Resilient Neighborhoods: This faith-based Detroit nonprofit helps young entrepreneurs succeed
A nonprofit connected to Detroit's Church of the Messiah is helping mentor young entrepreneurs and working to empower local youth on the City's East Side.
Resilient Neighborhoods
Model D has teamed up with The Kresge Foundation for a reporting and engagement series looking at community-building in Detroit neighborhoods. The series seeks to raise awareness about the work of 21 Community Development Organizations (CDOs), known as Detroit 21, currently receiving support from Kresge, while also amplifying the voices of residents in their respective neighborhoods.
Resilient Neighborhoods: Christine Bell of UNI shares insights on SW Detroit resiliency
In this Q&A, Model D speaks with the director of a Detroit nonprofit about the impact of COVID, floods and other challenges facing residents of the city's Southwest Detroit.
Resilient Neighborhoods: Cody Rouge youth team up with artists to tell a different West Side story
West Warren Ave is about to get a little more colorful due to a collaboration between area artists and Cody Rouge youth.
Resilient Neighborhoods: Delray earth upheaval incident raises concerns for SW Detroit neighborhood
An unusual geological event in Southwest Detroit mobilized community residents and stakeholders to demand action and answers. Now the findings of a city investigation have been released. But what does that mean for the neighborhood?
Resilient Neighborhoods: This East Side nonprofit has embraced an innovative heart health program
This Detroit nonprofit is the first group in the state to pilot a new heart health self-monitoring program.
Resilient Neighborhoods: This Detroit coalition hopes to supercharge efforts with community survey
A Northwest Detroit organization is surveying the neighborhood to find out how they and other partnering groups can better serve the community.
Resilient Neighborhoods: East Side nonprofit doubles down on mission, despite pandemic challenges
In a little over a decade, a small faith-based nonprofit has grown into a charitable powerhouse on Detroit's East Side. Now it's navigating the pandemic while remaining focused on core principles.
Cody Rouge Community Action Alliance looks to the future while uplifting residents today
"This pandemic is both a blessing and a curse. I say this because it shines a light on how greatly some people in urban communities struggle," says Kenyetta Campbell, founder and executive director of Cody Rouge Community Action Alliance. "I think it's caused people who haven’t gone through the same COVID-19 challenges to be more sensitive toward those who lack resources..."
Resilient Neighborhoods: How 3 Detroit nonprofits are making COVID-19 resources more accessible
From food assistance to vaccine awareness, these Detroit community development organizations having been doing their best to adapt to COVID-19 as the pandemic evolves.
Resilient Neighborhoods: NW Detroit nonprofit seeks to increase community health with new hires
This Detroit community development org has hired on new staff in an effort to help residents access resources and lead healthier lives.
