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Foundation hopes to boost students’ college dreams with more Legacy Awards
by: Krista Jahnke | Feb. 26th, 2013 Through our grantmaking, The Skillman Foundation focuses on changing outcomes for as many children in Detroit as possible, rather than on boosting only a select few. That’s why nearly all of our grant dollars go to programs that we think will touch large portions of the city’s children. […]
Read more »In Chicago as in Detroit, revitalizing neighborhoods, schools proves tough work
by: Krista Jahnke | Jul. 18th, 2012 Editor’s note: A selection of staff and trustees from The Skillman Foundation recently visited colleagues from the Chicago Community Trust and the MacArthur Foundation to learn more about their efforts to improve troubled neighborhoods and fix broken schools. Last week, a team from The Skillman Foundation stood […]
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