The 2012 Art Van Million Dollar Charity Challenge is dedicated in honor of Eleanor M. Josaitis, co-founder of Focus: HOPE.

With a fierce passion for helping others, Eleanor Josaitis impacted the lives of thousands of Detroiters in need. Keeping that spirit alive and honoring her remarkable work, Art Van Furniture is partnering with Focus: HOPE in the 2012 Launch of Art Van Charity Challenge. READ MORE ABOUT ELEANOR M. JOSAITIS AND HER WORK WITH FOCUS: HOPE >

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See how each charity makes a difference in the lives of people in Michigan and how the Art Van grant will be used to better those lives.

Access of West Michigan

Active Faith Community Services

Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders Association, Inc.

American Diabetes Association

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Andre’ Bosse Center

Anti-Defamation League

Arc Downriver, Inc.

Assistance League of Southeastern Michigan

Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired

AWARE, INC.

Banbury Cross Therapeutic Equestrian Center

Band of Angels

Benjamin’s Hope

Beyond Basics

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Flint

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Michigan

Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan

Boys Hope Girls Hope of Michigan, Inc.

Camp Quality NW Michigan

CASE Cares

Cass Community Social Services

CATCH

Catholic Family Services

Center for Women in Transition

Central Detroit Christian Community Development Corporation

Charitable Union

Cherry Street Services, Inc.

Child Abuse & Neglect Council of Oakland County

Child Abuse & Neglect Council of Saginaw County

Child Abuse Prevention Council of Shiawassee County

Children’s Leukemia Foundation of MI

City Rescue Mission of Saginaw, Incorporated

Coalition on Temporary Shelter

Common Ground

Community Advocates for Persons with Developmental Disabilities

Community Sharing

Conductive Learning Center

CORY Place, Inc.

Council for the Prevention of Child Abuse & Neglect

Covenant House Michigan

Crime Stoppers of Michigan

Dawn Farm

E.V.E., Inc.

Easter Seals – Michigan, Inc.

Ele’s Place, Inc.

Every Woman’s Place, Inc.

Families Against Narcotics

Fish & Loaves Community Food Pantry

Focus: HOPE

Forgotten Harvest

Freedom Work Opportunities, Inc.

Friends of Children’s Oncology Camp Foundation

Friendship Circle

Friendship Shelter, Inc.

Gabby’s Ladder, Inc.

Girls on the Run of Southeastern Michigan

Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern MI

Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit

Goodwill Industries of Northern Michigan

Grace Centers of Hope

Greater Lansing Housing Coalition

Hannah’s House

HAVEN

Haven House

Horatio Williams Foundation

Hospice of Michigan

Hospice of Muskegon County, Inc. (DBA Harbor Hospice)

Hospice of Northwest Michigan

Hurley Foundation

JARC

Judson Center, Inc.

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International

Kids Food Basket

Leader Dogs for the Blind

Lennon Pregnancy Center

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Michigan

Lighthouse Path

Little Traverse Bay Humane Society

Livingston Area Council Against Spouse Abuse,Inc. (LACASA)

Livonia Goodfellows, Inc.

Macomb County Rotating Emergency Shelter Team

Macomb County Warming Center, Inc.

Mecosta County Senior Center

Mercy Primary Care Center

Michael’s Place Inc.

Michigan AIDS Coalition

Michigan AMBER Alert Foundation

Michigan Concerns of Police Survivors

Michigan Dyslexia Institute, Inc.

Midland County Child Protection Council, Inc.

Monroe County Child Advocacy Center

Munson Healthcare Regional Foundation

Nathan Weidner Children’s Advocacy Center

Neighborhood Service Organization

North Oakland SCAMP Funding Corporation

North Star Reach

Northeast Guidance Center

Northern Michigan Regional Hospital Foundation

Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency

Oakwood Healthcare Foundation

Old Newsboys of Flint, Inc.

Old Newsboys’ Goodfellow Fund of Detroit

Open Door Outreach Center, Inc.

Orchards Children’s Services

Otsego Memorial Hospital Foundation

Ozone House, Inc

Parent to Parent of SW MI

Partnership Center

Paws With A Cause

Penrickton Center for Blind Children

Pine Lake Fund

Presbyterian Villages of Michigan Foundation

Reaching Higher

Robert E. Weiss Advocacy Center for Children and Youth

Rose Hill Center, Inc.

Samaritan Center, Inc.

Samaritan House

Seedlings Braille Books for Children

Senior Neighbors, Inc.

SIREN/Eaton Shelter, Inc.

Special Dreams Farm

Special Kids, Inc.

Starfish Family Services

The ALS Association, Michigan Chapter

The Bottomless Toy Chest, Inc.

The Community House Association, Inc.

The Detroit Area Diaper Bank, Inc.

The Detroit Institute for Children

The First Day Shoe Fund

The Gary Burnstein Community Health Clinic

The Kimberly Anne Gillary Foundation

The Rainbow Connection

The Renaissance Chapter of The Links, Inc.,

The Restore Foundation

The Ronald McDonald House of Western Michigan

Therapeutic Riding, Inc.

Think Detroit Police Athletic League, Inc.

Third Level Crisis Intervention Center, Inc.

Tomorrow’s Child / Michigan SIDS, Inc.

Turning Point, Inc.

United Cerebral Palsy of Metro Detroit (UCP/Detroit)

Variety, The Children’s Chairty

Vista Maria

Whaley Children’s Center

Wigs 4 Kids of Michigan

Women’s Caring Program

Women’s Resource Center

Women’s Resource Center for the Grand Traverse Area

Yatooma Foundation for the Kids

  • AA

    Can you please add The Baldwin Center, Pontiac MI to your list of charities? 

  • Artvancharitychallenge

    These charities have been recipients of the Art Van Million Dollar Charity Challenge.  For more information, please go to artvan.com and click on the ‘In Our Community’ link at the bottom of the page.  Thank you!

  • Judith

    I did not see anything on Handyman Ministries.. They do such wonderful work on restoring home and lives. Please look into the wonderful blessings they have given back to the community..You can find them on.. http://www.handymanministries.com, Arise Detroit, E.A.C.H., Habitat for Humanity, 2Word Story.com and on Facebook.

  • http://www.facebook.com/bernice.mcsweyn Bernice McSweyn

    vote for Paws with a cause.

  • Ted Nichols

    What is the critera torecieve a grant to give motivational talks to youths. reply to tedbokasi23@yahoo.com.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1168857202 Heather Hamilton

    I’d like to see Kiwanis International on the list.  I’m very active in the Sterling Heights High Noon Kiwanis, but all Kiwanis Clubs help out in various ways in our community.  We help touch the lives of many and Michigan is where it all started.  The first club started in Detroit and is this year is celebrating their 100th Birthday.  How do you go about adding a charity to the list?