Support Our Local Non-Profits That Support Kids on Giving Tuesday and All Year

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

• Food Gatherers
• Growing Hope

Local Children’s Health

• CS Mott Children’s Hospital
• Corner Health Clinic
• Ronald McDonald House of Ann Arbor

Learning Support/Tutoring/Social

• Community Action Network
• Peace Neighborhood Center
• Avalon Housing
• Ann Arbor Community Learning Center
• 826 Michigan
• Neutral Zone

Housing

• Safe House
• Habitat for Humanity

Grief

With COVID-19 associated deaths continuing, these non-profits may see additional case load in coming months.

• Ele’s Place
• GrieveWell

Other

• Michigan Foster Care Closet

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Events from our Sponsors

First Steps Kid Fest Join the fun on May 3

Future Innovators Academy Break Camps Days Off From School

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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

• Ann Arbor Art Center
• Riverside Art Center
• The Scrap Box
• University of Michigan Museum of Art

Education/Activities

• First Steps
• Girl Scouts Heart of Michigan
• Girls on the Run of Southeast Michigan

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

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.

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