Park West Foundation Detroit
Park west foundation assists students with enrolling into college through its blue babies program whether it s with applications or tuition.
Park west foundation detroit. The park west foundation is proud to sponsor the detroit institute of arts said park west foundation director diane pandolfi. Park west foundation served as a graduate sponsor for an event in detroit at the roostertail on the detroit river. The park west foundation is the nonprofit arm of park west gallery. The goal of the park west foundation is to provide support and a safe environment for vulnerable youth in our community and promote art education and awareness.
As an institution that is cemented in the spirit of detroit the dia is a testament to the power of art education and community involvement. The news that pioneers for peace leader weusi olusola is battling stage 4 bladder cancer prompted a massive outpouring of support. Prior to this position she earned degrees in speech theatre arts and speech pathology from montclair state university and worked for 44 years in the wayne school district in new jersey spending the last four years as the director of elementary education. Park west foundation foster care youth assist detroit police department with halloween party october 31 2019 for the 12th year in a row our wonderful park west foundation foster care youth assisted the detroit police department 12th precinct in putting together an awesome free to the public halloween party.
In october the youth participated in the focus. Posted february 21 2009. Diane pandolfi serves as the director of the park west foundation. On wednesday october 30 ghouls and goblins got together to celebrate.
Our ambitious vision requires the grit enthusiasm tenacity and heart of mentors partners volunteers and. The foundation held its 5th read more. For the 12th year in a row our wonderful park west foundation foster care youth assisted the detroit police department 12th precinct in putting together an awesome free to the public halloween party. Jump shot your futures make college dreams a reality.
Since 2006 park west foundation has worked in cooperation with park west gallery to address the urgent needs of young adults aging out of the foster care system in southeastern michigan. The event included a haunted fields hay ride costume contest dance party food donuts. Posted february 5 2018. More than 200 former and current foster care youth looking to create brighter futures for themselves recently received a helping hand from the park west foundation.
By rochelle riley free press columnist. The foundation has since expanded to support national and international programs that positively impact the arts and the environment. In art gallery news articles media coverage philanthropy 0. The foundation members also volunteer on the fostering futures scholarship planning committee.
The foundation has sponsored events funding the fostering futures scholarship since the programs inception.