What does a high schooler do for summer vacation? Family road trip? Work at a local convenience store or restaurant? For those interested in something more civic-minded and rewarding, there is the Bank of America 2020 Student Leaders Program. The philanthropic program helps high schoolers from Detroit and across the nation build job and leadership skills […]
“These kids are going to ruin the world when they inherit it.” That sentiment has been around as long as there has been a next generation. It was said about me, and probably you, and it is never really all that true. Even the firmest believers that the upcoming generation will be the doom of […]
The Fifth Third Bank Financial Empowerment Mobile (eBus) will be in Southwest Detroit at Life Directions on Aug. 22 to provide free financial education for potential homebuyers, small business owners, job seekers and senior citizens. The 40-foot bus will be at 1500 Scotten St., which is adjacent to Western International High School and Clark Park. It […]
Flex-N-Gate Detroit is ready to hire for more than 400 jobs, ranging from hourly workers to management positions. The company will partner with Detroit at Work to train Detroiters for the new positions and has committed to hiring Detroiters first. When it reaches capacity over the next three year it will provide up to 700 new […]
Detroit’s revitalization is intimately tied to one all-important aspect of any city’s economic prosperity: job creation. That is where the city’s new Workforce Development Board, even in its infancy, is already showing the potential to boost the number, the quality and the training needed to improve the job outlook within Detroit. Led by Mayor Mike […]
Fatherhood is the focus of an initiative in Detroit started by the group 100 Black Men of Greater Detroit with support from Focus: HOPE. The “Extraordinary Fathers Academy of Detroit at Focus Hope” is looking to strengthen families by empowering fathers with tangible skills. According to information from the U.S. Census Bureau and the National […]