We recruited stakeholders to analyze the problem, created a beginning set of system elements, and began considering a framework for a Detroit community development system.
We formed an Advisory Council, conducted extensive research resulting in a specific set of challenges and created Task Forces to respond to those challenges and develop test-projects for most of the elements.
Stakeholders will champion elements of the system, working closely with CDOs and GROs, by “test-piloting” project ideas:
Simultaneously we will:
The Home Depot Foundation released an RFP for organizations interested in constructing or rehabbing permanent supportive multi-family housing for veterans. Detroit is listed as one of their target communities. The full RFP can be found here: https://corporate.homedepot.