Ford Motor Company Fund is joining with the UAW to donate $200,000 to support arts, music and athletics in Detroit Public Schools, part of more than $1 million in new SCHOLARSHIPS, grants and career outreach programs that Ford’s philanthropic arm is launching this month to further its commitment to education.
The Detroit funds are a continuation of a program started last year to enhance the educational experience of interested students in grades K-8 students. Ford and the UAW Ford National Program Center announced the donation today at the Ford STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math) Conference, a first-ever community collaboration to provide 165 Detroit middle school students with insight into the top career pathways that will sustain the economic revitalization of Southeast Michigan.