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GRACE IN ACTION

GRACE IN ACTION Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Southwest Detroit's GRACE IN ACTION (GRACE) is a Southwest Detroit-based Christian faith community working to engage youth and organize residents around key issues. 

Summer in the City (SITC)

Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Summer In The City (SITC) is a nonprofit volunteering and service organization that mobilizes volunteers around three initiative areas; paint, plant and play. Summer in the City (SIC), through its volunteer corps, paints murals around the city, helps at community gardens (plant) and partners with relevant organizations and groups to develop and staff youth enrichment programs through the city (play).

Detroit Asian Youth Project (DAY)

Wednesday, September 12, 2012
The Detroit Asian Youth (DAY) Project educates youth about national and local Asian-American history using community projects and conversation to help them understand the connection between their heritage and the larger Detroit.

Sisters Inspiring Sisters (SIS)

Tunde Wey Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Sisters Inspiring Sisters (SIS) works with female high school students in the city of Detroit, offering them mentoring sessions in key life skill areas from relationships and domestic violence to college preparation and conflict resolution.

Greening of Detroit

UIX Team Friday, August 24, 2012
The Greening of Detroit is a nonprofit organization established in 1989 to guide and inspire others to create a greener Detroit through planting and educational programs, environmental leadership, advocacy, and community capacity-building.

Detroit Wallpaper Company

UIX Team Thursday, August 23, 2012
A project by artist Mary K Bazzi, Detroit Wallpaper Company is an exploration of art beyond the canvas, realized through murals on urban surfaces in public spaces.

Hot Spokes

UIX Team Friday, August 03, 2012
Founded by Shayne O'Keefe, Hot Spokes is a lunch delivery service serving greater downtown Detroit. Partnering with local independent restaurants, Hot Spokes delivers food right to your door - by bicycle.

D-Town Farm

Tunde Wey Friday, August 03, 2012
D-Town Farm is the urban agriculture initiative of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network, a group of individuals and organizations dedicated to building food security and advocating for food justice for Detroit’s majority African-American community.

Detroit Greencycle

UIX Team Monday, July 16, 2012
Detroit GreenCycle is a curbside recycling and compost pick-up service. For a nominal monthly fee, GreenCycle collects recycling from residents and businesses in the greater downtown area by bicycle, delivering recyclables to Recycle Here and compost to local gardens.

Downtown Boxing Gym

UIX Team Monday, July 16, 2012
The Downtown Boxing Gym Youth Program is a non-profit organization committed to enhancing the lives of young Detroit men and women through physical training, academic tutoring and counseling, and community service opportunities.

CLAVE

UIX Team Wednesday, June 20, 2012
CLAVE stands for Community of Latino Artists, Visionaries and Educators. Founded in Southwest Detroit in 2008 to continue the work of Casa de Unidad, the organization advocates for cultural appreciation, using art to create community unity.

Pay it Forward Initiative

UIX Team Friday, June 08, 2012
Founded by Charlie Cavell in 2010, the Pay it Forward Initiative partners jobless residents of Detroit with internships at local nonprofits and companies. 

Brightmoor Alliance

UIX Team Thursday, May 24, 2012
The Brightmoor Alliance is a coalition of nearly 50 organizations dedicated to serving northwest Detroit's Brightmoor community.

Cafe Con Leche

UIX Team Thursday, May 24, 2012
Café Con Leche is an independent, locally-owned café in Southwest Detroit. The business was founded on the belief that strong communities need a central gathering place that reflects the diversity of the neighborhood.

Detroit Big F Deal

UIX TEAM Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Detroit Big F Deal is a crowd-funding platform that allows people to contribute money or volunteer their time toward various projects that address a social or civic need.
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