News & Events
Spring 2026 It is a privilege to award grants to organizations serving our local community. Farmington & Farmington Hills Foundation for Youth & Families Trustee Leslie Miller presented a grant check to CARES in Farmington Hills representatives Mary Beth Miller, Volunteer/Special Events Coordinator, and Andrea Nolan, Community Engagement and Outreach Coordinator. We are proud to support CARES in their ongoing community outreach efforts.
Three Decades of Impact: Celebrating Our 30-Year Milestone
What an incredible evening at our Cheers for 30 Years celebration! We are still buzzing from the energy in the room and the overwhelming support from our community.
The highlight of the night was hearing directly from our incredible grantees. Their stories of resilience and progress reminded us exactly why we do this work—and why your support is so vital.
To every guest, donor, and speaker: thank you for being the heart of our mission for three decades. Here’s to the next 30 years of making a difference together! 🌟
Proud to support the Farmington & Farmington Hills Foundation for Youth & Families as they celebrate 30 years of impact. Dirk and Jessica Beamer were glad to be part of an evening recognizing the good happening in our community. Cheers to what’s ahead!
Past Events
Join us for an evening of wine, appetizers, and great company
as we toast to the next 30 years of making a difference.
The Pines
37777 11 Mile Ct,
Farmington Hills, MI 48335
4:30 – 6:30 PM
For the past thirty years, the Farmington & Farmington Hills Foundation for Youth & Families has been a powerful catalyst for local philanthropy. Now, it’s time to celebrate the impactful grants, the remarkable growth, and the vibrant communities that have made this achievement a reality.
Let Us Know You’re Coming!
Please respond by April 10th.
Attendance is complimentary. If you’d like to support the foundation’s efforts, a
suggested donation of $30 is greatly appreciated!
Sponsorship Opportunities
Join us in supporting our amazing youth and families by becoming a sponsor for our event! We would love to celebrate and recognize all of our sponsors during this special occasion. Thank you for being a part of our community!
Thanks to our
Platinum Sponsor!
January 2026 Hackbots Report
We encourage our Grantees to share their experiences and perspectives to help us all learn and grow.
JUN 2nd, 2025
Farmington Community Library Receives Grant to Continue Early Literacy Book Giveaway Program
The Farmington Community Library (FCL) has been awarded a $1,000 from the Farmington & Farmington Hills Foundation for Youth & Families (FFHFYF) to continue its early literacy book giveaway program. This initiative encourages caregivers to begin reading aloud to newborns—a vital first step in building strong literacy skills.
The Farmington & Farmington Hills Foundation for Youth & Families supports programs and provides funds to enrich the lives of youth and families in the communities of Farmington and Farmington Hills.
The program is offered in partnership with Trinity Health IHA Medical Group Pediatrics – Farmington Hills and launched in February 2025 with initial funding from FFHFYF. Through this collaboration, free books are distributed to families with newborns during their 2-month and 6-month wellness visits. Families also receive information about Text and Learn for Kindergarten (TALK), a text messaging service offered by FCL that provides weekly prompts with simple, fun activities designed to help children ages 0-5 develop early literacy skills.
In addition to this program, FCL offers a variety of resources for parents and caregivers of young children, including Storytimes and the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program. To learn more, visit farmlib.org/for-kids.
DEC 2nd, 2024
City of Farmington Hills Cultural Arts Division Receives Grant to Support Immersive Programming for Preschool Kids
The Farmington & Farmington Hills Foundation for Youth & Families grant will support Rock Around the Hawk, a free monthly program that exposes preschoolers to music and art
The City of Farmington Hills Special Services Department Cultural Arts Division is pleased to announce its selection as a $1,000 grant recipient by the Farmington & Farmington Hills Foundation for Youth & Families. The funding
will support Rock Around the Hawk through winter 2025. Rock Around the Hawk is a free, monthly drop-in program for little ones, ages 18-months to five-years-old, and their caregivers that exposes families to music, art and other cultural activities.
“We’re thankful for the continued support of the Farmington & Farmington Hills Foundation for Youth & Families,” said Rachel Timlin, supervisor for the City’s Cultural Arts Division. “This support allows us to keep Rock Around the Hawk free so more kids can be introduced to the benefits of art, dance and music from a young age.”
Rock Around the Hawk, which was selected as a 2023/2024 Innovative Recreation Programming Award winner by the Michigan Recreation & Parks Association, is a program of the City’s Special Services Department Cultural Arts Division. One Friday morning each month, The Hawk Theatre’s Black Box transforms into a magical, musical experience that lightheartedly pays homage to unique global music festivals and cultural institutions with age-appropriate themes, activities, crafts, and, of course, music and dancing. Upcoming themes include Toasty Man on Dec. 13, a kid-friendly version of Burning Man, a celebration of self-expression in the desert, and Snowfort Jazz Festival on Jan. 3, bringing the sounds of New England’s Newport Jazz Festival to Farmington Hills. A full list of dates and themes can be found here in the City’s Winter Activities Guide.
The City of Farmington Hills has the largest dedicated municipal Cultural Arts Division in the State of Michigan. The Division coordinates arts programming for the community, including classes, events, and activities in visual and performing arts, and year-round performances at The Hawk Theatre, to expose diverse populations to the arts.
For further information, contact the Cultural Arts Division at 248-473-1850.
MAY 4th, 2023
CONGRATULATIONS SPRING GRANTEES!
Huge congratulations to the following organizations who have been awarded grants from our spring grant cycle. Thank you for everything you do for our community!
Camp Casey – Funding towards the at-home horseback riding experience for children with cancer, rare blood disorders, and similar life-threatening illnesses.
CARES In Farmington Hills – Funding towards general support for food pantry.
Downtown Market – Funding towards the Produce program for children ages 4-12 and the Healthy Oakland Partnership for seniors 60 and older.
Farmington Community Band – Funding to support the Wild Symphony program.
Farmington Community Library – Funding toward program that hands out books to families with babies born at the Corewell hospital.
Farmington Hills Cultural Arts Division – Funding toward the Rock Around the Hawk monthly program which celebrates music festivals from around the world featuring music, dance, arts & crafts, games and hands-on activities.
KicksART – Funding towards youth art classes for participants and their families.
New Day Foundation – Funding towards financial assistance, emotional support and groceries to cancer patients, caregivers, parents and children.
Operation Common Good – Funding towards CARES and other grocery store gift cards, gas cards, and transportation gift cards for families in need.
Sibs4Sib – Funding towards the Sibs4Sib junior and tween programs for children ages 6- 18.
Stand with Trans – Funding toward “Share the Love” event.
Farmington YMCA – Funding toward SEL kits for frontline Youth Development Leaders to support behavior and mental health campers participating in Camp Riley.
MAy 25th, 2023
GRANT AWARDS BREAKFAST
We will celebrate our recent grantees at a Grants Awards Breakfast! Grantees from the spring 2023 cycles, members of our board, donors, sponsors, and other community members gathered at Longacre House on May 25th. We are very grateful to Corewell Health and Thornton & Grooms for being our presenting sponsors for the event. It will be a wonderful opportunity for everyone to come together and hear about all the amazing programs that are going on in our community!
NOV 22nd, 2022
RAISING 10K IN ONE DAY!
Once again this year we will be aiming to raise $10K in One Day on Giving Tuesday! Giving Tuesday is on November 29th, so if our would like to donate and help youth and families in our community in 2023 and beyond, click on the link below!
OCT 1st, 2022
SILVER STAR CELEBRATION
Thank to you to everyone who attended our Silver Star Celebration last night! It was an amazing evening and it was wonderful to hear from some of our grantees. A huge thank you to Mercedes-Benz Financial Services for hosting the event at their Farmington Hills offices and to Daimler Truck Financial Services for providing the amazing team of volunteers who enabled the evening to run smoothly!
We would also like to thank all the event sponsors: Daimler Truck Financial Services, Sellers Buick GMC, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, Hubbell, Roth & Clark, The Leo E & Ann June Mainville Fund, Serra Ford Farmington Hills, Thornton & Grooms, Paul & Lee Blizman, Farmington Public Schools, GM Financial, Heeney Sundquist Funeral Home, M Mazzoni Jewelers, and Peterlin’s Bar and Restaurant.
SEPT12th, 2022
SILVER STAR CELEBRATION
If you want a sneak peek at our Silver Star Celebration venue, click on the video link!
MAy 26th, 2022
EAT DESSERT TO DONATE
If you like ice cream, please stop by the Silver Dairy on Grand River in Farmington on Tuesday, August 9th.
As part of their “Eat Dessert To Donate” community program, FFHFYF will receive 20% of the proceeds on that day. Tell your friends, family, neighbours and coworkers!
Thank you, Silver Dairy!
July 26th, 2022
SILVER STAR CELEBRATION
Very exciting news, we will be having an in-person fundraising event, the Silver Star Celebration, on Friday, September 30th! The event will be held at the new Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA offices in Farmington Hills, so if you have been wondering what their wonderful, new building looks like inside, here is the perfect opportunity to find out!
Tickets are now on sale, so to purchase click on the link below.
https://cbo.io/FFHFYF/silverstar
We also have a variety of sponsorship packages for businesses available, starting at $250. More details can be found by clicking on the ticket link above.
JANUARY 30TH, 2022
2022 SPRING GRANT CYCLE
If you are are program or organization serving youth and families in the Farmington and Farmington Hills community, it’s not too early to think about submitting your application for funding to our Spring Grant Cycle! You can find out more by visiting our Grants page, where you will also find an application form. The deadline for applications is midnight on April 15th!!
NOV 22nd, 2022
RAISING 10K IN ONE DAY!
Once again this year we will be aiming to raise $10K in One Day on Giving Tuesday! Giving Tuesday is on November 29th, so if our would like to donate and help youth and families in our community in 2023 and beyond, click on the link below!
NOV 8th, 2022
CONGRATULATIONS FALL GRANTEES!
Huge congratulations to the following organizations who have been awarded grants from our fall grant cycle. Thank you for everything you do for our community!
CARES In Farmington Hills – Funding for general support for food pantry.
Farmington Community Library – Funding towards Book & Author Festival to be held during Art on the Grand 2023.
Farmington High School Counseling Department – Funding for the FHS Counselor Café Program supporting students’ mental health and wellbeing.
Farmington United Team 3414 Hackbots – Funding towards travel expenses for the team to attend the world robotics competition in Houston, TX in Spring 2023.
Farmington Youth Assistance – Funding towards 2022 Holiday Angels program to provide holiday joy to middle and high school age students not served by other community giving programs.
Heartfelt Harvest – Food pantry supplies for senior clients and those with special dietary needs.
Operation Common Good – Funding towards CARES and other grocery store gift cards, gas cards, and transportation gift cards for families in need.
Thistle Rose Academy for Arts – Funding towards the purchase of heaters for their outdoor Winter Music Festival in Jan/Feb 2023.
OCT 1st, 2022
SILVER STAR CELEBRATION
Thank to you to everyone who attended our Silver Star Celebration last night! It was an amazing evening and it was wonderful to hear from some of our grantees. A huge thank you to Mercedes-Benz Financial Services for hosting the event at their Farmington Hills offices and to Daimler Truck Financial Services for providing the amazing team of volunteers who enabled the evening to run smoothly!
We would also like to thank all the event sponsors: Daimler Truck Financial Services, Sellers Buick GMC, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, Hubbell, Roth & Clark, The Leo E & Ann June Mainville Fund, Serra Ford Farmington Hills, Thornton & Grooms, Paul & Lee Blizman, Farmington Public Schools, GM Financial, Heeney Sundquist Funeral Home, M Mazzoni Jewelers, and Peterlin’s Bar and Restaurant.
SEPT12th, 2022
SILVER STAR CELEBRATION
If you want a sneak peek at our Silver Star Celebration venue, click on the video link!
MAy 26th, 2022
EAT DESSERT TO DONATE
If you like ice cream, please stop by the Silver Dairy on Grand River in Farmington on Tuesday, August 9th.
As part of their “Eat Dessert To Donate” community program, FFHFYF will receive 20% of the proceeds on that day. Tell your friends, family, neighbours and coworkers!
Thank you, Silver Dairy!
July 26th, 2022
SILVER STAR CELEBRATION
Very exciting news, we will be having an in-person fundraising event, the Silver Star Celebration, on Friday, September 30th! The event will be held at the new Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA offices in Farmington Hills, so if you have been wondering what their wonderful, new building looks like inside, here is the perfect opportunity to find out!
Tickets are now on sale, so to purchase click on the link below.
https://cbo.io/FFHFYF/silverstar
We also have a variety of sponsorship packages for businesses available, starting at $250. More details can be found by clicking on the ticket link above.
MAy 25th, 2023
GRANT AWARDS BREAKFAST
For the first time ever this year, we celebrated our recent grantees at a Grants Awards Breakfast! Grantees from the fall 2021 and spring 2022 cycles, members of our board, donors, sponsors, and other community members gathered at Longacre House on May 26th. We are very grateful to SELLERS BUICK GMC for being our presenting sponsors for the event. It was a wonderful opportunity for everyone to come together and hear about all the amazing programs that are going on in our community!
Our spring grantees were:
Camp Casey – Funding for a Horsey House Call for an FFH child with cancer or a rare blood disorder.
City of FH Cultural Arts – Funding towards the “Rock Around the Hawk” drop-in music program for children age 18 mths to 5 years.
Farmington Farmers Market – Funding towards the Power of Produce program for kids 4-12 years and the Healthy Oakland Partnership for seniors 60 and better.
Farmington Youth Assistance – Funding towards FYA summer camp scholarship program for FFH students who would not normally have the opportunity to attend camps.
Farmington United Hackbots – Funding towards materials and sponsorship for the 2022/23 season.
Haitian Network Group of Detroit – Funding towards the HNGD Haitian Art and Craft Festival in downtown Farmington July 30th and 31st 2022.
KickstART Farmington – Funding for free community youth art classes during summer 2022.
Operation Common Good – Funding towards emergency grocery store gift cards for families in need, emergency fast food gift cards for families housed in motels, and replenishment of Giving Box supplies.
Sib4Sib – Funding towards the Sib4Sib Junior and Tween programs during 2022 for children age 6-13.
Stand with Trans – Funding for in-person support groups for a parent/caregiver group, and a teen group for transgender youth.
West Oaks Civitan Club – Funding towards the summer reading program which primarily serves lower income families.
JANUARY 30TH, 2022
2022 SPRING GRANT CYCLE
If you are are program or organization serving youth and families in the Farmington and Farmington Hills community, it’s not too early to think about submitting your application for funding to our Spring Grant Cycle! You can find out more by visiting our Grants page, where you will also find an application form. The deadline for applications is midnight on April 15th!!