Three contaminated properties in metro Detroit received funding for redevelopment, bringing new establishments to the cities of Westland, Northville and Ferndale.
FERNDALE Following the fall Ferndale Pride festival, the Ferndale Pride organization and the Ferndale Community Foundation are donating their highest amount of grant funding ever.
Despite 2020, Ferndale Pride, foundation still able to donate thousands
Kids at LifeLabs in Ferndale watch as work begins on a greenhouse outside the facility. LifeLabs received a $2,000 grant as part of Ferndale Pride and the Ferndale Community Foundation’s yearly grant program. That $2,000 will be used for the greenhouse.
Photo provided by Natalie Rink
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FERNDALE Despite the COVID-19 pandemic that canceled the event last year, Ferndale Pride and the Ferndale Community Foundation were able to donate more than $20,000 to nearly a dozen local organizations.
Pride and FCF announced in December that they were donating $21,971 to 11 organizations as part of their annual distribution. The grants from Ferndale Pride, in the amount of $2,000 each, will go to Affirmations, Gender Identity Network, Matrix Human Services, Transgender Detroit and Transgender Michigan.