Local Nonprofit Gets $2.75 Million Grant

The Early Childhood Investment Corp. in Lansing recently received a $2.5 million grant to help oversee programs in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb Counties. The grant is part of a $10 million grant awarded to local nonprofits through the Kresge Foundation.
    
According to excerpts from the article:

The Kresge Foundation last week approved nearly $10 million in grants to 20 Michigan nonprofits for efforts to revitalize the area and work with area youth.

The two largest local grants by the Troy-based foundation were made to youth programs:

- $2.75 million to the Early Childhood Investment Corp. in Lansing to oversee the planning, development and implementation of early childhood systems in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.

- $1.5 million to Detroit Youth Foundation to fund programs at YouthVille Detroit, a neighborhood youth center.

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