Alternative Foundation supports equitable, innovative, people-oriented projects in underserved communities with the intent of creating healthy, sustainable environments to provide quality of life enhancements.
About
The Alternative Foundation was founded in 2019, as a spin-off from The Cedar Tree Foundation, Cedar Tree has supported environmental programs at a variety of organizations nationally and in Detroit since 2002.
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Alternative Foundation funds projects that support, protect, and improve the quality of life for long-term Detroit residents through innovative, educational and enrichment programs. We make small grants to organizations that focus on food systems, youth entrepreneurship and community redevelopment.
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One of the newest foundation in Detroit, Alternative Foundation is located in The Hunt Street Station, Located on the on the corner of Gratiot and Hunt Street—the southwestern tip of the McDougall Hunt Neighborhood.
FEATURED NEIGHBOURHOOD: McDougall Hunt
The McDougall Hunt neighborhood was chosen because of its location—less than a mile from down town Detroit, its historic relevance—adjacent to black bottom, and its vast amount of vacant land.