New Detroit’s next Town Hall ​“Critical Race Theory: What it Is and What it Isn’t.” The free event will be live on Zoom and Facebook Tuesday, November 16 at 6:30 pm. Click here to REGISTER. Offered in partnership with Lakeshore Ethnic Diversity Alliance, and moderated by Stephen Henderson, speakers include: Dr. Truman Hudsonm Jr., Outreach Coordinator, Instructor, and Teacher for the Education Division in the College of Education at Wayne State University Dr. Rashawn Ray, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution Mary Jane Evink, Executive Director of Instructional…

We’re hiring a Youth & Community Organizer! Join our team! CoC is hiring a talented, experienced community organizer to work as a team implementing resident and youth-driven programming in southwest Detroit. We are looking for a self-motivated individual who has knowledge and experience with community organizing and youth development methods.

Join the Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness (MCAH) and the Community Economic Development Association of Michigan (CEDAM) for a joint webinar on the opportunities and uses of American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act funding. In addition to hearing an overview of ARP funding, we will highlight how other states are using funds and share ways you can get involved. Background On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act into law. The $1.9 trillion package is intended to combat the COVID-19…

View this email in your browser M O N D A Y As we work to build more just and equitable communities, what does self and collective care look like? Join us Monday 7pm ET at The Mercantile Library in Cincinnati (or online!) for a candid conversation with LaShanda Sugg of Labors of Love and Crystal Grace of Grace + Grit, with remarks by Julian Collins of Interact for Health and Quit Culture. Hosted by Naimah Bilal and Megan Trischler. Free & open, all ages welcome, thanks to the Carol Ann & Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation. Bring your mask & proof of…

Build Back Better day of action Join NLIHC, the Coalition on Human Needs, and other advocates across the nation for a Digital Day of Action on Friday, December 17 to urge your senators to pass the ​“Build Back Better Act” and its unprecedented investments in rental assistance, public housing, and the Housing Trust Fund. The Senate could vote on the bill as soon as the week of December 20, but congressional leaders must first secure the support of every single Democratic senator. Participate by emailing and calling…

Thank you for being a part of our community. All through the month of December, we have been highlighting four key ways that BMP’s work supports, channels, and fuels nonprofits, movements, and the sector to make change. And as we approach the end of 2021, we are asking for your support. This week’s theme is Building the Case for Change. At the Building Movement Project (BMP), we push the sector to move beyond talk to make lasting, meaningful change through our Race to Lead research…

BLACKS & LATINOS UNITING TO ADDRESS BLACK & LATINO ECONOMICS ONLY 30 VIRTUAL SEATS LEFT: SINGLE-FAMILY AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WEBINAR JANUARY 17 (NOON EST) Presented By: Truist Bank & Regions Bank JANUARY 17th Zoom Registration Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvc-mtrTMoEtONZM_LvGg3TRXTpZXgNHnC Housing Pros main goal is to provide each of you insight and general training into Al Pina’s ​“Market Based/Profit Oriented Single-Family Affordable Housing Development Model” that includes the following: Changing your paradigm on building affordable housing: You must get out of the mindset…

Happy New Year! Happy new year CDAD family! Here we are again…despite the ever evolving nature of the pandemic, life goes on. Feels a little like peak 2020. Nevertheless, we’ve got a lot of exciting things planned for 2022! We hope we’ll get to work with many of you this year. And maybe even see you in person. We miss you all so much! Here are just a few things the staff will be working on this year: Bringing on…