South Oakland Shelter’s annual meeting honored partners who’ve helped to make an impact while discussing big accomplishments and future plans. A crowd gathered inside the beautiful Kirk in the Hills church in Bloomfield Hills Thursday night under expansive cathedral ceilings and large stained-glass windows to celebrate another year of service to the community and [...]
He’ll oversee development operations and fundraising, events, communications and marketing Russ Russell has a passion for making a difference, and he’s turned that passion into a more than 35-year career helping nonprofits thrive. South Oakland Shelter is excited to announce this veteran nonprofit executive is our new chief development officer. Russell will manage operations [...]
Fifth Annual End Homelessness Now 5K/10K raises more than $50,000 to help end homelessness Whether they ran, walked, or cheered from the sidelines, hundreds came out August 5th to support South Oakland Shelter’s fifth annual End Homelessness Now 5K/10K in Southfield. This year, more than 300 people took part and the event raised more [...]
The McGregor Fund and Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan bestow $140,000 in total funding for shelter and HandUp platform South Oakland Shelter received a major boost in our efforts to change lives for the better – thanks to two generous grants totaling $140,000 from the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan and the McGregor Fund. [...]
State approves Low-Income Housing Tax Credits for the project; groundbreaking in Oak Park to take place by Spring 2019 South Oakland Shelter (SOS) today announced a major step forward in its plans to build Coolidge Place, a high-quality, affordable housing development in Oak Park, MI. The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) has reserved $1,361,400 [...]
Volunteers donate time, talents and more to create a warm environment for both clients and staff Brand-new lockers. Freshly planted flowers. Sky-blue paint for the new bike shed. Toys galore for the play room. These were but a few of the generous donations the South Oakland Shelter received from Mercedes-Benz Financial Services as part [...]
Kresge Mansion bash draws hundreds of SOS supporters, but more help is needed. South Oakland Shelter’s Third Annual Rent Party blended the past with the present – in hopes of forging a brighter future for people facing homelessness in metro Detroit. Hundreds of party-goers filled Detroit’s beautifully restored Kresge Mansion on June 2 for [...]
His Goal? To Grow the Platform and Reach More People in Need Cooking for friends and family is his love -- but helping others is his passion. Meet Max Glick, South Oakland Shelter’s new Director of the fund-raising site HandUp. An alumnus of Western Michigan University and the University of Michigan, the 28-year-old started [...]
Shelter receives 10 new bikes from Applied Imaging and Dunham’s and a new bike shed from Rebuilding Together What would a new bike mean to you? For clients at South Oakland Shelter, it means hope. Thanks to the generosity of Dunham’s and Applied Imaging, the shelter now has 10 brand-new bikes – and a [...]
Young volunteers spruce up SOS headquarters during Global Youth Service Day The South Oakland Shelter’s Lathrup Village office got a springtime makeover Saturday – thanks to a small but mighty group of young metro Detroiters. About a half dozen teens and young adults turned out for the AmeriCorps Global Youth Service Day cleanup effort [...]
