volunteering

If you’re in the U.P. this summer, you can give back to Lake Superior.There’s a new project called the Lake Superior Volunteer Corps.Emily Goodman is with…

One of Detroit’s gems, the Belle Isle Aquarium, had been open since 1904 until the cash-starved city shut the place down in 2005 and shipped all 4,000…

A Christian organization dedicated to helping the homeless served more than 2,000 people a free Thanksgiving dinner Thursday.The group, Mel Trotter…

This weekend the group Crossing Water is calling for volunteers to continue the work they've been doing for a long time now: going door to door helping…

The Next IdeaWould you be willing to take a vacation that's centered around helping others?Perhaps through a church or school group. Maybe it's teaching…

Detroit is one of three U.S. cities getting what’s called a “Chief Service Officer.”It’s part of an initiative led by former New York Mayor Michael…

Helping the homeless often comes from the hands of policymakers or researchers, rather than from one young person helping another. A new Detroit-area…

7,100 bodies are buried at the former Eloise mental hospital in Westland, near Detroit. But you'd never guess that from walking around the property.That’s…

A new report finds Michigan is the seventh least charitable state in the nation.Wallet Hub is an online personal finance site that churns out a long list…

The civil unrest that began in Detroit on July 23, 1967, was one of the most challenging and difficult events in Michigan history.The 50th anniversary of…