Organization uses manpower to make renters and homeless into homeowners

Organization uses manpower to make renters and homeless into homeowners

Not many non-profit businesses can say they’ve turned squatters into homeowners. But there is an organization in Detroit that does this and more. Man Power Mentoring, Inc. was established about five years ago as a personal and property development program by Executive Director Xzun Bellefant. The organization works on neighborhood properties to reduce blight, make […]

Neighborhood Housing developer receives sustainable innovation award

Neighborhood Housing developer receives sustainable innovation award

Detroit-based nonprofit Southwest Housing Solutions received an Honorable Mention for pioneering work in sustainable innovation last week during the Governor’s Energy Excellence Awards, hosted on the river at The Port of Detroit. The event was attended by Governor Rick Snyder, who also recognized fellow Detroiters Saunteel Jenkins, the CEO of the THAW Fund and Carla […]

Rebuilding home ownership in Detroit with new opportunities

Rebuilding home ownership in Detroit with new opportunities

The importance of rebuilding homeownership in Detroit in order to revitalize its neighborhoods cannot be underestimated. Detroit is where the middle class movement began and took hold, and the distinctively American dream of homeownership helped form the foundation of this defining movement. Detroit had the greatest number of single-family homes per capita and boasted highest […]