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.

This home, the La Salle demonstration house, was rehabbed and made energy efficient by HOPE Village Revitalization.

Resilient Neighborhoods: Detroit CDC is getting eco-friendly to make its community more affordable

HOPE Village Revitalization wants to build a more sustainable and equitable neighborhood. In the wake of COVID-19, that mission has never been more important.

GRDC supporters gather in front of a community mural in the days before COVID-19.
Resilient Neighborhoods: How COVID-19 rewrote the rules for community engagement in Detroit

Detroit nonprofits have adopted new strategies to reach communities during the pandemic.

Resident Voices: How organizations are helping Detroit students stay ahead during COVID-19

Though times are challenging, MACC Development, Hope House Detroit, and Math 4 Success are finding ways to be innovative and steadfast in their commitment to the communities they serve, reports Model D community correspondent Tyrone Mitchell Jr. Looking ahead, there is an opportunity to take these experiences and improve education for students. 

Osborn Business Association Business Manager Paul Garrison dons a mask in front of his group's offices.
Resilient Neighborhoods: Osborn businesses are turning here for aid during tough times

This Detroit business association is working harder than ever during the pandemic to connect its members with support and resources.

Dr. Kai Palm hugs a patient at Covenant's Joy Road Clinic.
Resilient Neighborhoods: Two nonprofits are forging a bold vision for health on Detroit’s west side

A partnership between Covenant Community Care and Joy Southfield CDC has brought more stability to a former free medical clinic and enabled them to better address community health issues.

A painting at La Palapa del Parian restaurant.
Resilient Neighborhoods: As COVID-19 intensifies, SW Detroit businesses roll up their sleeves

The pandemic hasn't been easy for Southwest Detroit businesses, but they're doing their best to roll with the punches.

Elders break bread at a Bridging Communities event.
Resilient Neighborhoods: How two Detroit nonprofits are helping seniors stay engaged

COVID-19 has made their work more difficult, but these Detroit community development organizations are still doing their utmost to support elders during this difficult time.

Dirt piles up at the Woodbridge Crossing development at Lincoln and Calumet.
Resilient Neighborhoods: Detroit nonprofits respond to the gentrification question

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.

These 6 Detroiters will share stories about their neighborhoods as Model D community correspondents

A new Model D project is aimed at helping citizen journalists cover news of what's happening in the communities where they live.

Youth with SUAMP paint a mural in pre-pandemic SW Detroit.
Resilient Neighborhoods: How two Detroit nonprofits reinvented youth career development for COVID-19

For UNI and GenesisHOPE, 2020 has been an unusual year to take on youth career development programming. In fact, the pandemic has made it impossible not to do things differently.  

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