The AP (via the Washington Post) did a big spread on Detroit, and highlighted Brightmoor's efforts to revitalize.
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This is Brightmoor, one of the most blighted neighborhoods in a blighted city. But Talbert, president of an organization that provides technical support to faith-based and community agencies, sees hope in a place that seems so hopeless to the rest of the world.
"You have a lot of vacant facilities. You have a lot of burned out facilities," Talbert said. "But you have these pockets where people have been for a long time and take care of their property. They love their property, and they consider Brightmoor home and they're never going to move."
Mayor Dave Bing, too, sees promise in places like Brightmoor. With $20 million in federal funds, he is pushing forward with a plan to resuscitate dying neighborhoods by tearing down 10,000 dangerous, vacant houses. Meanwhile, the Kauffman, Skillman, Kresge, Hudson-Webber and other foundations are throwing millions more into job creation, a public schools rescue and various quality of life programs.
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