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Community

Turkeys in Detroit for Thanksgiving.

University of Detroit Mercy and the Kalasho Empowerment of Young Scholars partner to give turkeys to Detroit families ahead of Thanksgiving — the joy on the receiving side matched only by the joy on the giving side.

Nov 2021
Community

500 free turkeys — Detroit Mercy & Kalasho family.

A 500-turkey holiday giveaway organized with University of Detroit Mercy — building on what would become an annual KEYS tradition.

Mar 2021
Press Coverage

KEYS on WWJ Radio.

WWJ Newsradio's Tom Jordan covers KEYS Food Service — born out of KEYS Grace Academy and ramping up during the COVID crisis to serve meals to its own students plus 14 other schools across six cities.

Mar 2021
Press Coverage

KEYS joins the feeding fight — 64,000 meals a week.

The Oakland Press covers how the local charter school operation joined the regional feeding effort, scaling up to 64,000 meals a week during peak need.

May 2019
Community

First Chaldean/Assyrian charter school in the U.S.

A look at KEYS Grace Academy — the first Chaldean/Assyrian charter school in the country — preserving language, history, and culture through education. KEYS Food Service was born here.

Mar 2021
Press Coverage

Arab America profiles KEYS Grace Academy.

Arab America's national feature on the first Chaldean charter school in the United States — and the community-rooted education model that gave rise to KEYS Food Service.

Sep 2017

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