News & Updates

Dr. Kalisha McLendon, DDS, treated our students to a special presentation about dental health. A practicing dentist in Detroit and graduate of  the University of Michigan and the University of Maryland – Baltimore, Dr. McLendon discussed her path to dentistry from Detroit public schools to a University of Michigan residency. Her presentative include an interactive Continue Reading

Position Profile Executive Director of the SAY Detroit Play Center The SAY Detroit Play Center is a premier training center for young people in Detroit to improve their community, starting with themselves. Located on 14 acres at Lipke Park on the northeast side of Detroit, the Play Center is the brainchild of best-selling author Mitch Continue Reading

Please join us in congratulation Davion Jackson, 17, who is the recipient of theErnest Lofton Junior Goodfellow of the Year Award, presented by the Detroit Goodfellows at this morning’s 29th Annual Tribute Breakfast. Held at the Cobo Center, the event honored City of Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan with the Edward H. McNamara Goodfellow of the Year Award Continue Reading

With a grant from the Detroit Health Department, The Detroit Pistons gymnasium at the SAY Detroit Play Center played host to a father-son basketball tournament on September 15th. Sponsored by We RUN Tings, the Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority, the Wayne County Fatherhood Initiative, and Family Assistance for Renaissance Men, Dad-And-Me 3-ON-3 celebrated dads and dad-figures Continue Reading