So grateful to all the ways you operate in service of what is just and fair every day, in so many spaces and places. We are all lucky to have your warm brilliance.

More than 1M Michigan voters have cast an early ballot--13% higher pre-Election Day turnout than 2020 election. 'The more citizens hear about early voting as an option, the more they are likely to take advantage of it,' said Jocelyn Benson in Detroit. Michigan Advance reporting

It’s only February and it’s already shaping up to be a noisy election year. If you are worried about our democracy, here are the 3 key things you can do to ensure our democracy and the future of our country prevail in 2024. Read more from my op-ed in Maria Shriver’s…

Sharing the process we developed for a recent grantmaking transition and our learnings so far. bit.ly/42yOP6m #philanthropy #grantmaking

Detroit People’s Food Co-op opens May 1 bit.ly/3HUyP5a

We believe that youth power is essential! Learn how one teen is changing the youth justice system from the inside. bit.ly/3uv6v6d

Remember our Gen Z Design sessions? We followed up with the organizations who met with youth strategists to hear about changes they made in response to #GenZ 's insight. See where they are one year later:
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Michigan Central Station puts up the blue lights and shows support for the Detroit Lions as they get ready to play in the NFC championship game Sunday! 📹 Video by Junfu Han.

#detroitlions #nfl #allgrit

Our team attended the Detroit Regional Chamber's Detroit Policy Conference.
Read about Angelique Power's discussion with other leaders around the PreK-12 recommendations set forth in Governor Whitmer's #GrowingMichiganTogether report. #DPC24
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Tune in tomorrow 7:30pm
- its always a real and rich conversation with Stephen Henderson
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'We need a better system across the board and we need to give more to children who need more' Nikolai Vitti DPSCommunityDistrict #DPC24 #MichEd Let's Grow Michigan

“We'll need to empower our administrators, our superintendents and principals and teachers, so that they can upgrade what we're learning and move away from testing to know whether students are ready.” Angelique Power on how to improve education in Michigan. #DPC24

On Redesigning Education: “What we teach has to change, we need to teach critical thinking and adaptability. We need a cohesive vision…and to empower teachers so they can upgrade what we are learning” Angelique Power Skillman Foundation Angelique Power Jeff D'Onofrio Nikolai Vitti #DPC24

Skillman Foundation Angelique Power 80% of Michiganders are in favor of more investment in our schools, according to Skillman Foundation's Angelique Power.

'For 20 years, we have been underfunding our public education system - and it shows.'

'What we teach has to change. We need an updated and upgraded curriculum, and an updated and upgraded school system.'

- Skillman Foundation's Angelique Power

Honored to have Joi Harris of DTE_Energy and Mohammad Muntakim, our 2nd youth board member, join our Board of Trustees: bit.ly/48lRnqr

Our 2nd youth board member, the 1st Muslim to join our board, the 1st Black woman to lead MI’s largest Electric & Gas co. Along w/the exciting new road Punita Dani Thurman will guide us on as strategies launch. And a new job posting coming soon for VP of Programs.
2024 ~ coming in hot!

Hail to the Victors!
#GoBlue

Winter wonderlands, gingerbread houses, presents, and breakfast for dinner?! Sounds like a PYC Holiday Party! ❄️ 🎉 🤩 We are so grateful to our #youth council for the vision, brilliance, and dedication they have given to make this such a wonderful year - look out 2024!

Our President’s Youth Council collaborated on a vision for this year’s PYC #grants that highlights the importance of education and mental health for #Detroit youth! They granted $200,000 to 15 incredible youth-serving organizations in Detroit. Learn more: bit.ly/3GvKXZJ