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NATALIE SAVALE SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS

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DLIVE will use the funds to pilot
earing from young adults in
Detroit who have experienced an economic hardship cohort of
violence and trauma firsthand the DLIVE violence-intervention
program that will address barriers
moved members of the Jewish Fund
to engagement with education and
Teen Board to act.
employment opportunities, namely
The Teen Board awarded a $19,000
transportation and mental health
grant to Connect Detroit, a non-
support. Initially, the project will
profit organization that strives
provide coordinated and sub-
to address community
sidized transportation, before
problems by facilitating and
transitioning to self-arranged
mobilizing funding in sup-
transportation. Transportation
port of collaborative com-
support is a key component
munity solutions. The funds
for achieving DLIVE’s economic
are earmarked for Connect
hardship alleviation goals,
Detroit’s DLIVE program, a
and it teaches participants
unique hospital-based vio-
self-sufficiency by facilitation
lence intervention program
of gradual personal respon-
providing social services
sibility.
and expanded trauma care
Recognizing that one’s
for youths hospitalized
mental health is vital not only
because of violence in
to increasing the likelihood
Detroit.
of successful education and
The program is based
employment engagement,
out of Sinai-Grace Hospital
Lilley Kroll
but also to ensuring that one
in Detroit, which receives
TOP: DLIVE found-
is able to exit the cycle of vio-
the greatest amount of
penetrating trauma injuries ing team members: lence and trauma, DLIVE has
Calvin Evans, Dr.
integrated mental health ser-
in Detroit, and it is giving
Tolulope Sonuyi and
vices into its organizational
victims of violence hope at
Ray Winans.
structure to provide partici-
a time when they feel hope-
pants direct access to mental
less.
health professionals.
Tolulope Sonuyi, M.D., M.Sc., who
“We are grateful to the Jewish Fund
founded DLIVE and works as its
medical director on behalf of Connect Teen Board for its support of DLIVE,”
said Dierk L. Hall, president and CEO
Detroit, says hospital-based intensive
intervention programs are an effective of Connect Detroit. “This funding will
allow DLIVE to further its work in
strategy for reducing re-injury and
Detroit and make a serious impact on
putting people on track for success.
the public health crisis of community
“During our onsite visit of DLIVE,
violence.”
we heard many touching stories from
The Jewish Fund Teen Board is a
young adults and learned about the
collaborative philanthropy group pro-
positive impact this program has in
viding Jewish teens from the Metro
shaping peoples’ lives,” said Lilley
Detroit area the opportunity to learn
Kroll, Year 1 board member of the
about grantmaking and philanthropy.
Jewish Fund Teen Board. “We are
The Jewish Fund Teen Board is
proud to fund DLIVE. The program
mirrors our mission and is committed proud to be a part of the Foundation
Board Incubator, a project of the
to making a significant difference to
Jewish Teen Funders Network, which
young people in the Detroit commu-
nity. It truly made a lasting impression is generously funded by Laura Lauder
and the Maimonides Fund. •
on us all.”

