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Collaboration Solves a Community Challenge
Posted November 3, 2022
Providing kids a safe place to grow and play is vital for the health of our communities. When Advancing Macomb learned that an important community center in Mount Clemens had closed because of lack of funding, we went to work.
The Cairns Community Center fills an essential gap in the Mount Clemens community as continued disinvestment and shrinking tax bases forced the city to cut back on recreational programming. These cuts put youth sports and recreational activities out of reach for many families.
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Cairns Center reopens under new partnership
Posted September 26, 2022
Mount Clemens-Clinton-Harrison Journal | Published September 21, 2022
The Cairns Community Center in northeast Mount Clemens has reopened under a new operating partnership between Advancing Macomb and TCB Youth Mentoring.
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Video: Cairns Community Center reopens after closing in 2019
Posted September 16, 2022
Fox2 News Detroit story video - "Advancing Macomb, a 501c3 that convenes resources to solve community challenges has secured funding to support programming at the Cairns Community Center in Mount Clemens, officially allowing the center to reopen. Because of the funding secured by Advancing Macomb, the City of Mount Clemens was able to contract with TCB Youth Mentoring, a nonprofit youth organization dedicated to assisting at-risk youth, as the new operating partner. Advancing Macomb provides back-office support for the center..."
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Blog Post
Nonprofit Spotlight: The Arc Of Macomb County
Posted August 31, 2022
Advancing Macomb works to shine the spotlight on Macomb County-based nonprofit organizations. In this edition, we welcome Lauren Christilaw, development specialist for The Arc of Macomb County.
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Mount Clemens Cairns Center gives youth a place to play after school
Posted August 31, 2022
Macomb Daily - August 31, 2022
The sounds of children having fun after school — learning how to play basketball or just socializing with other kids in the neighborhood — has returned to Cairns Community Center in Mount Clemens.
Three-years ago, after the center was forced to close its doors because of a lack of funding and operating partners, Advancing Macomb went to bat for young people in the community who no longer had a place to play.
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AM News
Cascade in the Shade Grand Opening
Posted August 30, 2022
The August 19, 2022 grand opening of Cascade in the Shade, an artistic community play fountain at Shadyside Park in Mount Clemens, saw sunny skies and eager children.
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Press Release
Advancing Macomb Announces Reopening of Cairns Community Center
Posted August 29, 2022
Advancing Macomb Secures Funding for Programming, TCB Youth Mentoring Named Operating Partner.
Advancing Macomb, a 501c3 that convenes resources to solve community challenges and enrich the lives of Macomb County residents, has secured funding to reopen the Cairns Community Center in Mount Clemens.
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In the News
General Motors awards eight community impact grants to local organizations
Posted July 26, 2022
General Motor's Global Technical Center in Warren is granting a total of $160,000 to eight nonprofits in the area to improve the lives of people in the community.
Ahead of the annual employee car show held at the center, GM recognized the organizations, each working to build community through a multitude of programs.
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GM boosts local community with grants to nonprofits
Posted July 25, 2022
General Motors awarded $160,000 in community grants to eight local nonprofit organizations (including Advancing Macomb) Wednesday during a special presentation at the GM Technical Center in Warren.
The grants are part of GM’s Community Impact Grants program, created in 2010, and are focused on STEM education, vehicle and road safety, community development, and climate equity.
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Survey says Macomb County missing out on non-profit dollars
Posted July 11, 2022
Macomb Daily, June 11, 2022 - “The state of philanthropic investment in Macomb County is not on par with other regions, and these disparities can have a significant impact on the quality of life for our residents,” said Banks. “The Advancing Macomb Board of Directors sees a real opportunity here to mobilize philanthropic investment in our county and to drive transformative change.”
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