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The Kresge Foundation is a $3.1 billion private, national foundation that supports communities by building the capacity of nonprofit organizations in six fields: health, the environment, arts and culture, education, human services and community development. Kresge seeks to influence the quality of life for future generations by creating access and opportunity in underserved communities, improving the health of low-income people, supporting artistic expression, assisting in the revitalization of Detroit, and advancing methods for dealing with global climate change. In 2009, the Board of Trustees approved 404 awards totaling $197 million; $167 million was paid out to grantees over the course of the year. In June 2007, the foundation embarked upon a multi-year expansion of its grantmaking to better address society’s pressing issues. Central to this expansion are nine values, which now serve as the centerpiece of its grantmaking criteria. The values aim to advance low-income opportunity, promote community impact in ways most needed by residents, cultivate innovation and risk taking, support interdisciplinary solutions, foster environmental sustainability, and encourage diversity in board governance. For more information, visit www.kresge.org.

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Putting services in one place gives community college students the help many need to get on path to a good job

Wed, Sep 14, 2011 19:57 CET

Nonprofit Single Stop connects eligible students with benefits they might otherwise miss.TROY, Mich. – When Carlos Baez walked into the Single Stop office at Hostos Community College in the Bronx, he was barely holding on – a 32-year-old U.S. Air Force veteran running into one wall after another as he tried to make a better life for himself and his family. For Baez, Single Stop U.S.A. provided a crack in the wall – one small break that he could transform into an opportunity. Single Stop sets up shop on community college

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