GM Romulus employees donate $40,000 to local non-profit groups
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| Workers at the General Motors plant in Romulus recently celebrated their donation of $40,000 to local non-profit groups in the community. Since 2019, plant employees have donated $163,000 to the Romulus region through the Community Impact Grants program. |
The donation was part of the recently completed General Motors national grant distribution of the 2023 Community Impact Grants (CIG) Program. Grants of $3 million were awarded to 157 nonprofits across the county, a spokesman noted.
"The generosity of GM and our workforce in this community inspires me every day," said Rob Morris, plant director at GM Romulus Propulsion Systems. "GM has been in this community for more than 47 years and we see the positive impact these local organizations can have when they have the resources to do so. Whether it's an investment of time or money, we are committed to serving and growing with the greater Romulus community and all of the communities in which GM employees live and work."
The 2023 Romulus-area grant recipients include:
• Ozone House Youth and Family Services - Ozone House is a 24-hour crisis center for young people experiencing homelessness and at risk of serious crises. Grant funds will support the Ozone House WorkZone youth employment program, which supports young people as they build work skills and become successfully employed in our community.
• Starfish Family Services - grant funds will be used to support the Family Employment Emergency program, which provides assistance to the parents and guardians of early childhood education students. Funds are used to address barriers to employment for parents and caregivers and provide assistance while clients are job-seeking.
• Big Brothers / Big Sisters of Metropolitan Detroit - grant funds will be used to recruit, screen, train and support matches in the School/Site Based programs.
• EMU STEM - grant funds will support Eastern Michigan University Digital Divas and Dudes program to fund free STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) programs for middle and high school students from the Metro Detroit area. Programs take place on a college campus and give students hands-on experiences with STEM and help make students aware of their career options and promote highly technical and high-paying careers for the next generation workforce.
Since 2019, GM has granted more than $13 million to nonprofits in its facility communities, and $163,000 to the Romulus region through the Community Impact Grants program.
