Call Sam Cares

Does your classroom need new supplies? Have your youth football team pads worn out? Do you have a charity event coming up that is short on funding? Are you building a neighborhood library that needs books? If so, you’ve come to the right place.

We are proud to launch our Call Sam Cares program to help provide resources for these types of projects that make a huge difference in our community.

At The Sam Bernstein Law Firm, we see all the hard work that goes into making Michigan special. We want to help keep that passion and drive going! Call Sam Cares will recognize the wonderful groups, missions, and hardworking people making a difference in our community. We are proud to have helped Michigan families for over 50 years - this is our way to continuously give back and help the communities that we love so much.

Our firm will donate $1,000 to organizations, projects and events nominated through the below form. There is no end date or cut off. All you need to do to be eligible is apply.

We hope these donations will continue to inspire passion for good throughout our local communities. Don't wait! Submit your nomination today!

Funding Request Form

Call Sam Cares Recipients

Click the below tiles to learn more about the organizations that have been selected for the Call Sam Cares Program!

Pawsitive Changes Therapy Dogs

Pawsitive Changes is a non-profit organization with a goal to relieve anxiety and provide moral and emotional support to all ages throughout the local communities of Michigan. These volunteers travel to various homes, shelters, hospitals and care facilities with their personal pets in order to bring joy and smiles to those who need it the most.

Dragonflyers of Michigan

Dragonflyers of Michigan is a non-profit organization with the goal of advancing the sport of dragon boat racing while also trying to create an established dragon boat racing community. Through the support of physical activity and charitable work, they are increasing the popularity of dragon boat racing each day!

Project Bike Tech

Project Bike Tech is a national non-profit organization whose program has partnered with Kearsely High School in Flint, MI. They are the only high school which currently offers the program in the state. Project Bike Tech offers students the ability to learn a new set of skills by rebuilding and repairing bicycles.

The Just Ask Foundation

The Just Ask Foundation is an organization that assists those in need in finding the resources and services they require in order to be able to live a healthy and fulfilling life. From the disabled to the elderly and everyone in between, all they need to do is pick up the phone and call the Just Ask Foundation's 24-hour hotline.

Michigan Foster Care Closet

The Michigan Foster Care Closet is a local organization that provides clothing, accessories, toys and many other items to children and parents in the foster care community. They provide the necessary items it takes to raise a child in foster of any age.

Hand of Hope - FLM

Hand of Hope - FLM is dedicated to helping disadvantaged youth reach their full potential in Flint, MI. This organization was born out of the COVID pandemic when they noticed that on-top of the lead water crisis, students who were already academically challenged were going to suffer far greater than most other communities.

LSO Dance Foundation

The LSO Dance Foundation is a arts-based organization with a mission to transform the lives of young Detroiters through the art of Dance. This organization breaks down the barriers and helps build bridges for low-income, at-risk and minority youth so they can have access to the art of dance.

Au-Some City 313

Au-Some City 313 is a Detroit-based non-profit created for youth and adults with autism. This amazing organization provides social and recreational activities within (or close to) Detroit. Their goal is to promote the development of those with autism and other special needs within a safe and sensory-friendly atmosphere.

The Green Apple Pantry

The Green Apple Pantry is a donation based organization with a mission to help those within the Grand Rapids community. This organization provides groceries and supplies to those who are need of food assistance. Other than needing a little help, there is no requirement to be served at The Green Apple Pantry!

Ferndale Youth Assistance

The Ferndale Youth Assistance is a donation based organization with a mission to help their students succeed. These teachers and volunteers alike discovered a need for items like hygiene products and educational notebooks among their high school students.

VFW Riders District 4

VFW Riders District 4 is a non-profit organization dedicated to the restoration and preservation of the final resting places of our fallen heroes.

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is a non-profit organization with a mission to help raise funds for blood cancer patients.

The Clean Love Project

The Clean Love Project is a non-profit organization with a goal of helping women-in-need feel clean, loved and empowered through the provision of hygiene kits.

Black Girl Mathgic

Black Girl Mathgic is an organization dedicated to increasing confidence and decreasing anxiety as it relates to mathematics for young girls with a 3rd - 8th grade math skill level.

DPSF

The Detroit Public Safety Foundation is a 501c3 Michigan charity. They have been operating since 2003 helping service Detroit police, fire and ems first-responders. They help these organizations by providing items that the City of Detroit budget cannot afford.

Knit Michigan

Knit Michigan is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that was founded in 2007 and has been dedicated to supporting cancer patients and their families as they endure tough times through cancer treatment. The make, collect and donate comfort items such as chemo caps, knitted knockers and lap blankets to help ease cancer patients around Michigan.

Temble Beth El Braille Bindery

Since 1960, Temple Beth El Braille Bindery has been taking some of the most beloved and popular children's books, transcribe them into braille, then emboss and bind them before shipping them out to children who are blind and low vision across the county.

The Arc of Bay County

The Arc of Bay County is a non-profit organization that was established 70 years ago as a service provider for people that have intellectual or developmental disabilities. These conditions start between birth and the age of 26 and are expected to continue on throughout their entire life.

Full Potential Adventures

Full Potential Adventures is a non-profit organization aimed at helping those who need adaptive equipment, or people who are unable to ski in other ways, be able to experience what it's like to enjoy one of winter's most popular activities.

Coaching Detroit Forward

Coaching Detroit Forward is a Detroit based non-profit organization. They offer free camps and workshops focused on photography, writing, journalism and other creative arts. At these camps, students learn from professionals in their respective fields and get the opportunity to further develop their passion.

The Sam Bernstein Law Firm Giving Guidelines

All applications are evaluated to ensure compliance with state and federal laws and regulations, and to achieve the stated charitable purposes of both our firm and the recipient organization.

Among the purposes we evaluate are those intended to advance our firm’s core values of serving our community and state, addressing a particular social issue, creating opportunities for diverse populations, and complimenting our firm’s professional objectives.

Applicants should demonstrate that they have a workable strategy to accomplish their goal, sufficient cash reserves to sustain the strategy, and that our giving will not violate state and federal laws and regulations.

We give priority to organizations based in, and serving the needs of the communities in the State of Michigan.

We award our gifts and/or donations solely and exclusively based on our internal review and staff recommendations concerning its proposed use. A formal notification will be sent to the grantee and/or done once a decision is made regarding the funding.

Our giving represents a one-time gift and/or donation.