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Three ways to stand with Detroit youth. Give, partner, or show up.

Youth R Us
Donations

Your gift becomes healing.

Every dollar funds real, on-the-ground support for Detroit youth navigating grief, trauma, and systemic adversity. Mentorship hours. Meals. School supplies. A safe place to grow.

Youth R Us Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.

Impact at a glance

  • $25Activities & supplies
  • $100Educational programming
  • $250Grief support initiative
  • $500Community youth event
Sponsors

Partner with purpose.

In search of founding sponsors

Corporate, foundation, and community partners help us reach more young people, year after year. Choose a tier that fits your goals, or talk with us about a custom partnership.

Mentorship in action

Founding Tier 1 · Entry Level

Founding Comfort Sponsor

$500 – $999

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You were here first. Founding Comfort Sponsors are the earliest believers — the ones who said yes before the world knew this work existed. Your investment lays the first brick of a foundation that will hold grieving youth for generations.

Founding recognition includes

  • Permanent designation as a Founding Sponsor on all organizational materials
  • Name or logo on program materials
  • Social media recognition
  • Certificate of founding sponsorship
  • Tax-deductible contribution acknowledgment

Founding Tier 2 · Community Level

Founding Healing Sponsor

$1,000 – $4,999

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Founding Healing Sponsors make the first circle of care possible. Your investment funds the grief support programming, trained facilitators, and safe spaces that will define what Youth R Us is known for from day one.

Founding recognition includes

  • All Founding Comfort benefits
  • Permanent Founding Sponsor logo placement on website
  • Featured in launch announcement across all platforms
  • Invitation to founding event or inaugural program gathering
  • Named in all founding year impact communications
  • First right of renewal at this tier annually

Founding Tier 3 · Leadership Level

Founding Restoration Sponsor

$5,000 – $9,999

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Founding Restoration Sponsors build the infrastructure that makes long-term healing possible. This is the tier that funds counselor partnerships, extended program series, and the systems that turn a vision into a sustainable, trusted organization.

Founding recognition includes

  • All Founding Healing benefits
  • Named sponsorship of a specific founding program or session series
  • Speaking opportunity at the inaugural event
  • Dedicated feature in founding year newsletter and donor communications
  • Quarterly impact updates with real outcomes data
  • Permanent recognition on the founding sponsor wall or digital honor roll

Founding Tier 4 · Presenting Level

Founding Legacy Sponsor

$10,000 and above

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There are organizations that exist because someone believed before there was proof. Founding Legacy Sponsors are those people. At this level you are not just funding a program — you are writing the first chapter of an organization that will change how grieving youth experience loss, community, and hope. Your name will always be part of that story.

Founding recognition includes

  • All Founding Restoration benefits
  • Presenting Founding Sponsor designation across all program materials, events, and media
  • Named recognition in all press releases, media outreach, and launch announcements
  • Executive acknowledgment at every major event in the founding year
  • Co-branded storytelling feature — your company's commitment to healing youth told through the launch story
  • Custom founding year impact report delivered personally
  • Permanent legacy recognition as the organization grows
  • First right of renewal as Presenting Sponsor in year two and beyond
Community event with families
Events

Show up. Belong.

From back-to-school giveaways to holiday gatherings, our events bring families, mentors, and neighbors together around food, art, and play.

Event Calendar

May 2026

Highlighted dates indicate upcoming community events.

Upcoming Events

  • Jun
    14

    Summer Kickoff Cookout

    Detroit · Community Park

  • Jul
    20

    Youth Empowerment Workshop

    Detroit · Foundation HQ

  • Aug
    16

    Back to School Giveaway

    Detroit · Eastside

  • Oct
    25

    Trunk or Treat

    Detroit · Westside

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