Tom Gores Pledges $350,000 to SAY Detroit, with $100,000 Dedicated to Mental Health Program

Image courtesy of SAY Detroit Detroit Pistons owner and Platinum Equity founder Tom Gores made a powerful play for Detroit’s underserved communities, pledging $350,000 to SAY Detroit during the nonprofit’s star-studded radiothon. The announcement, delivered by Pistons Front Office Associate Dwane Casey, electrified the 13th annual event hosted by WJR-AM’s Mitch Albom, whose nonprofit has championed housing, healthcare, and hope for the city since 2006. Casey, who joined the Pistons organization as head coach in 2018, announced that Gores is allocating $100,000 of the $350,000 donation to provide mental health resources to kids at the SAY Detroit Play Center. Casey highlighted that Gores strongly supports mental health. “That’s one thing with the Pistons that we started to do was make sure our players and our employees have access to mental health experts,” Casey said. “We have quite a few on staff right now. That’s just the kind of guy he is, to make sure that our kids are provided for, too. The mental health piece is so important to our community.” Albom applauded the focus on mental health. “That shows an incredible understanding of some of the problems in inner-city communities,” Albom said. “That is just extraordinary, not just in...