by Laurie Sternberg | Jun 7, 2016 | Spotlight, Thankfulness Thursday
First and foremost, Friends In Deed is about providing a safety net to low-income families in Washtenaw County by filling in the cracks of assistance offered by other social service organizations. We couldn’t do that without the support of our many...
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...
by Laurie Sternberg | Feb 18, 2016 | Beds, Community Needs, Donors, Thankfulness Thursday
The folks at St. Joseph Parish of Dexter have been helping out Friends In Deed for over 10 years. That’s because every January, the families that are involved in the Religious Education Sessions hold a blanket and pillow drive. The drive started as the...
by Laurie Sternberg | Feb 4, 2016 | Donors, Thankfulness Thursday
Friends In Deed (FID) has been blessed with a lot of generous support over the years, not the least of which has been from grant-making foundations, organizations and individuals. We’d like to highlight three of our new-to-FID grants: The Harry A. and Margaret...
by Laurie Sternberg | Jan 14, 2016 | Donors, Thankfulness Thursday
We want to extend a belated thank you to a group of generous ladies from Plante Moran, who got together with a little wine and a lot of fleece to tie blankets. Erin O’Connor of Plante Moran dropped off 12 donated blankets for Friends In Deed to pass out along...
by Laurie Sternberg | Jan 14, 2016 | Grants Received, Spotlight, Thankfulness Thursday, Volunteer & Staff News
On January 3, 2016 the two Sunday collections at the First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Ann Arbor raised $1593.98 in donation to Friends In Deed. Friends In Deed was given the honor as part of the church’s Share the Collection program. Sarah was on...
