by Laurie Sternberg | Nov 20, 2015 | Beds, Client Profiles, FID Fundraisers, Giving Tuesday, Spotlight
Lakesha’s daughter is getting a big surprise today: a new bed from Friends In Deed. Up until now, the 14 year old was sleeping on the couch because her mom was undergoing dialysis and money was tight.”We can’t buy stuff,” Lakesha said....
by Laurie Sternberg | Nov 3, 2015 | Beds, Client Profiles, Community Needs, FID Fundraisers, Giving Tuesday, Spotlight
As we approach the holidays, we at Friends In Deed are gearing up for our annual Bed & Crib Drive. The Drive allows our supporters to give monetary donations for the purchase of new beds and cribs. Since the bed drive’s inception, we have helped over 1400...
by Laurie Sternberg | Oct 27, 2015 | Community Needs, Resources
The 2015 How-to-Help Seminar took place on Monday, October 26th, and we at Friends In Deed thought it was very successful in a number of ways. For instance, we noticed a lot of new faces this year — probably due to the outreach efforts of Charlene Logwood, our...
by Laurie Sternberg | Oct 8, 2015 | Client Profiles, Emergency Assistance
Tragedy hit when Crystal’s apartment burned down. She and her four children — ages 1, 5, 8 and 11 — lost everything, including identification.While losing her home was heartrending for Crystal and her children, she soon realized that the loss of...
by Laurie Sternberg | Oct 6, 2015 | Grants Received, Spotlight
Back in 2013, the State of Michigan reduced the months in which DHS could offer utility assistance. The result is that our neighbors in Washtenaw County are no longer able to apply to DHS for utility assistance during the non-crisis months of June through October....
