Older people are especially vulnerable to food insecurity for a variety of reasons. Detroit Catholic Pastoral Alliance fights that with food boxes – and has assembled a multigenerational team to make the deliveries happen.
For Detroiters who cannot qualify for a traditional mortgage, community development organizations use creative means to help individuals and families finance their first home.
In Monroe, the former St. Mary’s Academy building left an empty space in the city’s downtown when it closed in 2003. Demolition was on the table until a developer with a personal connection to the building stepped up to save it.
An unlikely partnership has blossomed between the Mormon church and Zaman International, a nonprofit that serves mostly Middle Eastern Muslim women. Both faiths have more in common that it might appear on the surface.
Developing self-confidence and culinary skills are key to Zaman International's culinary program for women who are immigrants or refugees or face other barriers to employment.
FORCE Detroit is helping neighbors living in areas of high violence by building trust. A team working in Cody Rouge identifies and intercepts problems early on, before violence breaks out.
Welcoming refugees to Michigan is part and parcel Zaman International's work with Welcome Corps
“We tell people if you can afford a cell phone bill for your family you can probably afford direct primary care for your family,” he says.
Despite its name, the Chaldean Community Foundation has served clients from 59 different countries with citizenship classes, immigration assistance, and more. Programs are aimed at helping people navigate systems so they can feel at home in heir newly adopted country.
Staying rooted in the community is vital for Jessica M. Ramirez, who runs an operation in Detroit’s Springwells neighborhood to connect people to items and resources they need that someone else has to give.
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