by Laurie Sternberg | Jun 24, 2016 | Emergency Assistance, Spotlight
At one time, Harvey was a biology teacher and athletic director for a local school. Unfortunately, things went downhill for him after was hit by a drunk driver and suffered a brain injury. More setbacks followed, whether as a result of bad luck or bad people. Even...
by Laurie Sternberg | Jun 14, 2016 | Spotlight, Volunteer & Staff News
As many of you already know, Charlene, our casework supervisor, is moving on to a new job. Charlene will be missed. Not only is she a character, she is a lot of fun and a raging MSU fan. Staff and volunteers alike got together to give her a big sendoff at...
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 6, 2016 | Client Profiles, Emergency Assistance
Thomas is hearing impaired and in need of new hearing aids. Unfortunately, he has other physical problems in addition to his hearing loss. In addition to breaking both his elbows in the past, he now walks with the aid of crutches. Thomas just wants to improve his...
by Laurie Sternberg | Jun 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Golf Outing was started back in 2009, just after Friends In Deed purchased its new facility at 1196 Ecorse Road. The hope was that the Golf Outing would speed up payment on the building’s mortgage. As it turned out, the event really helped; the mortgage was paid...
