Stories
Some call it stories. Others call it a blog. But here you will find nuggets of goodness to use and -- you guessed it -- SHARE!
SHARE Detroit Celebrates Reading Month!
“Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot. Nothing is going to get better. It’s not.”
-Dr. Seuss
Last month was National Reading Month but at SHARE Detroit, we are proud that many nonprofits on our platform have missions that support reading, literacy and education.
While there is no doubt that all of the nonprofits on our SHARE platform are leaving a significant impact, we are happy to recognize the following few that support the value of reading and literacy.
Women’s History Month 2023
“From the first settlers who came to our shores, from the first American Indian families who befriended them, men and women have worked together to build this nation. Too often the women were unsung and sometimes their contributions went unnoticed. But the achievements, leadership, courage, strength and love of the women who built America was as vital as that of the men whose names we know so well.” - Jimmy Carter in his recognition of National Women's History Week
Black History Month
“To be afraid is to behave as if the truth were not true.”
- Bayard Rustin
January is National Mentoring Month!
“A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself.” - Oprah Winfrey
January is National Mentoring Month! This is a time dedicated to highlight the importance of mentorship within our lives. A mentor is someone who provides their expertise in an area to a beginner in order to further that beginner’s development. And here’s a fun fact: the word mentor comes from The Odyssey wherein the character Mentor served as a guide to Odysseus's son Telemachus!
#GivingTuesdayDetroit Nonprofit Winners
While any Tuesday can be a #GivingTuesday, this past November 29th was the official celebration of Giving Tuesday, a day that encourages people to do good. We here at SHARE held a local competition to spread the word about Giving Tuesday in Detroit. Winners of the competition each received $1,000 to continue their important work.
Trenton students join forces with Clean Love Project to provide help for the homeless
Recently, one of our nonprofit partners, The Clean Love Project, received a write up in The News-Herald about the fantastic volunteer work the National Honor Society at Trenton High School has been doing with TCLP.
World Homeless Day (October 10th) and International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (October 17th)
“It takes a society to combat homelessness, and a strong nation to fight poverty.” – Wayne Chirisa
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
We do not have to love. We choose to love…When we understand love as the will to nurture our own and another’s spiritual growth, it becomes clear that we cannot claim to love if we are hurtful and abusive. Love and abuse cannot coexist.” - bell hooks
Winter is Coming!
My friend Kimber Bishop-Yanke continues to walk her talk to help our neighbors in need. Using a foreboding headline from Game of Thrones alerts all giving individuals that the need and daunting situations that many adults and families are facing are unceasing. Kimber and her angels are helping those in serious conditions but the calls continue to come in from multiple contacts around Oakland County, Michigan.