Bank of America Charitable Foundation awards $1.1 million to metro Detroit nonprofits helping those in financial stress

Bank of America Charitable Foundation awards $1.1 million to metro Detroit nonprofits helping those in financial stress

Metro Detroit families and individuals facing difficult financial decisions will get more help from 39 Detroit nonprofits thanks to a $1.1 million award from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation. The foundation celebrated its annual “Detroit Day of Giving” on Nov. 14 by distributing the dollars to the organizations that work to ensure individuals and […]

ProsperUS helps southwest Detroit entrepreneurs climb aboard $3.9 billion economic engine

ProsperUS helps southwest Detroit entrepreneurs climb aboard $3.9 billion economic engine

Two women who share the front office at Caesar Chavez Academy in Southwest Detroit are planning their dream jobs, swapping recipes and taking nighttime entrepreneurial classes while serving the children at this bilingual school. Laura Rebollar, the school’s community liaison, owns Tacos Ver-de-licious, a taco company that errs on the side of healthy. She has […]

Training for Transformation: Access students help lift Springwells Village

Training for Transformation: Access students help lift Springwells Village

Residents of one Southwest Detroit neighborhood witnessed a recent transformation courtesy of the city’s innovative, new construction trades program. Members of the Access for All training initiative, launched by the Detroit Regional Workforce Fund, gained hands-on experience by cleaning up five parcels of vacant land in Springwells Village, as part of a collaboration with Urban […]