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Posted by Alicia Silverstone on Oct 6, 2010


Detroit

I just wanted to highlight some great sounding charities in Detroit....I had a lot of fun shooting Vamps there and quite enjoyed the city. It feels real, and the architecture is stimulating and interesting. I met many groovy people on really neat paths. Here are some of the organizations that I found out about while in Detroit:
 
Forgotten Harvest relieves hunger in Detroit by rescuing surplus prepared and perishable foods and donating it to emergency food providers....sounds amazing!!!!! I love the non-wasting philosophy together with feeding people in need! Yay! You can donate to Forgotten Harvest here and find out about volunteer opportunities here.
 
Goodwill Industries of greater Detroit trains underprivileged people to gain job skills and helps to place them not just in jobs but careers. Their whole philosophy is to help people to gain the skills they need to secure lifelong employment. After placing people in jobs, Goodwill Industries continues to follow up with them, and helps with services like transportation and childcare. You can donate to Goodwill Industries here.
 
S.A.Y. Detroit (Super All Year Project) was founded by author Mitch Albom and provides health and human services, including food, shelter, and medical care to the homeless population in Detroit. Among its projects are building a daycare for the children of homeless women, and building a medical clinic for the homeless population. You can find out more about S.A.Y. Detroit here and you can donate here.
 
What's your favorite local charity?

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I work at Compuware Corporation, our headquarters is in Downtown Detroit and October 2nd was Global Volunteer Day! All of our locations Globaly Volunteered with a Charity this day!

i love Food Not Bombs (http://www.foodnotbombs.net). they provide free vegan and vegetarian meals, made primarily from surplus food that would otherwise go to waste, to anybody who's hungry, while also protesting war and poverty.

i'm also a big fan of Goodwill. i decorated my new apartment almost completely using second hand stuff that i got from there!

hey what about a shout out to the animal charities in Detroit ;) i help run an animal charity in Mozambique (MAPS - we're on facebook!*) and its SO hard to compete with the 'human' charities - there's a need for both obviously, and I have the upmost respect for those doing good for their fellow man... but the stupid comments that come out of some people as to why animals shouldn't/don't need help particularly over 'saving babies' etc - kills me :( sorry needed a rant, been a bad day in that respect over here! 

*shameless callout :) 

Thank you so much for pointing out all the good in Detroit! We are a great city that has a lot of potential! Those are all great charities...I also like the Greening of Detroit!

Thank you for bringing attention to the great charities here in Detroit! There are so many worthy causes!

Sharon

I agree with Claudia...the ignorant comments from people saying animals don't deserve help while there are ANY people suffering..I just don't get it. Why not help both?? 

Anyway, the Michigan Anti-Cruelty Society in Detroit is a great charity and worth mentioning too.

 

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Thanks for highlighting positive things going on in Detroit. People tend to focus so much on the negative. I have volunteered at both Crossroads and The Children's Center. They are both wonderful organizations with amazing people who go above and beyond to help the neediest people in Detroit.

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