Donors Step Up for 101-year-old Evicted Woman in Detroit

A fund has been created and a guardian angel stepped forward for a 101-year-old Detroit woman displaced from her home by eviction. A longtime member of her church took in the wheelchair-bound woman and a contractor volunteered to build the wheelchair ramp needed at her new residence.

By Jeanne Goddard

31 January 33 Views

A 140-Acre Forest Is About to Materialize in the Middle of Detroit

After nearly five years of planning, a large-scale attempt to turn a big chunk of Detroit blight into an urban forest is now underway. The transformation of more than 1,500 vacant city-owned lots on the city's lower east side – a total of more than 140 acres – is now underway.

By Jeanne Goddard

29 October 31 Views

A Coffee Angel for Cancer Patients Inspires Detroit

Every Thursday morning around 10:30 Dan walks into a Starbucks in Metro Detroit, takes out a list and proceeds to order dozens of drinks. The number depends on who is in the Michigan Cancer Center for chemotherapy treatments. Since his father's death in 2007, he keeps going back and buying coffee. Now, Starbucks fans are donating to the cause.

By Jeanne Goddard

17 November 39 Views

Detroit: The Next Silicon Valley?

Tech job openings rose 82% in Detroit, with companies like Google and Ford hiring engineers in droves. And, college grads in Detroit say they are set on an immediate career path upon graduation.

By Jeanne Goddard

21 May 38 Views

Goodwill Worker Finds $43,000 in Donated Clothing

A manager of the Goodwill Store in Monroe, Michigan was cleaning out the pockets of a donated jacket this week when he found a bright blue envelope containing bundles of hundred-dollar bills. Tyler Gedelian didn't even count it before turning over the cash to police. He told WWJ-TV in Detroit that he never even considered keeping any of the money.

By Jeanne Goddard

05 February 31 Views

Detroit and Banks Team Up to Lure Police Officers Back to City With Low Cost Homes

The city of Detroit and Bank of America have teamed up to solve three problems at once: By enticing cops to live in urban neighborhoods, offering them refurbished homes and low cost loans, houses standing empty will be inhabited, rather than vandalized, communities will feel more secure with law enforcement nearby, and urban property values and the city's tax base will be bolstered.

By Jeanne Goddard

19 August 36 Views

Restoring Lake Erie's Largest Wetland After 75 Years

Only around 5 percent of the wetlands in western Lake Erie remain from the days before pollution and dam construction. Now, a five-year process is underway to restore one of the lake's largest coastal wetlands, thanks to the Nature Conservancy.

By Jeanne Goddard

08 January 39 Views

'Quiet Hero' Took in Abused, Abandoned Kids and Raised Them to be Successful

80-year-old Ruby Dunson has been raising abandoned children for 42 years. In all, she raised 10 successful children in her small brick home on Detroit's west side, eight of whom she agreed to take in after they were abandoned at birth or abused as kids.Read More

By Jeanne Goddard

16 July 38 Views

Lake Michigan Is So Clear You Can See Shipwrecks From the Air

With the Great Lakes ice melted, the blue waters of northern Lake Michigan are clear enough to give pilots a great view of shipwrecks lying on the lake bottom.

By Jeanne Goddard

02 May 34 Views

30,000 US Teens Converge on Detroit in Massive Christian Volunteer Clean-up

Thousands of teens from around the US gathered in Detroit, painting houses, hauling trash and mowing lawns, to help clean up the city's poorest neighborhoods.

By Jim Stout

20 July 42 Views

9-Year-old Boy Gets Big Surprise From Car Company for Feeding Homeless

If you have 24 more hours of a year to do something kind, why not go big? One car company did...

By Jeanne Goddard

29 February 31 Views

Students Build a Business, Transform Detroit Blight into Beauty

These students created a business that turned a profit while helping beautify their Detroit, Michigan neighborhood.

By Jim Stout

19 January 42 Views

Firefighter Rescues Twice, Pays Power Bill for Family- 'It Just Seemed Right'

This Detroit firefighter went beyond the normal heroics of saving lives with a powerful gift that came from a burning desire to help a family.

By Jeanne Goddard

28 February 35 Views

Flint Students No Longer Fear Washing Hands As Boy Raises $10,000 for Sanitizer

This 7-yr-old boy raised enough money to supply every classroom in Flint, Michigan with hand sanitizer during the city's water crisis.

By Jim Stout

23 February 40 Views

Finally Sick Teens Get Something Suited for Them- Hospital Room Makeovers

If teens normally struggle with body image or self-esteem, imagine going through the drudgery of chemotherapy or a long hospital stay. Now a cool solution...

By Tiffani Spengler

30 December 38 Views