This series is part of our Equitable Development series, in partnership with Henry Ford Health System, where we explore neighborhood progress and the impact of Henry Ford Health System and community partners. These stories illustrate growing an inclusive Detroit in a way that allows people from all races, classes, and abilities to participate and benefit.
Matt Naimi and Oren Goldenberg, the owners of the Recycle Here! and Lincoln Street Art Park complex, aim to combat displacement of artists and to preserve culture in the neighborhood where Naimi’s fostered a creative and green-minded community around a factory ruin and a garbage dump (as he fondly puts it) since 2005.
Businesses along West Grand Boulevard and in the neighborhood have found ways to adapt and stay alive during the pandemic, from longtime businesses who credit history to their staying power to newer businesses creating personal protective equipment in response to the outbreak.
Community groups and businesses say open and accessible outdoor space is important for all residents, and they are creating new spaces for the neighborhood, from art parks, to municipal parks, to safe spaces to wait for buses.
Here's how an edible cookie dough company, a graffiti jewelry maker, and streetwear clothing line are putting down roots and engaging with their community.
The Irwin House Global Art Center and Gallery is a community gathering space that aims to provide exposure for emerging and underrepresented artists as well as a platform to support local talent.
CHASS, which turns 50 this year, is a community-based, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in southwest Detroit that provides care to underserved African American and Latino populations. It serves close to 11,000 patients a year, 70 percent of whom are Spanish speaking.
Supporters of this historic church and its upcoming roof restoration say the project could have rippling positive effects for years to come — not just for the building in question, but for the surrounding neighborhood, too.
A reincarnated party store helps promote the arts and community at the corner of Holden and Lincoln streets in Detroit. ArtBlock opened in May and represents a holistic investment into the neighborhood by Henry Ford Health System.
Henry Ford Health System is expanding its reach beyond its home base of Detroit with new facilities in Bloomfield Township, Plymouth Township, and Royal Oak.
In the neighborhood where Motown was born, the Motown Musician Accelerator aims to develop a new generation of artists.
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