Detroit Future City

Join DFC's Sarah Hayosh, Shari Williams, and Katrina Keeby-Watkins of Bailey Park NDC in St. Louis for the 2024 Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference on October 9-11! They will lead a discussion on “Tapping the Potential of Vacant Land for Community and Climate Resilience”. This is your chance to network with over 1,000 experts and leaders dedicated to revitalizing neighborhoods. Secure your spot now! https://bit.ly/3xPJVXE

Our Land Use & Design team has been busy these past few weeks! On July 31st we hosted a Youth Workshop on Climate Resiliency and Land Use with the brilliant minds of Bailey Park Neighborhood Development Corporation & Freedom Dreams youth leaders. We learned about climate change and how it’s affecting Detroit’s youth, then visited vacant land sites that present unique opportunities for building resilience for the future in our neighborhoods. Participants worked together to envision and design greenspaces in their community that the community is hoping to implement in coming years. Ideas included parks and greenways with opportunities for recreation and play, natural sanctuaries for rest and restoration, interactive community art installations, and a community urban farm with gardens to attract pollinators and people both! We also learned how youth would like to see better integration of greenspace with housing, and how new greenspace could better connect to existing cycling and pedestrian infrastructure.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN! Admission is free for our fifth annual Equity Forum, where we will explore advancing economic equity in the future of work to ensure Detroiters have equitable access to quality employment. Join us October 22nd as we welcome one of today's most influential voices on race, politics, and social justice - Dr. Jelani Cobb, Dean of Columbia University Journalism School - as our keynote speaker. Before the forum we are hosting an intimate, pre-event reception and this ticketed event will take place on October 23rd. Stay tuned for more details! RSVP Now! https://bit.ly/4dgjkT0

Join Detroit Future City tomorrow at 12pm ET for our latest Innovation Series webinar! This virtual event will highlight DFC’s recently released brief: Prosperidad Económica: Education and Workforce Outcomes for Detroit's Latino/Hispanic Community. You will hear from DFCs research team and our panel of community leaders who will share findings from the brief and what this means for this important portion of Detroit’s community and the region’s overall economic prosperity. Featuring: Consuela Barber-Lopez Lex Zavala Stephanie Lopez-Gilmore Veronica Sanchez Peavey Moderated by Robert Dewaelsche Click here! https://bit.ly/3WEVlqE

August is National Make-A-Will Month, an annual reminder to create or update a will. The month aims to raise awareness of the peace of mind and empowerment that comes from having a will. Our February report, "Keeping Your Family Home", was developed to gain an understanding of the scale of heirs’ properties in Detroit and provide the critical data for stakeholders to develop solutions that can help Detroiters attain legal ownership of their inherited homes. Heirs’ properties are family-owned properties inherited through generations without formal legal proof of ownership. Lack of legal ownership threatens homeownership, generational wealth, and neighborhood and household stability. Visit www.freewill.com to create your will and have a peace of mind. Read our report "Keeping Your Family Home" and primer here: https://bit.ly/3OTACv6

The Latino/Hispanic community has been an integral part of Detroit for more than a century. Despite its longstanding contributions to the city’s cultural and economic fabric, the Latino/Hispanic community confronts significant disparities in accessing resources, opportunities, and services that hinder their full participation and advancement in the Detroit economy. At DFC’s upcoming webinar event, we will be joined by panelists from education, workforce development, and Latino & Hispanic advocacy organizations for a special conversation focused on what solutions are needed to address the challenges identified in the brief. Click here to save your seat! https://bit.ly/3WEVlqE

Multigenerational social and academic supports are key to help Latino/Hispanic families navigate education and employment pathways. Analyzing systemic barriers and hiring practices is crucial to ensuring qualified workers can access educational and employment opportunities. Related programs must also address concerns around sensitive data to encourage participation. Read our latest brief “Prosperidad Económica: Education and Workforce Outcomes for Detroit’s Latino/Hispanic Community” today! 🔗 https://bit.ly/4cXbrSn ___________________________________________________________ Los apoyos sociales y académicos multigeneracionales son clave para ayudar a las familias latinas/hispanas a navegar por los caminos de la educación y el empleo. Analizar las barreras sistémicas y las prácticas de contratación es crucial para garantizar que los trabajadores calificados puedan acceder a oportunidades educativas y laborales. Los programas relacionados también deben abordar las preocupaciones sobre datos confidenciales para fomentar la participación. ¡Lea nuestro último informe “Prosperidad Económica: Resultados en Educación y fuerza laboral para la comunidad latina/hispana de Detroit” hoy! 🔗 https://bit.ly/4cXbrSn

Detroit Future City público el informe “Prosperidad Económica: Resultados en Educación y fuerza laboral para la comunidad latina/hispana de Detroit” para dar luz sobre las disparidades y las oportunidades para abordar cuestiones críticas de equidad relacionadas con la educación y la fuerza laboral en la comunidad latina/hispana. El informe también ofrece varias recomendaciones/llamados a la acción para mejorar los resultados educativos y laborales para la futura fuerza laboral latina/hispana. ¡Lea nuestro último informe “Prosperidad Económica: Resultados en Educación y fuerza laboral para la comunidad latina/hispana de Detroit” hoy! 🔗 https://bit.ly/4cXbrSn

Detroit Future City released the “Prosperidad Económica: Education and Workforce Outcomes for Detroit’s Latino/Hispanic Community” brief to shed light on disparities and opportunities to address critical equity issues related to education and workforce in the Latino/Hispanic community. The brief also offers several recommendations/calls-to-action to improve education and workforce outcomes for the future Latino/Hispanic workforce. Read our latest brief “Prosperidad Económica: Education and Workforce Outcomes for Detroit’s Latino/Hispanic Community” today! 🔗 https://bit.ly/4cXbrSn

Join Bridge Detroit for an engaging discussion on the impact of the I-375 project and the topic of reparations in our community! Guest panelists includes Kimberly Faison, DFC Vice-President of Thriving, Resilient Neighborhoods. Register here: https://bit.ly/3WifH9i