Podcasts about detroit pal

November 12, 2024 ~ Fred Hunter, CEO of Detroit PAL joins DADA Co-Executive Director Sam Klemet on Focus.

July 29, 2024 ~ Fred Hunter, CEO Detroit PAL joins Paul live from the Paul W Smith Golf Classic.

On today's episode of the "Detroit Evening Report," we cover a new office space donated to Detroit PAL; a new facility being built in northwest Detroit for young Detroiters and more. Do you have a community story we should tell? Let us know in an email at detroiteveningreport@wdet.org.

The Yunion will build out a courtyard space that can be shared with our service organization partners for events, programs, gatherings, meditation, and other activities requested by the community.Detroit PAL's new recreation center will provide education, health, and wellness opportunities to Detroit area students, parents, and community members by connecting them to resources in collaboration with partner nonprofits.

Welcome to Ep. 25 of the Table Talk Podcast. Our guest for today's show was Officer Bryant George out of Detroit PAL. Our topic today was all about the current state of relationship between Police and their communities, as well as all of the great things that are happening at Detroit PAL. This show was sponsored by Give2Gain and Leo's Coney Island in Royal Oak.#police #officer #detroitpal #detroit #relationships #building #trust #community #involvement #leadership #great #invest #in #our #youth #tabetalk #ozmedia #youtube #live #apple #spotify #podcasts

It's a first for Detroit PAL.  The non-profit has formed a hockey league this Fall. In this edition of Voices of the Community, WWJ's Stephanie Davis talks to Detroit Police Corporal, Marcus Norwood who heads the program and who has coached hockey for years.]   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Episode 3 of The Movement. Today we talked about Detroit Police Athletic League and how they plan on sponsoring two students (boy and a girl) to go on a trip to Dubai in February. We also discussed some of our favorite trips in the past, as well as places we live to visit in the future. We ended the show with our word of the day! This show is sponsored by The Balkan House and Give2Gain. #Dubai #DetroitPal #vacations #fieldtrips #TheMovement #OZmedia #Youtube #Apple #Spotify #Podcasts

August 2, 2021 ~ The CEO of Detroit PAL thanks Paul for his many years of support.

Little league baseball is back at Detroit PAL. CEO Robert Jamerson, in this edition of Voices of the Community, talks about safety, the games and having fun at the Corner Ballpark. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Greenwood tells Kevin Dietz about kids and sports in the city with Detroit PAL

Dan Varner is the President and Chief Executive Officer at Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit, whose mission is to co-create independence and dignity through the power of personal and workforce development across the 5-county metro Detroit region. The $35-45MM/year organization not only provides personal and workforce development programs for over 15,000 people annually, but also serves as the umbrella over four social enterprises: the iconic thrift stores, a tier-1 kitting and assembly supplier to the automotive and other industries, an industrial recycling and asset recovery operation, and a contract labor workforce. Those social enterprises provide training opportunities for vulnerable populations served by the organization, as well as financial resources for the organization's major programs, including workforce training and personal development programs for people who are justice-involved, unemployed or underemployed, and people living with physical, intellectual, or developmental disabilities. Prior to joining Goodwill, Dan served as the CEO at Excellent Schools Detroit, a coalition of Detroit's leading organizations working to improve Detroit's public education systems; worked as a program officer at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation where he co-led the foundation's redevelopment of a local investment strategy for Detroit; and he is also the cofounder and former CEO of a nationally-recognized, award-winning youth development organization that Dan helped grow into one of the largest youth development organizations in Detroit, now serving over 14,000 young people annually. Dan has received numerous awards, and his work has been recognized by two Presidential administrations. He is a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network and has served on numerous boards of directors, including the ACLU of Michigan, Capital Impact Partners, ConnectEd, and Detroit PAL, and served on Michigan's State Board of Education for four years. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the University of Michigan Law School. Learn more about Dan at... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-varner-356b495 Twitter: https://twitter.com/varnerdan Company Website: https://www.goodwilldetroit.org/ Phoenix Performance Partners Website: https://www.phoenixperform.com/ Culture Eats Everything Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/culture-eats-everything/id1526731051 Culture Eats Everything Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1utf9dZh2PRQKxe6qg5I5M Tom Willis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasawillis Checkout our book: https://www.phoenixperform.com/book #CultureEatsEverything ______________________ Download & Share!

Sixteen year old Cameron Hill, a young black teenager in Detroit sees life differently after taking part in a unique program involving Detroit PAL and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History where he learned about the perspectives of leaders from the Civil Rights movement.  WWJ's Stephanie Davis talked to Hill in this edition of Voices of the Community. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A program that brings together baseball, kids, and police is back.  Here's WWJ's Tony Ortiz with more on the Detroit PAL and Tigers Foundation partnership. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Xenith is a Detroit-based industry leader in football helmet technology, and also produces shoulder pads, face masks, apparel and more. Xenith has prioritized design thinking in all of its product development, which has resulted in gear that transcends protection alone—designing for optimal fit, feel, comfort and style. Today, we will discuss how collaboration between designers and engineers can result in groundbreaking innovation. We will also touch on Xenith’s initiative to provide 20,000 face shields to Detroit area Hospitals. Links for Reference: Xenith, College for Creative Studies, Wayne State University, Detroit PAL, ISAIC, Shadow XR Helmet, Carhartt, Xenith Loop, BASF

Mr. Rhadigan discusses the transformation of GM manufacturing to Personal Protection Equiptment as well as GM community outreach during the Corona Virus pandemic. Mr. Jamerson discusses Detroit Pal's 6 Degrees of Separation campaign and how their charity has adapted to help the community during the Corona Virus pandemic.

One of the worst COVID-19 hot spots in the U.S. is metro Detroit. The virus, which has already claimed 1,600 lives in Michigan, with 26,000 confirmed cases, is disproportionately impacting African Americans.  Why?  A pandemic plays no favorites, seeking victims everywhere.  But its easiest prey are those weakened by health, economic and daily-life challenges of generational poverty. That's why the Detroit Police Athletic League (PAL), that has served at-risk youth and their families for 50 years, launched SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION: CHECKING IN SAVES LIVES -- a web of timely, factual information and help. Rob Jamerson, CEO of Detroit PAL explains the life-saving power of human contact and how YOU CAN HELP!

Edward Egnatios is a program officer at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in Battle Creek, Michigan. As part of the Detroit team, he identifies and nurtures opportunities for positive systemic change within communities and executes programming efforts aligned with the foundation’s organizational direction. In this role, he provides leadership and oversight for programming and works closely with other staff to ensure integration and coordination of efforts. Before joining Kellogg in 2013, Ed served as a consultant for the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation in Detroit. Earlier, he was program officer, senior program officer and program director at the Skillman Foundation in Detroit where he conceived, coordinated or managed a wide range of neighborhood and youth-focused programs, including: the Good Neighborhoods program, the Detroit Youth Employment Consortium and the Detroit Youth Development Alliance. In other professional experience, Ed was president/CEO of EK & Associates in Grosse Pointe, Mich., national executive director of the UAW-Ford Family Service & Learning Centers for O/E Learning, Inc. in Troy, Michigan and vice president of United Way Community Services in Detroit. Ed received a bachelor’s degree from John Carroll University in University Heights, Ohio and a Master of Social Work in administration and community practice from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He is a graduate of Leadership Detroit and was named a PLACES Fellow by the Funders’ Network for Living and Sustainable Communities in 2012. Ed was elected to the board of Neighborhood Funders Group in 2010 and is a past co-chair of that group. Ed also is a member of the National Association of Social Workers and served on several community boards and committees including Detroit PAL, Global Detroit and the Detroit Neighborhood Investment Forum. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF), founded in 1930 as an independent, private foundation by breakfast cereal pioneer, Will Keith Kellogg, is among the largest philanthropic foundations in the United States. Guided by the belief that all children should have an equal opportunity to thrive, WKKF works with communities to create conditions for vulnerable children so they can realize their full potential in school, work and life. The Kellogg Foundation is based in Battle Creek, Michigan, and works throughout the United States and internationally, as well as with sovereign tribes. Special emphasis is paid to priority places where there are high concentrations of poverty and where children face significant barriers to success. WKKF priority places in the U.S. are in Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico and New Orleans; and internationally, are in Mexico and Haiti. For more information, visit www.wkkf.org. Keep in contact with us, sign up and get our free gift to YOU: https://drgenevaspeaks.com Follow our hashtag #ignite2impact  Please share this podcast & let us what you think, *subscribe in iTunes and leave a review

Our special guest is Mike Tenbusch, author of the Jonathan Effect, a book about the power of the church and its people to help schools and their students win the battle against poverty. Mike is the CEO of Uncommon Solutions, LLC, a consulting firm helping urban schools, churches, and impact organizations create strategies to improve conditions and outcomes for kids. Born and raised in Detroit, he has had a life-long calling to make Detroit a better place to be a kid and to raise a family, and he served as chief impact officer for United Way in Southeastern Michigan as part of his twenty years of leading change in the city. A graduate of the University of Michigan Law School, Mike co-founded Think Detroit (now Detroit PAL), an organization that now serves 14,000 children each year. He also served on the Board for Detroit Public Schools, helped a charter school district graduate more than ninety percent of its first high school class, and created a plan and led the effort to turnaround the city's most challenged high schools. Named one of Crain's 40 under 40 in 2008, he launched a training center for young people in partnership with best-selling author, Mitch Albom.

Paul W. Smith thanks Curt McAllister Toyota Spokesman for supporting the Paul W. Smith Golf Classic for Detroit PAL this coming Monday August 10.