Focus: Hope

One of the organizations to rise from the ashes of the 1967 uprising in Detroit was Focus: HOPE.It’s many things to many people, but primarily it’s a…

DETROIT (AP) - Automotive and technology firms including Ford, General Motors and Microsoft have pledged about $4.5 million to a Detroit organization's…

If you live in Detroit, getting a job is just the first hurdle. Sometimes you have to be incredibly resourceful just to get to work.After finishing her…

Focus Hope, a well-known social services organization in Detroit, has spent decades providing food, career training and other services to people…

About two-dozen people learned Wednesday would be the last day of their Information Technology certification course at Focus: HOPE. Some were nearly in…

Governor Snyder says the partnership between a Detroit non-profit and an automotive supplier can serve as a “groundbreaking model” for job placement and…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/michigan/local-michigan-981319.mp3By now, everybody knows that Eleanor Josaitis lost her battle with…

Focus: HOPE’s co-founder Eleanor Josaitis died of cancer Tuesday morning. Focus: HOPE provides vocational training and food assistance. Josaitis and her…