomb’s reach throughout Macomb County, and we are already getting started.

Categories: Advancing Macomb, Business, Communities, Development and Projects, Leader Profiles, Nonprofits

In the News

Posted March 20, 2024

Crain's Detroit Business, March 20, 2024 - Macomb Foster Closet is set to expand its services for foster and adopted youth and families from a newly acquired site in Mount Clemens... Research that Advancing Macomb completed with the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy at Grand Valley State University showed Macomb County's nonprofit sector is under-resourced and under-developed, said Phil Gilchrist, executive director of Advancing Macomb, an agency working to increase nonprofit capacity and leverage resources to assist on complex issues in the county. “Small nonprofits in the county need support and resources to be more impactful in their missions and more successful as organizations,” he said. “Access to affordable co-working space establishes new sector infrastructure in Macomb County and helps create an environment for nonprofits to grow and thrive.”...

Categories: Advancing Macomb, Communities, Development and Projects, Nonprofits

In the News

Posted March 15, 2024

Mount Clemens-Clinton-Harrison Journal | Published March 14, 2024 - HARRISON TOWNSHIP — A new way to cross the Clinton River Spillway will soon arrive. Harrison Township is building a new pedestrian bridge to connect the spillway along Jefferson Avenue, budgeting $3.45 million for the bridge and associated walkways. The pedestrian bridge will supplement the existing bridge at the mouth of the spillway, which is designed for automobiles and challenging for nonmotorized traffic to safely cross.

Categories: Advancing Macomb, Communities, Development and Projects

AM News

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.

Categories: Advancing Macomb, Communities, Development and Projects, Nonprofits, Workforce/Education

In the News

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.

Categories: Advancing Macomb, Communities, Development and Projects

Press Release

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.

Categories: Advancing Macomb, Communities, Development and Projects

Event

March 9th, 2024 | 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Eastpointe Memorial Library, 15875 Oak, Eastpointe, MI 48021

Categories: Advancing Macomb, Business, Communities, Development and Projects, Economy, Nonprofits, Workforce/Education

Blog Post

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:

Categories: Advancing Macomb, Communities, Development and Projects, Nonprofits

In the News

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.

Categories: Advancing Macomb, Communities, Development and Projects, Nonprofits

In the News

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.

Categories: Advancing Macomb, Development and Projects, Nonprofits