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Former Navy firefighter opens Magdalene House in southwest Detroit to aid homeless women

By Marge Sorge on 09/01/2017 All Neighborhoods

Cara Wendling has lived a life of service. She served in the U.S. Navy, which left her with debilitating insomnia. She worked at the Manna Community Meal, a soup kitchen in Corktown and as a counselor for fellow veterans in New Orleans. She alsoworked on Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign and did a stint with […]

LISC invests $3 million to address neighborhood issues in Detroit, nationwide

By TheHUB on 07/17/2017 All Neighborhoods

Every neighborhood needs more local problem solvers. And, for some, new arrivals are anticipated soon. Local Initiatives Support Corp. (LISC) is making a national push to lift 13 urban communities through an AmeriCorps program hoped to develop and deploy neighborhood change agents. A $3 million investment has been devoted to dispatching 165 AmeriCorps members, including 14 […]