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Saginaw Community Foundation
100 S. Jefferson, Suite 201
Saginaw, MI 48607
(989) 755-0545

CONTACT: Kendra Kempf, (989) 755-0545

                  
                     Emmaus House receives $25K for distribution center  

 

The Emmaus House of Saginaw received a $25,000 grant from the Saginaw Community Foundation to build a Community Distribution Center.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

The women’s shelter will use the funds to construct a storage facility to distribute donated items of clothing and household goods for the poor in Saginaw’s inner city neighborhoods. The organization is seeking additional funds to complete the $101,400 project. So far, Champagne and Marx Excavating of Kochville Township has committed to donating $12,000 towards the effort. Community volunteers and Habitat for Humanity have also agreed to volunteer their services.                                                         

The organization plans to break ground in the spring.

“Limited space has placed restrictions on our ability to help our community,” said Sister Marietta Fritz, chief executive officer of Emmaus House.  “Our new facility will allow us to serve more people and it will give us more storage space to hold larger quantities of items. The building is important because it will serve as a symbol of hope for the people we serve. The utilization of it will be exciting because it will give people something they can call their own.”  

Individuals who want to donate to the project can send donations to Emmaus House, 733 S. 14th Street, Saginaw, MI 48601.

The Emmaus House of Saginaw was one of 17 organizations receiving a portion of $128,508 from the Foundation in its fourth-quarter grant cycle. 

The following organizations also received grants:

American Chemical Society – $12,500  
Project: Science Literacy          

                                       

The Partnership Center – $4,000             
Project: Façade Improvements 
 

  

City of Saginaw – $20,000
Project: Andersen Water Park Repurposing
 

  

Saginaw County Department of Public Health – $10,000
Project: St. Charles Dental Clinic
 

  

CAN Council – $3,100
Project: Children’s Personal Safety Activity Book
 

  

Saginaw Valley State University – $2,500
Project: The Softness of Iron
 

  

Saginaw Community Foundation – $10,000 
Project: Youth First
 

  

Saginaw Community Foundation – $2,000
Project: Saginaw County Spelling Bee 
 

  

Saginaw Symphony Association –  $5,000
Project: SBSO Performs! Best of British
 

  

Saginaw County Chamber Foundation – $5,000
Project: 1,000 Leaders
 

  

Valley Lutheran High School Key Club – $1,638  
Project: High Five for Healthy Kids
 

  

Michigan State University Extension – $1,500                
Project: Together We Can
 

  

St. Mary’s Cathedral – $2,840
Project: Children’s Festival
 

  

Freeland Community Schools – $830
Project: Welding for Girls
 

  

Saginaw Symphony Association – $8,500
Project: SBSO Performs! Tchaikovsky for Seniors
 

  

The Salvation Army – $14,100
Project: Expansion of Service to Seniors
 

  

About SCF:
SCF is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to improving the quality of life in Saginaw County.  Its donors are individuals, families, corporations and organizations who establish charitable funds within SCF.  These donations, large and small, help create a permanent endowment for the Saginaw community – a lasting legacy in each donor’s name that supports the work of area nonprofits and provides scholarships for outstanding young people.