Neighborhoods around Detroit are changing. And community development organizations across the city are trying to bring community members' voices into the conversation about what's happening.
A new Model D project is aimed at helping citizen journalists cover news of what's happening in the communities where they live.
It's taken many hands to grow the community garden space in Yorkshire Woods, but the team behind the outdoors space know how important it is, especially during COVID-19, and show no signs of slowing: “In the last five years what we have done is given the community a place to be peaceful."
With a focus on the city’s often-overlooked neighborhoods, a nonprofit collaboration is taking a personal approach to providing training, resources, and support for Detroit’s entrepreneurs, witnessing the ripple effect that investment creates.
A coalition of Detroit community development organizations is calling for dramatic changes in how neighborhood residents interact with law enforcement. And in doing so, they're rethinking what it means to be a CDO in Detroit.
The four Detroit businesses enrolled in the program represent the different types of businesses that make up the Detroit small business community. Furthermore, the majority of them are women-owned and two of the four enrolled are Black-owned.
Sheltering in place doesn't have to mean we have to stop enjoying music. Here's how artistically inclined Detroiters are sharing their creative talents with their communities.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and the City of Detroit are seeking artists to design and paint what’s being billed as one of the largest municipal art installations in the city’s history.
Detroit still has a long way to go in building a robust nightlife economy, like the scenes in Berlin and New Orleans. But there's still plenty to eat, see, and do, so we asked Detroiters how they spend 24 hours in the city in this new series. First up: Willis Show Bar co-owner Sean Patrick.
As part of the commitment, the $5 million will be disbursed through 2022 as part of the Strategic Neighborhood Fund and the Affordable Housing Leveraging Fund’s commitment to "inclusive neighborhood development."
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