Today is Giving Tuesday, with the COVID-19 pandemic in its second year many of our local non-profits need our support. Non-profits that provide assistance to families are helping more families than ever. Non-profits that provide programming for our families have had to cancel most of their revenue generating programs, run them at lower capacity, or spend time and money modifying them for safety.
Ann Arbor Non-Profits Offering Families Support
COVID-19 has caused extra hardship for families with job losses, lack of child care, virtual school, and more.
Food Resources
Local Children’s Health
Learning Support/Tutoring/Social
- Community Action Network
- Peace Neighborhood Center
- Avalon Housing
- Ann Arbor Community Learning Center
- 826 Michigan
- Neutral Zone
Housing
Grief
With COVID-19 associated deaths continuing, these non-profits may see additional case load in coming months.
Other
Ann Arbor Non-Profits Offering Kids Activities
Ann Arbor families definitely benefit from the many non-profits who run fun activities for kids. These organizations hold many activities that typically populate our event calendar.
I have broken them into several categories below.
Art
Education/Activities
Science/Nature/Animals
- Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum
- The Creature Conservancy
- Humane Society of Huron Valley
- Leslie Science and Nature Center
- University of Michigan Museum of Natural History
Theater/Music
- Ann Arbor Civic Theater
- Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra
- Michigan Theater
- Saline Area Players
- Spinning Dot Theatre
- Theatre Nova
- Young People’s Theater
Community Events
- Ann Arbor Summer Festival
- Wonderfool Productions (FestiFools, YpsiGlow, FoolMoon)
Local Giving Tuesday Events
| Date/Time | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 💙 | November 30 9:00am-5:00pm | Cookies for a Cause - Giving Tuesday at Reinhart Office Saline, Saline Michigan |
More Non-Profits
Of course there are plenty of other worthwhile non-profits both in Ann Arbor and nationally. However, we wanted to highlight a few that tare serving local families in the current condition and those who fit our mission of Ann Arbor family activities.
