News & Events
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!!