OPINION By Nat Zorach Until last week, the most frustrating headlines I was reading were mostly so-called “think pieces” about the effects of the COVID19 pandemic on the future of cities. “Maybe cities are too crowded,” they would muse, vacuously. “Maybe the density of the built environment is too high.” On May 25, though, the […]
The Neighborhood Service Organization (NSO) has launched a collaboration project with health systems and community-based agencies to establish a Recuperative Housing Center to help care for the homeless or those who need a place to stay after hospital stays. The center will provide 50 beds of temporary housing and continued care for patients who are […]
It’s a given. No kid should ever go hungry. That has become increasingly difficult as schools closed due to the coronavirus crisis, eliminating healthy meals for millions of children. To help get more nutritious food to those children, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), has partnered with No Kid Hungry, to support its grantees ‒ schools, food […]
Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan (BGCSM) and small business incubator Ponyride have joined forces to help boost entrepreneurship in Detroit’s neighborhoods. The partnership will offer approximately 20,000 square feet of co-working and manufacturing space across three locations in Detroit and Highland Park. “Collaborating with Ponyride allows us to create a multigenerational pathway to […]