by Laurie Sternberg | Apr 3, 2018 | Circles
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by Laurie Sternberg | Jan 30, 2018 | Circles, Spotlight
Our first class of Circles Leaders (low-income heads of households) are six months into the 18-month program. This means that the Leaders have completed 13 weeks of training and been matched with two-to-three Allies (middle to high-income volunteers). These smaller...
by Laurie Sternberg | Dec 18, 2017 | Circles, Grants Received, Spotlight
The United Way of Washtenaw County continues to make a difference to Friends In Deed. Most recently, we received a $10,000 grant award in support of our Circles Program. As you know, the Circles program was launched in July of 2017 and the first “class” of Leaders...
by Laurie Sternberg | Dec 1, 2017 | Circles, Grants Received
We received a lot of generous grant awards this year, and we wanted to highlight a few. Some of the grants are from organizations that we’ve known for a while. For instance, Zion Lutheran Church has awarded us a grant in each of the last several years for...
by Laurie Sternberg | May 23, 2017 | Circles, Spotlight, Volunteer & Staff News
When: Thursday, June 1st 7:00 pm Where: Cultivate Coffee & Tap House, 307 N River St, Ypsilanti, (Depot Town) Please join us for this informal get-together with a group of enthusiastic volunteers who want to help make a positive impact in the lives of families in...
by Laurie Sternberg | Aug 23, 2016 | Circles
The board voted and Sarah signed the contract, which means it’s official! Friends In Deed is now a Circle’s affiliate. While the first class won’t start until September of 2017, we’ve already working on implementing the new program. Want to...
