Kids Matter Here Neighborhood Summits
By Tom Schram At its 50th anniversary observance April 30 at Ford Field, The Skillman Foundation looked back. And it looked ahead. But mostly it looked to celebrate with its Kids Matter Here II Summit.“We are 50 years old, and Skillman knows how to have a party,” Foundation President & CEO Carol Goss told the crowd of thousands of Detroit-area children, parents and caregivers who gathered at the home of the Detroit Lions for a day of fun, food and festivities.Before the youngsters took t...
At 18, he’s legally an adult, but such technicalities didn’t stop Rashad Evans from having a ball at The Skillman Foundation’s April 30 Kids Matter Here Summit II.Rashad was one of nearly 6,000 youths of all ages and family members who attended the free day of carnival rides, food, live entertainment and prize giveaways at Ford Field in downtown Detroit.First held as a summit in 2008 at the Detroit Science Center, the second Kids Matter Here celebration is the largest free public event for c...
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Legacy Awards recognize area's most promising youth
August 24, 2011
The Skillman Foundation presented 50 Promising Youth Legacy Scholarships on Aug. 22 as a tribute to the Foundation's legacy and a sign of its future. The young men and women will receive funding up to $10,000 toward education.
Led by a series of rousing cheers from dozens of City Year youth, the Kids Matter Here Neighborhood Summit I was launched into action at the Detroit Science Center with more than 2,000 people attending the all-day event to celebrate the second anniversary of the Foundation’s Good Neighborhoods program.
