Growth Works provides substance abuse treatment for adolescents and adults, including new programming and services to address the opioid crisis.

Since 1978, First Step has been working for peaceful families and safe communities in Wayne County, Michigan. First Step is the only nonprofit agency in Wayne County providing comprehensive services for victims of domestic and sexual violence.

This fund is a source of future support for the Canton Public Library. The source of the funds are donations from patrons.

This scholarship was created in memory of Meredith Whalen, a Canton High School alumni who went on to graduate from the University of Michigan with a business degree. Following graduation, she accepted a position with the investment firm of Fred Alger Management in New York City. On September 11, 2001, Meredith was killed in the World Trade Center attack. This scholarship is available to all female students graduating from the Plymouth-Canton Community School District who plan to attend any college or university majoring in business.

The Treadwell family created this scholarship to honor Marjorie and Donald Treadwell and their commitment to Grosse Ile schools, student achievement, and community service. The scholarship is available to Grosse Ile Public School students who are graduating with a minimum 3.5 GPA and have demonstrated extra-curricular and community involvement.

Elmer Thomann and Beatrice Trebesch came of age in Detroit during the Great Depression.  Elmer left high school early to help take care of his mom and younger siblings; and Bea graduated and went on to work as a seamstress.  When they married and began to raise their family, they knew that the education they were unable to pursue would open doors for their children.  Bea and Elmer encouraged their three kids, Frederick, David and Gloria, to excel academically and athletically as they moved through their school years.

Their oldest, Fred, was a exceptional basketball player who spend his 40-year career coaching and teaching physical education.  He led a team to the state championship, became Wayne County Teacher of the Year, and was one of the winningest coaches in Michigan.  He received numerous awards for his coaching success, including being inducted into the Michigan High School Coaches Hall of Fame.

Their middle son took a winding path to the classroom, majoring in special education, but finding his true joy in teaching middle school and coaching football.  Dave's career was cut short with his death at 48, but many years later his former students and student athletes would share the lasting impact he made on them during their formative years.

Not to be left out, their youngest, Gloria, became a teacher too.  Gloria was a special education teacher who also supported student leadership and spearheaded systemic change in the buildings in which she taught.  She loved team teaching with her peers and was able to reach some of the most resistant learners.  Her retirement came earlier than she hoped, and she longed for more time with kids and volunteered and supported young learners even after her days in the classroom were through.

Combined, Bea and Elmer's children had nearly 100 years in the classroom, encouraging many, many students and athletes to do their best and make learning a priority that would change their lives.  The Thomann family legacy continues beyond that as Dave's daughter and Elmer and Bea's only grandchild found her way into the classroom too.

Tanya Thomann has coached and taught for nearly 30 years, and found her way back to Bea and Elmer's hometown of Detroit and currently serves as a teacher of severely and multiply impaired middle school students.  Tanya is also the equity lead for her building.

The Thomanns hope to continue to inspire and encourage youth to become teachers through the Thomann Family Memorial Scholarship.

This scholarship is available to all senior student athletes graduating from a school located in Wayne or Oakland County. Applicants must be majoring in Education at any college or university.  Applicants must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher. A letter of recommendation is required from both a coach and a teacher (the two may not be the same person).  And a specific essay question must be answered about what inspired you to become an educator.

Marvin Schulz's family created this scholarship as a way to memorialize Marv, who was an engineer at Ford Motor Company but had a passion for education and was an active volunteer in the Plymouth-Canton School District. The scholarship is available to all students graduating from the Plymouth-Canton Community School District who plan to attend either the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor or the University of Michigan - Dearborn.

The creators of this scholarship fund wanted to memorialize Dustin Piepsney. This scholarship is available to all Plymouth-Canton Community School student athletes involved in wrestling, football, or baseball. Applicants may attend any college or university as a full-time student. Applicants must have a letter of recommendation from their coach.

Patricia Maurer created this scholarship fund in memory of her son, Jason Russell Maurer. These scholarships are available to graduating high school seniors and those who just completed their freshman year of college and who attend Woodside Bible Church - Troy Campus. This scholarship requires that the applicant attend Woodside Bible Church regularly and have documented community service. Scholarships may be awarded to those attending any college, university or trade school.

This fund was created to memorialize Robert Loyd, a long-time educator in the Allen Park School District.  These scholarships are open to graduating seniors from the Allen Park Public School system with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75.  The candidate may attendany college or university as a full-time student and be pursuing any major.