S.A.Y. Detroit

The Michigan Masons have partnered with S.A.Y. (Super All Year) Detroit, a 501 (c) (3) organization that provides ongoing literacy and tutoring support to thousands of families and students in Lipke Park. This program, through the nonprofit’s Detroit Play Center, serves as a way to help children face the barriers of illiteracy and achieving their full potential, a commitment of our brotherhood.

The Michigan Masons Charitable Foundation announced a 10-year, multimillion dollar grant for S.A.Y. Detroit, one of the largest commitments the nonprofit has received to date. In honor of this gift, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan proclaimed October 5, 2016 “Michigan Masons Day.” The entire grant will be given to S.A.Y. Detroit and its umbrella of charities, including the S.A.Y. Detroit Family Health Clinic and the S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center, which provides a literary and tutoring program that serves students, ages 8 to 18.

The S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center, which opened in 2015, is located on a 14.5-acre campus that previously was the site of the abandoned Lipke recreation center.