News & Stories
Sign up today for Greg Kelser’s Basketball Camp
April 19, 2016 Announcements, Event
This summer, Winning Futures is teaming up with the Gregory Kelser Basketball Camp to bring a fun, high energy basketball and mentoring program to 6th-9th grade students in southeastern Michigan. This week-long camp, proudly sponsored by Lear Corporation, inspires and coaches students to be successful on and off of the court.… Read More
Winning Futures’ New Board Member – Mary Oxendine Adams
April 1, 2016 Announcements, News
Winning Futures is excited to welcome a new board member – Mary Oxendine Adams, Owner of Human Capital Staffing, LLC in Bloomfield Hills. Mary Oxendine Adams is a resident of Bloomfield and an alumni of Michigan State University. She has been the business owner of Human Capital Staffing, a full… Read More
2013 Sam Cupp Impact Award Winner – Linda M. Orlans
March 28, 2016 News
Linda M. Orlans was nominated in 2013 for the Sam Cupp Impact Award. She is a perfect candidate from her dedication to her companies to her overwhelming involvement within the community. In 1996 Linda founded Orlans Associates, PC – a law firm serving the real estate financial industry. Her hard-working… Read More
Michigan College Access Network Annual Conference
March 18, 2016 Announcements, Event, News
On March 8th and 9th one of our Keys to College facilitators, Carla Wellborn, attended the 6th Annual MCAN Conference. The conference theme this year was “College Changes Everything” and focused on highlighting the impact post-secondary education makes in communities and personal lives. There was a total of 35 breakout… Read More
2016 Corks & Forks
March 11, 2016 Announcements, Event
On Saturday, February 27 we held our 8th Annual Corks & Forks event at the Westin in Detroit. Over 330 guests gathered to support Winning Futures and sample over 40 unique wines from all over the world, provided by Woodberry Wines. VIP guests had a selective wine list along with… Read More
Congrats to Board Member, Jennette Smith!
February 15, 2016 Announcements, News
Congrats to our Board Member and Crain's Detroit Business Editor, Jennette Smith, for receiving a women’s career award. She will be honored next month by Career Mastered Awards in honor of National Women’s History Month. Each year Career Mastered Awards honors women leaders that have mastered their work and are great… Read More
Scott Rice Highlighted in Walsh College Journal
January 15, 2016 News
Congrats to our Board Chairman, Scott Rice, for being highlighted in Walsh College’s Journal. He was one of three Walsh College alumni highlighted in an article titled, “Alumni Use Business Skills to Give Back to Community”. The article points out the aspects of Winning Futures that Scott Rice has personally… Read More
Goals for 2016!
January 8, 2016 Announcements, News
We are excited to start the New Year but want to first share the awesome results from the past year. In 2015, Winning Futures provided 25,409 hours of service to a total of 1,929 students. This was an increase of 4,100 hours from 2014! These are amazing numbers and we… Read More
WXYZ Detroit 2020 Awards Winning Futures!
December 29, 2015 Uncategorized
Winning Futures was chosen as a WXYZ Detroit 2020 Award Recipient. Detroit 2020 is a WXYZ commitment to address the challenges facing the region. Their goal is to unify, inspire change and help make Detroit a better place to live, work and raise families. We were selected because Winning Futures… Read More
Winning Futures’ New Board Member – Shawn Stafford
December 11, 2015 Uncategorized
Winning Futures is excited to welcome another new member to the Board of Directors, Shawn Stafford. Shawn was born and raised in Detroit, and graduated from Michigan State University in 1995. He started his corporate career at Chrysler Corporation while he earned his MBA from the University of Detroit. He… Read More