ENGAGE 2024 Small Grant Recipients Announced

In 2018, ENGAGE launched the Small Grants Program to encourage faculty to build partnerships with Detroit community-based organizations and to support resident-led efforts to strengthen Detroit neighborhoods. These awards are supported by the Office of the Provost and are part of the School of Social Work’s strategic effort to connect Detroit engagement efforts and increase impact in the city. ENGAGE partners with the School of Public Health’s Detroit Urban Research Center in the administration of the small grants program. Here are this year’s grant recipients:

1. “Empowering Detroit Together: Building Community Impact Partnerships”
   Faculty Member: Clinical Associate Professor Abigail Eiler
   Community Partner: Yusef Shakur, Co-Executive Director, Michigan Roundtable
    
2. “Black Ecclesiastical Intervention to Help Equip Affected Lives Enduring Mental Disorders (BE HEALED)”
   Faculty Members: Professor Rich Tolman and Associate Professor Addie Weaver
   Community Partner: Pastor Charles Williams, Community Investigator