GreenLight Fund Detroit

04/17/2026

We're ! GreenLight Fund Detroit is seeking an Operations Coordinator to support day-to-day administrative, operational, and logistical functions. This role is a great fit for someone highly organized, collaborative, and excited to contribute across operations, development, and communications.

Apply here: https://greenlightfund.applytojob.com/apply/ACoiqsowlE/Operations-Coordinator-GreenLight-Detroit

04/15/2026

April is Fair Chance Month (also known as Second Chance Month), and we’re celebrating the work of Center for Employment Opportunities - CEO.

Launched in Detroit in 2018, CEO provides comprehensive employment services to 115+ community members impacted by the legal system annually. Support includes life skills training, education, immediate paid transitional employment, and full-time job placement and retention support to help individuals build career pathways and financial stability.

This month, CEO launched “Game Plan for Opportunity,” a national campaign supported by Inspire Change in celebration of Fair Chance Month. “Fair chance hiring is a game plan that helps everyone win. When people with past convictions get a real opportunity to work, our businesses grow stronger, our communities become safer, and our economy works better for everyone.”

04/07/2026

"[Rx Kids] is first and foremost a maternal and infant health program." ❤ It's called Rx Kids on purpose because it is a prescription for health, hope, and opportunity! 🥰 Learn more about the program and the improved health outcomes Rx Kids is bringing to families and communities by listening to this podcast episode with pediatrician Dr. Mona Hanna, the founder and director of Rx Kids: https://plinkhq.com/i/1861894364/e/1000759476376

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04/07/2026

By anchoring Rx Kids within a framework of shared accountability, data collection, and cross-sector collaboration, GreenLight Fund ensures this groundbreaking initiative will generate measurable, lasting impact for Detroit’s families.

RxKids has already reached a major milestone since launching in Detroit, prescribing $1M to more than 1,000 families!

Learn more: https://greenlightfund.org/greenlight-invests-in-the-expansion-of-rxkids-to-detroit/

04/01/2026

Rx Kids is providing direct cash support to Detroit families with no restrictions. By reducing financial stress during pregnancy and early childhood, this model helps improve access to care, support healthy development, and create stronger foundations for families.

Detroit is now the largest city in the country to implement this kind of maternal and infant support.

Learn more: https://greenlightfund.org/greenlight-invests-in-the-expansion-of-rxkids-to-detroit/

03/30/2026

“What kept coming up in our community conversations was the need for guaranteed income.”

Through our year-long selection process grounded in community voice, Rx Kids stood out as a program Detroit families need and support.

Applications for RxKids opened in Detroit in February 2026. Thanks to strong support from both public and private sectors, including municipal and state-level governments, as well as local philanthropic partners, the program is positioned to serve the entire city.

Learn more about our investment in RxKids here: https://greenlightfund.org/greenlight-invests-in-the-expansion-of-rxkids-to-detroit/

03/25/2026

In honor of Women's History Month, Victoria Costa, Marketing & Communications Manager at GreenLight Fund, reflects on a powerful quote from Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the latest blog post. Marking her four years at GreenLight, she shares participant stories from across our portfolio that have stayed with her the most, highlighting women and girls building stability, finding their voice, and shaping their futures while empowering others to do the same.

Read the full blog here: https://greenlightfund.org/as-women-see-what-women-can-do/

03/19/2026

Just one month after launching in Detroit, our latest portfolio organization investment, Rx Kids, has already reached a major milestone!

"More than 1,000 Detroit mothers have enrolled in the program, with over $1 million in cash already delivered to families. The groundbreaking initiative provides direct financial support to mothers during pregnancy and throughout a baby’s first six months. Detroit is the largest city in the nation to participate in Rx Kids."

03/12/2026

Detroit families deserve strong support from the very start.

Our last investment, Rx Kids, is a groundbreaking program that provides direct cash support to families during pregnancy and a baby’s first months of life. Families can receive $1,500 during pregnancy and $500 per month for the first six months after birth — no strings attached.

Grounded in public health research and designed to eliminate stigma, RxKids aims to reduce the toxic stress of poverty during a critical window for child development. Learn more about how RxKids is supporting Detroit families ⤵

We actively engage with local communities to identify needs not being met and invite in best-in-class nonprofits uniquely suited to address them.

02/17/2026

At GreenLight Fund, we know that leadership grounded in community is key to lasting impact. And Margrit Allen, the founding Executive Director of inaugural Detroit portfolio organization , has always modeled what it means to lead with deep local knowledge, shared power, and a vision for equity.

We had the opportunity to sit down with her last year and reflect on her full circle journey from founding local portfolio leader to serving on the Selection Advisory Council that guides our Detroit investments. Margrit understands what it takes to thrive in the nation's largest majority Black city: a deep commitment to honoring the expertise honed by lived experience, and empowering local leaders to co-create strategic solutions to entrenched challenges.

This is the heart of our work here in the city — solutions built with, not for, Detroiters. This , we honor Black leaders like Margrit whose insight, wisdom, and collaboration continue to shape Detroit’s future.

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02/15/2026

We often say: GreenLight goes beyond the check.

Yes, we invest in proven organizations. But we also:

🔗 Connect them with community stakeholders 📣 Raise visibility to ensure long-term traction
🔎 Seek opportunities to integrate impact with existing initiatives

Our staff stay involved long after funding — coaching, connecting, and championing our partners so they can meet the moment and deepen their roots in the city. (Though the founding Executive Director of Bottom Line Detroit could probably teach a seminar on nurturing your roots 😉)

Particularly for Black communities historically excluded from access to capital — financial, social, experiential — network weaving and hands-on support exemplify a core philosophy underlying our work: Change isn’t transactional. It’s relational.