Stories & Insights Archive
National Conference on Ending Homelessness
2018/09/10
To permanently end homelessness, we must both establish a multi-layered, rapid crisis response system and vastly improve access to affordable housing.
The Grand Bargain
2017/01/29
On July 18, 2013, Detroit became the largest city in U.S. history to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy. At stake was nothing less than the very survival of America’s Motor City.
Public Allies Metro Detroit Program
2017/01/17
In 2013, University of Michigan-Dearborn launched the Public Allies Metro Detroit Program, an initiative to develop young community leaders and strengthen local nonprofits. In 2013, the Fund became the first investor in the program.
Detroit Conservation Corps
2017/01/17
What if unemployed Detroiters could transform vacant property into a beautiful, working landscape, one that sustained residents for generations to come? And, what if, in the process, they could also access landscape industry training, job-readiness programs, and case management services?
