Life Remodeled has transformed a former vacant school building, with financing help from IFF, to its second opportunity hub. Anchor Detroit, a campus in East Detroit, provides residents with economic, educational, and environmental mobility opportunities.
For some Detroiters, the dream of homeownership can be stolen with the stroke of a pen as deed fraud schemes exploit vulnerable homeowners and reveal major flaws in the systems designed to protect property rights.
Sculpture at East Canfield Art Park on Detroit’s east side embeds air quality monitors in public art, providing real-time environmental data for a community living near industrial facilities.
This year, Herbert Anderson became Davis Aerospace Technical High School's first student to complete a solo flight since 2015.
Through basketball, community partnerships and a shared commitment to Detroit’s future, Outside the Box is creating new opportunities for the city’s next generation.
Coat number 100,000 made its journey across Detroit this morning: departing from The Empowerment Plan’s east side headquarters to COTS Peggy’s Place.
Anthony Miller joins Gail Taylor and Annette Washington as Detroit’s newest Chase Community Manager. This dynamic trio— part of a national network of Community Managers in all lower 48 states—helps to build stronger financial futures in Detroit.
A Detroit mushroom farm and cafe owner bet on his city, and the response is sprouting business growth and expansion.
Cody Ley, a past CEDAM real estate development boot camp participant, is passionate about creating affordable, sustainable housing using hempcrete — a resilient, energy-efficient material. Through his nonprofit, Hemp 4 Humanity, he hopes to empower and connect communities to promote a circular economy.
With fair financing, non-predatory loans, and strong community ties, credit unions create empowerment and ownership for their members.
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