by Laurie Sternberg | Jan 12, 2017 | Beds, Grants Received, Thankfulness Thursday
The Ann Arbor City Club chose Friends In Deed for its annual Open Your Heart Campaign! The campaign collects items for donation to a local nonprofit. Throughout February in 2017, the club will be collecting bed & crib sheets for Friends In Deed. We are very...
by Laurie Sternberg | Jan 10, 2017 | Grants Received, Spotlight
We have been twice blessed by the United Way this holiday season because we received two grant awards! Funds for Utility Assistance We received $2,000 in grant monies from the United Way’s Basic Needs Fund. The money will be used in support of Utility...
by Laurie Sternberg | Dec 12, 2016 | Car Repair, Cars, Grants Received, Spotlight, Thankfulness Thursday
First Congregational Church of Ann Arbor has been a long-time friend to Friends In Deed. In fact, we have received grant monies from them every year since 2001. In 2016, the $1,000 in grant monies we received helped five working or medically fragile households with...
by Laurie Sternberg | Dec 12, 2016 | Grants Received, Spotlight, Thankfulness Thursday
As we approach the end of 2016 and the beginning of 2017, we at Friends In Deed are optimistic about our organization’s future. Not only are we evolving are programs to better meet the needs of the community, we are growing and evolving as an organization....
by Laurie Sternberg | Dec 12, 2016 | Community Needs, Grants Received, Spotlight
We made a new friend this past fall: the Ann Arbor Area Board of Realtors. The organization awarded us $2,000 in grant monies to be used toward Friends In Deed’s operation expenses. Let’s face it, the impact of a grant earmarked for operating expenses does not...
by Laurie Sternberg | Jun 2, 2016 | Community Needs, Emergency Assistance, Grants Received, Resources, Thankfulness Thursday
‘Tis the season, the non-crisis season as far as the Department of Human Services is concerned. From June 1st to October 31st, low-income families in Washtenaw County will not be able to request assistance from DHS to prevent utility shut off. As one of only a...
