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Detroit’s Eastern Market: Connecting People with Food & Opportunity Since 1891
It’s that time of year when hosting and planning events seems to go into hyperdrive. Regardless of the occasion [...]
Author R.J. King Reflects on Detroit’s Past, Present & Future
Detroit author and journalist R.J. King, pictured here, recently held an event at The Vella Group offices to sign [...]
Metro-Detroit Young Professionals Kick Off New Committee to Combat Illiteracy
There are many ways to spend a late summer Thursday evening in Detroit, but on September 22, more than [...]
Unique STEP Program Teaches Culinary Skills to Persons with Disabilities
Services to Enhance Potential (STEP) does exactly as its name suggests. As a Southeastern Michigan nonprofit organization, we provide [...]
Detroit Equity Report Reveals Concrete Steps to Closing Equity & Inclusion Gaps
In 2016, a typical white family in the U.S. had a net worth of $171,000, while a typical Black [...]
5 Tips for Effective Grant Writing
I have been writing grants for many years. When I started, the best tool for research was a massive [...]
The Vella Group Hosts Final PASC Detroit Pop-Up Art Exhibit Starting Sept 2
September is Detroit Month of Design, the perfect time to see Setting the Table, the last of four PASC [...]
ISAIC: Giving the Fashion Industry a Makeover
The fast fashion craze took off in the late 1990s. Speedier manufacturing and shipping methods combined with a growing demand [...]
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Detroit’s Eastern Market: Connecting People with Food & Opportunity Since 1891
It’s that time of year when hosting and planning events seems to go into hyperdrive. Regardless of the occasion [...]
Author R.J. King Reflects on Detroit’s Past, Present & Future
Detroit author and journalist R.J. King, pictured here, recently held an event at The Vella Group offices to sign [...]
Metro-Detroit Young Professionals Kick Off New Committee to Combat Illiteracy
There are many ways to spend a late summer Thursday evening in Detroit, but on September 22, more than [...]
Unique STEP Program Teaches Culinary Skills to Persons with Disabilities
Services to Enhance Potential (STEP) does exactly as its name suggests. As a Southeastern Michigan nonprofit organization, we provide [...]
Detroit Equity Report Reveals Concrete Steps to Closing Equity & Inclusion Gaps
In 2016, a typical white family in the U.S. had a net worth of $171,000, while a typical Black [...]
5 Tips for Effective Grant Writing
I have been writing grants for many years. When I started, the best tool for research was a massive [...]
The Vella Group Hosts Final PASC Detroit Pop-Up Art Exhibit Starting Sept 2
September is Detroit Month of Design, the perfect time to see Setting the Table, the last of four PASC [...]
ISAIC: Giving the Fashion Industry a Makeover
The fast fashion craze took off in the late 1990s. Speedier manufacturing and shipping methods combined with a growing demand [...]