OUR WORK
Saline Supports our Community is a non-profit founded in 2020 for the purpose of creating awareness of, offering education on, and providing support for: underrepresented, disenfranchised, and marginalized members of our community.
About SSOC
Saline Supports is a movement dedicated to making Saline a place of mirrors and windows – where residents and visitors can see themselves and others in their neighbors, teachers, students, business owners, pastors, representatives and more.
It aims to:
Celebrate the diversity that helps make Saline a wonderful place to live, with an effort towards sustaining and increasing diversity.
Advocate and educate around activities and policies that promote and build an inclusive community.
Empower and increase visibility of disenfranchised and underrepresented communities.
Organize activities that raise awareness of inclusivity issues and create a welcoming environment for everyone.
What We’ve Achieved so far:
Business signs 2019
$1,500 donations to Saline Area Schools for books and student groups 2019
Pride Support Parade 2019
Meet & Greet Fall Festival 2019
Trunk or Treat 2019
Holiday Parade 2019
Community Bystander Intervention Training Program with sponsorship from Still Waters Counseling 2020
Peaceful Protest in Support of Black Lives in Saline 2020
Virtual Pride Celebration with Free Mom Hugs 2020
Reopening Schools Listening Sessions in collaboration with Michigan Education Justice Coalition 2020
Webinar on Seclusion & Restraint in Schools in collaboration Alliance Against Seclusion & Restraint 2021
Salinian Saline High School Yearbook sponsor 2021
Pride Flag Raising in support of The City of Saline DEI 2021
Drag Queen Story Hour in support of The City of Saline DEI 2021
Pride Picnic in partnership with Free Mom Hugs 2021
Ann Arbor Pride Watch Party in support of Ann Arbor Pride 2021
Halloween Spooktacular sponsor 2021
Salinian Saline High School Yearbook sponsor 2023
Pride Flag Raising in support of The City of Saline DEI 2022
Pride Picnic with support from The City of Saline DEI 2022
Educational webinar on inclusive language in support of The City of Saline DEI 2022
Candidate Q & A for County Commissioner, Saline City Council, and Saline Board of Education in collaboration with Saline Parents Against Racism 2022
Pride Flag Raising in support of The City of Saline DEI 2023
Price Picnic with support from The City of Saline DEI 2023