The Salvation Army Receives $35,000 From DTE Energy Foundation
Grant from DTE Energy Foundation will support after-school math programs
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit received a $35,000 grant from the DTE Energy Foundation recently.
The funds will go directly to after-school math education efforts at seven Salvation Army community centers throughout metropolitan Detroit, affecting 400 area children enrolled in the organization’s after-school programs.
This is the charity’s fourth grant from DTE Energy Foundation, which created the Math Enrichment Grant Program in 2005. The program helps Michigan students attain the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in the increasingly competitive global economy. The 35-week tutoring component of the program helps strengthen support for mathematics and boost knowledge and test scores. The $35,000 will underwrite program costs, including staff salaries, supplies and travel expenses.
“This much-needed grant will benefit hundreds of youngsters increasing their knowledge and investing in their future through The Salvation Army’s after-school programming,” said The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit’s General Secretary Major John Turner.
Seventy percent of children enrolled in the 2007-08 program showed at least one grade improvement in one or more subject areas.
Founded by William Booth in London, England in 1865, The Salvation Army is a faith-based, non-profit organization dedicated to serving people in need without discrimination. At work in Michigan since 1887, The Salvation Army operates 180 facilities throughout the state. In 2007, these facilities were involved in providing more than 2.8 million meals and 770,314 nights of shelter for the homeless of Southeast Michigan alone. The Salvation Army uses $.83 of every dollar raised to provide direct services to people in need each and every day of the year. For more information about The Salvation Army, please call 877-SAL-MICH, or visit us at www.salmich.org.