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  • November 12, 2024

    A Message from Delta Air Lines, this year’s SLEEP OUT presenting sponsor 

    To the Covenant House Michigan community,   We are on a mission to connect the world, and it begins with the communities where our employees live, work and serve. Delta is honored to serve as this year’s presenting sponsor for SLEEP OUT; we have proudly supported this impactful event in Detroit for the last ten years. […]

  • October 28, 2024

    Meet Alex Simpson, CHMI’s Assistant Manager for Residential Programs

    A day in the life of Covenant House Michigan’s Alex Simpson can change each time he walks in the door. And that has been the case for the last 17 years. Alex serves as Assistant Manager for Residential Programs and says his goal is to always maintain a safe environment for our staff and residents. […]

  • September 9, 2024

    Covenant House Michigan Purchases Adjacent Property for Affordable Family Housing

    Covenant House Michigan is pleased to announce the purchase of an adjacent one-acre property at 3047-3089 Lawton Street. The property includes three vacant duplex structures and a six-unit apartment building just east of the Jeffries Freeway Service Drive, a short walk from our existing secure five-acre Detroit campus on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Click […]

  • July 27, 2024

    CHMI Artists Create a Moving ArtPrize Entry, ‘A Mile in Our Sneakers’

    It’s been said that you cannot truly understand another person’s experience until you’ve “walked a mile in their shoes.” With that in mind, the young people of Covenant House Michigan are working on a special entry for ArtPrize called “A Mile in Our Sneakers.” The visual and interactive display is an invitation from the young […]

  • July 27, 2024

    Cynthia Adams Retires After Nearly 27 Years at Covenant House Michigan

    She was all smiles, but it was a bittersweet day at Covenant House Michigan as we celebrated former associate executive director Cynthia Adams who retired at the end of June. Cynthia embodies everything about our mission. She has been with Covenant House Michigan for nearly 27 years, since the beginning – in September of 1997. […]

  • July 27, 2024

    CHMI Shines During ‘A Night of Detroit Stars’

    Motor City Casino’s Sound Board Theater was filled with STARS May 22 for our annual fundraiser ‘A Night of Detroit Stars’ to benefit Covenant House Michigan. The amazing Detroit Youth Choir took the stage along with a host of incredible performers. Thanks to the community’s support, this event helped us raise $355,000 to fuel our […]