Park West Foundation News & Events

Park West Foundation would like to send a big “thank you” to Brenda Baker-Mbacke with Care and Oakland County Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), for helping to coordinate an empowering and inspirational weekend with CASA Michigan at the annual statewide conference in Novi, Michigan. A CASA is a trained [...]

For the 12th year in a row, our wonderful Park West Foundation foster care youth assisted the Detroit Police Department 12th Precinct in putting together an awesome free-to-the-public Halloween party. On Wednesday, October 30, ghouls and goblins got together to celebrate. The event included a haunted fields hay ride, costume [...]

For National Make A Difference Day on October 26, 2019, The Park West Foundation partnered with Michigan colleges over several days to host high school seniors who are former or current foster care students on their campuses to share their stories, resources, and inspire them to have a solid plan after graduation. The open [...]

The Park West Foundation has been fortunate to support an incredible group of young adults from Michigan’s foster care system—some truly remarkable young people who are driven to follow their passions. Thanks to their mentors, these high-school students have learned the importance of voicing their opinions. Recently, some of our [...]

Graduation ceremonies are always emotional, but the Park West Foundation’s Class of 2019 graduation was particularly moving this year. On July 17, the Park West Foundation held their annual graduation ceremony for Detroit young adults graduating from both high school and the foster care system. However, an important new [...]

By Saba Gebrai How can you learn when you just came from chaos and confusion? How can you focus and take in new information when you don’t feel safe? That is the challenge that Starr Commonwealth took on, and 105 years later, it is still creating a safe and healthy learning environment for children. Park […]

Salvador Dalí is one of the most famous artists of the 20th century, but there are far more aspects to the artist’s career than just his notoriously mind-bending paintings. In 2018, an exciting new museum exhibition began touring the United States aimed at calling attention to Dalí’s revolutionary work in the field of book [...]

As a foster care youth, Kyonna Woods faced trying times in school. Without stable homes or families, many foster youth struggle to keep up with their high school peers. But Kyonna, along with 86 of her fellow Class of 2018 students, didn’t let those difficulties stop them. Kyonna defined this resolve in an essay she […]

One of the amazing aspects of the Park West Foundation assisting and empowering foster care youth is watching them “pay it forward.” Upon receiving assistance from the Park West Foundation, many youth go on to pursue careers that will help their fellow foster care youth. These incredible youth even speak to local, state, and [...]

Did you miss the chance to visit artist Alexandre Renoir’s solo exhibition at the Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. The Park West Foundation was a proud sponsor of “Beauty Remains,” an exhibition featuring 40 works of art by Alexandre, the great-grandson of [...]