It is amazing the amount of resources in Detroit. I never knew that the same area the media called dangerous, dirty and unsafe could be this beautiful. Working in the Green Garage has been amazing from learning about recycling, connecting with other organizations and participating in community activities. The Green Garage allows many organizations especially […]
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Following the 1967 Detroit riots, Focus: HOPE was founded to fight income inequality, inadequate education, and racism. Almost 50 years have passed now, and Focus: HOPE has grown substantially to operate child care, career training, and supplemental food programs that serve residents from all backgrounds. Thousands of peoples’ lives have improved as a result. In 2009, Focus: HOPE launched the
For the summer I have been placed with Nortown Community Development Corporation, a 501(c)(3) organization located in Northeast Detroit. Nortown CDC was founded in 1991. Its mission is to develop and foster safe and affordable housing, business retention and attraction, educational improvement and job opportunities. Nortown fulfills its mission daily by providing section 8 housing and
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Nortown Community Development Corporation’s mission as a 501©3 organization is to restore, stabilize and develop the Northeast Detroit community. They work to do this through providing and advocating for affordable housing, business retention and attraction, educational improvement and job opportunities. Through this they aim to raise and stabilize the economic, environmental, educational and social levels
The Detroit Food Academy Summer Leadership Program (SLP) is geared towards assisting inner-city children with their entrepreneurial endeavors. DFA’s mission:1) Provide real employment to DFA students 2) Provide opportunities for DFA students to help develop their skills 3) Develop the Small Batch Detroit brand within local markets 4) Develop students as leaders. Students are involved
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I am working with an amazing organization known as Food and Water Watch. Food and Water Watch is a consumer advocacy organization that fights for healthy food and clean water for everyone. They fight against corporations that would put profits before people, while advocating for a democratic process that improves the lives of everyone
I will admit that at first I was a bit leery of my placement. I think it was the fact that my office has no windows which is quite off-putting. Now I am into week two and I love it. This is not to say that I have fallen in love with the 9-5 workday
To understand what the Detroit Future City implementation office does, we have to understand how DFC came to be, and what the office is trying to implement. Detroit Future City is a relatively new organization – it’s about two years old. The Detroit Future Strategic Framework was released in January 2013, as a framework and
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In the midst of Detroit’s bankruptcy and the city’s subsequent restructuring, many aspects of Detroit’s political structure changed. After current Mayor Mike Duggan took office he worked to structure his administration in such a way that would help solve three of the main issues he felt to be indicative of the city’s problems as a whole.
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After arson destroyed their former location, American Indian Health and Family Service (AIHFS) found a new home on Lawndale Street, right off of Michigan Avenue. Sold to the organization for a dollar by the archdiocese, this location has allowed the organization to grow as a primary care clinic, behavioral health clinic, community center, and as
