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116 portraits will transform vacant Corktown building into year-round cancer tribute
The concept grew out of Detroit Month of Design collaborations, when organizers began exploring how creative placemaking could address real community experience, as cancer is something nearly every family can relate to.
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116 portraits will transform vacant Corktown building into year-round cancer tribute
The concept grew out of Detroit Month of Design collaborations, when organizers began exploring how creative placemaking could address real community experience, as cancer is something nearly every family can relate to.
100,000th Coat Delivered: Empowerment Plan Celebrates Major Milestone in Detroit
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.
Mapping Detroit: Green Book Locations
Green Books mirrored the state of discrimination, racism, and African American rights in the nation each year. Detroit’s listings started in 1938.
Partner Partner Content How Detroit’s New Chase Community Manager Can Help Empower Your Financial Journey
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.
3+13 Ways to Celebrate 313 Day in Detroit
March 13th — known locally as 313 Day — is Detroit’s unofficial holiday celebrating the city’s area code, culture, and community pride.
This March, Mayor Mary Sheffield Challenges Detroiters to Read in Recognition of Reading Month
For Detroiters looking for inspiration, the city itself has long been the setting and subject of countless books.
When everyone is welcome: How Michigan’s CCBHCs are changing care
CCBHCs have been improving access to quality mental health care for Michigan residents since 2021.
A vision for mushrooms as part of Detroiters’ everyday wellness routine
A Detroit mushroom farm and cafe owner bet on his city, and the response is sprouting business growth and expansion.
Where is She: Teen HYPE Creates Play to Raise Awareness on Missing Black Girls and Women
The play “Unseen” focuses on the realities of trafficking, the importance of child safety, the power of collective action and systemic accountability. The two-part play focuses on the societal symptoms that cause teenage girls to go missing.
Head Start Parent Conference in Detroit equips Michigan families for advocacy
One-day convening prepared families to advocate for the early childhood programs they depend on.
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