The City of Detroit wants residents to know that three warming shelters are now open for those that need help with escaping winter weather conditions, according to the Detroit Health Department and Housing and Revitalization Department.
Each year, facilities come online to serve residents needing relief from the cold. All individuals are supervised at all times to ensure safety and security. They are also provided with hot meals, showering and sleeping accommodations. Clients are also encouraged to take advantage of support services available, such as referrals, housing assistance, and other related services. These services are critical as temperatures drop and residents need heat and warmth.
Warming Center information
Three City-funded warming centers are open now through March 31 that provide protection from cold weather, meals, showers, sleeping accommodations, and housing assistance services to residents experiencing homelessness. To ensure the safety and security of residents using warming centers, all three facilities are supervised at all times.
Individuals, families and youth seeking shelter or warming center placements can call (313) 305-0311 from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays and 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Wednesdays for assistance.
Veterans seeking shelter should go to the Dingell VA Hospital, 4646 John R St., Red Tower 2nd Floor, from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays or 11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Wednesdays.
Outside of these hours of operation, or on holidays, those seeking shelter should come in person to one of the following three warming center locations:
Respite Daytime Locations
In addition to the overnight shelters listed above, the Detroit Public Library provides Detroiters a place to go to escape cold weather during daytime hours at its 13 locations. The libraries are operating under COVID-19 protocols, which includes limited capacity and the mandatory wearing of masks.
Read the full story online at Warming centers and respite locations now open in Detroit (detroitmi.gov).
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan greeted more than 100 residents from Districts 2, 5 and 7 to share and hold a final vote on the rendering that would become their Dexter Streetscape project. The in-person community meeting was held November 28 at the newly opened Union Contractors and Millwrights Skilled Training Center in Detroit.
After discussion and public comment, residents voted on four options with options two and three getting the highest votes. More public comment was held, with option three as the winner. The total estimated construction cost is $10 million. DPW anticipates construction to begin in 2023. Dexter Avenue is the eighth commercial corridor that will be rebuilt by the City of Detroit and decided on by residents.
The community engagement plan for the Dexter Avenue streetscape project builds off the effort started in 2018 and led by the Planning & Development Department. Between 2018 and 2019, PDD held over a dozen neighborhood meetings to better understand the priorities of residents and businesses owners. DPW and its partners held an additional eight community meetings as part of the design process to ensure that neighbors have meaningful opportunities to shape the streetscape project. At the Nov. 28 meeting, participants reached a key milestone by selecting the number of lanes and types of improvements that neighbors would like to see most. Future meetings will allow residents to provide feedback on design details and stay up to date with the plan for construction in spring and summer 2023.
The Dexter streetscape is the latest milestone in the Strategic Neighborhood Fund initiative, which focuses on improving the quality of life for residents through better parks, commercial corridors and neighborhood stabilization.
Read the full story online at Dexter Streetscape community meeting (detroitmi.gov).
Small Business Saturday continues in the city of Detroit through December. The Detroit small business community is thriving, and residents can continue to support its growth by shopping local. They provide goods and services across the city, while creating jobs and keeping our neighborhoods vibrant. Here are a just a few ways residents can support them:
Artist rendering of the new $6.6 million animal shelter and office building for Detroit Animal Care and Control.
City officials announced an updated timeline this week for a new, state-of-the-art animal shelter and office building for Detroit Animal Care and Control (DACC). The $6.6-million facility, located at Ferry and Russell near the county’s new criminal justice complex, is expected to begin construction in January and to open to its first furry guests before the end of 2023. The new facility was originally expected to open in spring 2023, however, a change in the contractor team and some design modifications pushed the start of construction back more than six months. With the project back on track, officials are excited about what the new facility will mean for the community and for the dogs and cats that come through its doors.
The approximately 30,000-square-foot building will provide nearly twice the space as DACC’s current 16,000-square-foot headquarters and shelter. It will include over 200 kennels (up from 86 currently) to significantly expand its boarding capacity and feature larger outdoor areas for dog runs. The new facility also will include a new, modernized veterinary clinic with better amenities and more space to allow Detroit Animal Care to provide a higher level of care and treatment.
DACC is calling on all Detroit residents who own dogs to help by making sure their animals are secured, vaccinated against rabies, have a license and microchipped. For anyone interested in fostering or adopting an animal, go to the Detroit Animal Care shelter located at 7401 Chrysler Drive from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. seven days a week or visit adopt@friendsofdacc.org.
Read the full story online at Construction of new animal control HQ (detroitmi.gov).
Calling all Detroit area Artists!
Do your part to help develop affordable live/work housing for all artists by taking the Artspace Detroit Market Survey. We need your information to determine what type of housing Detroit Artists need.
Every completed survey is a step closer to breaking ground on a new housing development. The survey ends on Wednesday, December 14.
Take the survey and share the survey at artspacedetroit.org.
Another local business has the opportunity to succeed thanks to Motor City Match. In Harmony Cafe, located at 12041 Dexter, is now open for business.
Mayor Mike Duggan and City Councilman Fred Durhal III joined owners Ty and Keyona Barnes for the official ribbon cutting to mark the occasion last week. The location is part of the extraordinary transformation and return of commercial hubs along the Dexter streetscape.
In Harmony Cafe is now open five days a week, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., offering the neighborhood coffee and sweets.
Would you like to receive timely emergency notifications like storm warnings or public safety advisories? Then sign up for Detroit Alerts 365, which sends Detroit-specific emergency notifications through the CodeRED emergency notification system. This free system enables individuals to choose how they would like to receive alerts -- via telephone, text message, and/or email.
Those who sign up can receive:
There are several benefits to enrolling in Detroit Alerts 365. During a crisis, real-time updates can provide life-saving instructions and information.
Detroit Alerts 365 can be sent citywide to all registered users, or notices can be targeted to specific areas that have been impacted by an emergency. In addition to registering for Detroit Alerts 365, download the CodeRED Mobile Alert App to receive emergency alerts based on your current location.
To register go to detroitalerts365.org or text DetroitAlerts365 to 99411.
The City of Detroit will partner with a deeply trusted community-based housing rights organization to manage intake and referrals for legal defense for Detroiters facing eviction. After a competitive application process, the City has selected the United Community Housing Coalition to manage the provision of eviction defense services to qualified Detroit residents.
United Community Housing Coalition is a nonprofit organization providing housing assistance to Detroit’s low-income residents. Since 1973, UCHC has worked to keep people in their homes and secure affordable housing for those in need. Contracting with UCHC for this service is the first major step the City is taking to establish the Office of Eviction Defense as required under the Right to Counsel ordinance, spearheaded by Council President Mary Sheffield and approved by City Council in May.
Once fully operational, the Office of Eviction Defense will provide legal counsel and representation to anyone earning up to twice the federal poverty level. The new office will be funded for the next three years with $6 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. Separately, the Gilbert Family Foundation has pledged $12 million over the next three years to provide eviction legal defense for 6,000 low-income Detroit families with children.
Read the full story online at Eviction Defense services to renters (detroitmi.gov).
NCAA selected Detroit to host the 2027 Final Four last week. It’s been more than decade - 2009, to be exact - since the Motor City courted the college basketball championship. Once again, Ford Field will make the accommodation.
Detroit is increasingly being recognized as one of America's great sports towns and one of the best places in the country to visit. The decision by the NCAA to host its 2027 Final Four tournament at Ford Field is proof of that and great news for our city's restaurants, shops, and hotels.
Site selections like the NCAA Men’s Final Four and NFL Draft (which Detroit will host in 2024) are highly competitive. The City's partners at the Detroit Sports Commission, Detroit Sports Organizing Corp, and Visit Detroit deserve great credit for putting together another winning bid.
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Focus: HOPE accepting new applications for seniors in need to receive FREE monthly food assistance
Program seeks 2,600 new seniors to add to its food program
DETROIT, MI - November 22, 2022—To help reduce the nearly 43 percent of people who are food insecure in southeast Michigan, Focus: HOPE is increasing its effort to expand the monthly food program for seniors.
“With rising food prices and high energy costs for the winter ahead, more seniors may need food assistance – and we can help meet that need,” said Focus: HOPE CEO Portia Roberson. “Each month, seniors in Detroit, plus 159 communities, can receive a box of groceries to stock their pantries with shelf staples.”
In partnership with federal and state agencies, and together with more than 250 community partners, Focus: HOPE distributes food boxes to more than 42,000 older adults each month.
While Focus: HOPE is based in Detroit, the agency serves all communities in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb and Washtenaw counties. That means residents in Detroit and Highland Park, Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, the Grosse Pointes, Downriver, Taylor and beyond can receive access to food options from Focus: HOPE.
Unlike many food programs that provide one-time meals; this program focuses on supplementing senior pantries with items like milk, cereal and canned goods that can be used throughout the entire month. “Since our involvement with the Commodity Supplemental Food Program in 1971, we’ve worked diligently to expand the pilot senior program into a permanent nationwide effort with lasting impact. We are grateful to the USDA and are committed to continuing our legacy to serve our community,” she said.
Contents of the monthly box include:
Apply to Receive Free Food
Seniors age 60 and older living in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb or Washtenaw counties can apply for the monthly Food for Seniors Program by calling 313-494-4600, emailing food@focushope.edu or filling out this form: https://bit.ly/3D8YFzl
Volunteer Needed
Volunteers are needed to pack and help distribute meals to our seniors as a part of our Food for Seniors program in Wayne, Macomb, Oakland, and Washtenaw Counties. If you or your company is interested in volunteering to this heart-warming cause contact 313-494-4270 or volunteer@focushope.edu.
To learn more about Focus: HOPE Food for Seniors Program, visit https://www.focushope.edu/programs/food-for-seniors/
About Focus: HOPE
Focus: HOPE is a nationally recognized civil and human rights organization founded in 1968 after the Detroit civil disturbance. Over the past half-century, Focus: HOPE has developed numerous programs in its efforts to overcome racism, poverty1 injustice in the core areas of early learning, youth development, workforce training, food justice, and advocacy. As a result, thousands of individuals have achieved financial independence. For more information, visit www.focushope.edu.
The City of Detroit plans to enter into a contract with a deeply trusted community-based housing rights organization to manage intake and referrals for legal defense for Detroiters facing eviction, Mayor Mike Duggan announced this week. After a competitive application process, the City has selected the United Community Housing Coalition to manage the provision of eviction defense services to qualified Detroit residents.
In the next two weeks, Mayor Duggan will announce the hiring of an executive director and project manager to lead the operations of the Office of Eviction Defense.
Please plan accordingly for this year's Detroit Tree Lighting road closures. Several streets surrounding Campus Martius are closed, but will reopen on Saturday, Nov. 19 at 6 a.m. Closures include:
More information is available at Downtown Detroit Partnership: http://ow.ly/QaFn50LGsi0.
Help protect your family and friends and give them added peace of mind this holiday by getting up-to-date on your vaccines. It can reduce the length and severity of symptoms so everyone can have a stress-free, healthy and happy holiday.
Schedule your vaccine: https://pegsecure.qrd.by/detroitvaccinationselfscheduling or text “vaccine” to (313) 329-7272.
Rendering of the Motor City Kwanzaa Kinara, currently under construction at Campus Martius, will be officially introduced on Dec. 26.
Construction on the Motor City Kwanzaa Kinara began this week with support from the City of Detroit Civil Rights, Inclusion & Opportunity (CRIO) Department, Detroit Downtown Partnership, and Councilman Scott Benson.
The completed Kwanzaa Kinara will be officially introduced to the public, along with the first light being lit, in a small ceremony on Dec. 26.
Nearly one year ago, Councilman Benson reached out to leaders to discuss what it would take to build a structure to honor the seven-day Kwanzaa celebration in Detroit. After meeting and planning, construction of the Motor City Kwanzaa Kinara is underway and, once completed, will be the world’s tallest Kinara of its kind – reaching 30 feet in height.
Kwanzaa is a celebration held from December 26 through January 1 to honor Black culture and heritage. Maulana Karenga established the holiday in 1966 and hoped to reconnect family, history, community and heritage through seven principles, which include unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith. A feast is shared on the final day of Kwanzaa, and gifts are exchanged at this time.
Read the full story online at Kwanzaa Kinara in Campus Martius (detroitmi.gov).
The new alley mural of famous boxer Joe Louis, titled "Way Maker" by City Walls artist Habacuc Samuel Bessiake, center, was revealed this week along the newest section of the Joe Louis Greenway.
Local community leaders took part in revealing a new mural this week along the Joe Louis Greenway that honors the famous Detroit boxer.
The Joe Louis Greenway is a transformational project that will connect Detroit to four other cities including Hamtramck. The City of Hamtramck has already begun preparing for their portion of the greenway connection that will provide regional connectivity and non-motorized safe modes of transit.
Hamtramck’s reimagined alley now features a new mural of Joe Louis, the fighter, and social justice champion that the greenway is named for. The mural entitled, Way Maker, was created by City Walls artist Habacuc Samuel Bessiake and features Joe Louis smiling with a sweeping view of the greenway visioned in the wind of one of his famous knockout punches as The Brown Bomber.
The connection through Hamtramck will be a protected, two-way bike lane on the west side of Joseph Campau from Carpenter to Hamtramck Dr. A portion of the connection is the Joseph Campau business corridor between Caniff Ave. and Holbrook Ave. The connection will go through the alley behind the businesses on the west side of the street, activating the alley as a shared use space for pedestrians and slow bicyclists.
Read the full story online at Joe Louis Greenway mural unveiling (detroitmi.gov).
America Recycles Day was this week, and Detroit residents can continue to do their part to keep our city beautiful.
Residents can request a recycling bin here: detroitrecycles.org
Report blight in your neighborhood using the Improve Detroit App: https://detroitmi.gov/ImproveDetroit
Business owner Kecia Escoe hopes to bring back the lost art of quilting at her new business, Umi's Comfort, where she hand makes custom quilts.
A Detroit business owner hopes to revive the lost art of quilting by opening the city’s only quilting business. Umi's Comfort, located in the Nardin Park neighborhood, offers handmade custom quilts, pillows and quilting classes for community members. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and City leaders held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the $50,000 Motor City Match grant awardee, marking the 141st brick-and-mortar business opened by the program.
After experiencing turmoil and hardship, Kecia Escoe, the founder of Umi's Comfort, found peace in the arts. But it wasn't until she began quilting that she felt fulfilled. She soon realized others within her community could also benefit from the craft. That's when she decided to turn her passion into a career and add vibrancy to her westside community.
Unlike most Motor City Match businesses that are located along major commercial corridors, Umi’s Comfort is located along a residential street at 12200 Petoskey at the corner of Richton, near Livernois and Davison, making it truly a neighborhood business. The grant funding she received from the program helped Escoe renovate the small building and open her business.
After 20 rounds, Motor City Match has distributed $10.1 million in grants for start-ups and new businesses located throughout the city of Detroit. Through the pipeline of resources provided by the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation’s small business teams, more than 1,600 businesses have received assistance along their journey to open their doors.
Read the full story online at Motor City Match art of quilting (detroitmi.gov).
The Detroit Health Department is urging all Detroiters to take precautions to prevent the spread of all respiratory illnesses, which are spreading rapidly due to a nationwide outbreak of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza. The result is an increase in demand for pediatric acute care hospital beds.
The Detroit Health Department also encourages residents to getting vaccinated as soon as possible for flu (ages 6 months+), COVID-19 and get the new bivalent booster to protect against more contagious Omicron variants if due (ages 5+ two months following completion of initial series). There is no vaccine to protect against RSV.
The Michigan Health & Hospital Association is offering the following advice to help stop the spread of respiratory illness, including RSV:
The Detroit Health Department offers free immunizations at the following locations:
Weekday Walk-in LocationsDHD Immunization Clinic, 100 Mack Avenue Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Samaritan Center, 5555 Conner Ave. Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Northwest Activities Center (*COVID-19 only), 18100 Meyers Monday - Friday from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
COVID-19 TestingNorthwest Activities Center, 18100 Meyers Monday - Friday from 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Walk-ins are welcome at all locations, but vaccination appointments may be scheduled using the self-scheduling option on our website: detroitmi.gov/health or text “vaccine” to (313) 329-7272. Bring vaccination card to appointment.
For more information, go online to Preventive Measures Against the Spread of RSV (detroitmi.gov).
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Mayor Mike Duggan joined officials from AT&T this week for the opening of a second Connected Learning Center (CLC) in Detroit at the Service, Employment, Redevelopment (SER) Metro Detroit job training facility on Michigan Ave.
The center aims to provide free access to a range of digital resources, including high-speed fiber internet and Wi-Fi, Dell Technologies computers, a free digital learning platform created by AT&T, and digital literacy resources available through AT&T ScreenReady.
AT&T announced plans to reach 50 centers nationwide through the AT&T Connected Learning initiative, including at Boys & Girls Clubs. This initiative is part of a companywide $2-billion commitment made last year to help address the digital divide and aims to provide communities with the connectivity, computers, and digital skills needed for success in school and life.
The City of Detroit will observe Veterans Day on Friday, November 11 with most operations suspended for the day.
However, a number of City operations will continue during the holiday:
Many City services, such as tax and fee payments, permit applications and obtaining DDOT passes, are available at your convenience online at Pay fine, bill or tax (detroitmi.gov)
Residents wishing to make a request for service, such as removal of illegal dumping, reporting a non-working streetlight, abandoned vehicle or other issues, are encouraged to use the Improve Detroit app.
Landlords are invited to the Landlord Compliance Fair, sponsored by the Buildings, Safety Engineering and Environmental Department, on Thursday, Nov. 17 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Northwest Activities Center at 18100 Meyers Road.
Register today at Landlord Resource Fair (smartsheet.com)
For more information on City of Detroit jobs, go online to City of Detroit jobs (detroitmi.gov). If you have any Career Expo questions, email them to codrecruitment@detroitmi.gov.
Northwest Activities Center (*COVID19 only), 18100 Meyers Monday - Friday from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Mayor Mike Duggan and City officials announced recently the Detroit unemployment rate had fallen to 7 percent. According to the National Bureau of Labor Statistics September 2022 Employment Data Report, unemployment is down from 7.9 percent in August 2022, and from 12.5 percent this time last year. This matches the lowest rate Detroit has seen since September 2000 and is attributed to continued development and investment in the city and its workforce.
At the height of the COVID pandemic in May 2020, Detroit’s unemployment rate spiked to more than 38 percent. In an August 2021 study, University of Michigan’s Economic Forecast report predicted the city’s unemployment would drop to 6.9 percent by 2026.
Detroit at Work, the City of Detroit’s workforce development ecosystem, works to create career opportunities for Detroiters at all levels of education, experience, and skills, and to give employers access to a highly-qualified talent pipeline. Since January 2022, Detroit at Work has held 61 job fairs, with more than 10,700 people in attendance. Detroiters are being hired every day for jobs and careers in growth industries, such as manufacturing, IT and healthcare. Connect with Detroit at Work at detroitatwork.com.
Read the full story online at City of Detroit unemployment rate matches 20-year low (detroitmi.gov).
The City of Detroit is now providing Bivalent COVID-19 boosters to children as young as five years of age, following Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The Bivalent boosters may be given at least two months following completion of primary vaccination series in adults and children ages 5+.
Children as young as five can be given the Pfizer Bivalent booster. The Moderna Bivalent booster has been authorized for children ages six and above.
The Bivalent booster may be co-administered with influenza vaccines. Current locations and hours are:
Detroit Health Department 100 Mack Avenue M-F 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Northwest Activities Center 18100 Meyers M-F 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Samaritan Center 5555 Conner M-F 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Walk-ins are accepted but appointments are highly recommended. Appointments may be self-scheduled on our website: www.detroitmi.gov/health or text “vaccine” to (313) 329-7272.
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Mayor Mike Duggan, Council President Mary Sheffield and Councilmember Scott Benson joined community groups to celebrate the 34 recipients receiving the City’s Neighborhood Beautification Program (NBP) grants. The new program gives Detroit groups from $500 to $15,000 to help improve and beautify their blocks. This year, almost $500,000 will be awarded to winners all over the city, including every Council district.
The NBP grants provide funding for Detroit-based neighborhood associations, block clubs, faith-based organizations and nonprofits that currently own the property where they want to carry out a project. The program was created to support three types of projects: clean-up activities, community gardens, and public spaces and activities.
The funds can be used to fuel creative ideas, spark neighborhood revitalization, or strengthen connections between neighborhood-based groups. The City of Detroit will provide resources to allow the eligible organizations and residents to become actively engaged in the health and well-being of their community and to encourage residents to get involved in making their neighborhood better.
For those hoping to beautify their community but do not own the land, the Neighborhood Beautification Program will assist organizations with purchasing or leasing vacant lots owned by the Detroit Land Bank Authority. Up to 50 projects a year will receive funding.
The next application round opens early next year, and organizations will be able to apply then at waynemetro.org/neighborhood-beautification-grant. For more information, residents can e-mail Wayne Metro at NBG@waynemetro.org or call (313) 388-9799.
Read the story at Neighborhood Beautification Program grants (detroitmi.gov).
Daylight Saving Time ends this Sunday, Nov. 6, so remember to move clocks back one hour.
Smart devices do this automatically, but don't forget to change the clocks around the house, including those on the microwave or stove.
It's also a great time for Detroit residents to check and change the batteries in all home smoke detectors to help protect their homes and families.
Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022 is Election Day. Make sure your voice is heard by remembering to vote!
Visit detroitmi.gov/departments/elections for additional voting information.
Mayor Mike Duggan and City officials announced this week the Detroit unemployment rate has fallen to 7 percent. According to the National Bureau of Labor Statistics September 2022 Employment Data Report, unemployment is down from 7.9 percent in August 2022, and from 12.5 percent this time last year. This matches the lowest rate Detroit has seen since September 2000 and is attributed to continued development and investment in the city and its workforce.
As construction continues on the new State Fair Transit Center in the area of Woodward Avenue and Eight Mile Road, the current transit hub will be moved approximately 500 feet north on Woodward Avenue to an existing parking lot. The location change takes effect at 12:01 a.m. Monday, Nov. 7.
Bus shelters and directional signage will be added to the area for passenger layovers and for ease of navigation. DDOT routes impacted by the construction are Woodward, Conant, Eight Mile, Livernois, and Wyoming.
The location change will not affect service. Riders transferring buses will still be able to complete their transfers as normal. Riders who walk or take other transportation will use the new location, which is about a two-minute walk north on Woodward.
Stay up-to-date at https://detroitmi.gov/ddotstatefair.
Landlord Compliance Fair on Thursday, Nov. 17 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Northwest Activities Center at 18100 Meyers Road.
Mayor Mike Duggan and members of the community helped last week to christen the completion of the first one-mile segment of the Joe Louis Greenway from Joy Road to Warren Ave. Joining the Mayor was Council President Mary Sheffield, Councilmember Fred Durhal III, Senator Debbie Stabenow, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib and Wayne County Commissioner Alisha Bell, along with Joyce Barrow Henderson, daughter of Joe Louis. The event was also a community celebration with hundreds of residents in attendance.
The Joe Louis Greenway is a 27.5-mile path that will connect Detroiters in 23 neighborhoods to existing trails like the Dequindre Cut, the Detroit Riverfront and four other cities. The Greenway is a transformational project that will provide equitable access to recreational opportunities for residents. It will also serve as a regional connector to other cities including Hamtramck, Highland Park and Dearborn.
In addition, the greenway is playing a huge role in the City’s efforts to turn blight into beauty. Beyond converting an abandoned rail line into a recreational trail, crews building the greenway have already removed hundreds of illegally dumped tires, hundreds of tons of concrete and steel, and more than 500 tandem trucks’ worth of other trash.
Read the full story at Leaders celebrate transformational Joe Louis Greenway (detroitmi.gov).
Detroit families were able to celebrate the spooky season during the City's annual Halloween in the D activities. The program included 27 locations across the city, where children could take part in trunk-or-treat events and get lots of candy, or attend a Halloween party.
The locations included all Detroit police precincts, seven Detroit fire houses and nine local recreation centers.
The Halloween in the D activities would not have been possible without the efforts of employees from the Department of Neighborhoods, Detroit Police and Fire departments and the General Services Department Parks and Recreation Division, other City departments, sponsors and community volunteers throughout Detroit.
Weekday Walk-in Locations (M-F):
DHD Immunization Clinic, 100 Mack Avenue Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
NW Activities Center (*COVID19 only), 18100 Meyers Monday - Friday from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
COVID-19 Testing:
NW Activities Center, 18100 Meyers Monday - Friday from 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Mayor Mike Duggan and Councilmember Scott Benson joined Invest Detroit, developers and the community today to officially open The Convent Detroit, a unique hub for health and wellness businesses in Detroit’s Campau/Banglatown neighborhood whose conversion was funded in part through the Strategic Neighborhood Fund (SNF).
The Convent, at 13301 Mound Road, is the latest project from Paddy Lynch, the proprietor of The Schvitz Detroit. The redevelopment of the former Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth convent contains 20 private rooms across four floors.
Despite just opening, the Convent is already near full capacity. The list of tenants already includes three massage therapists, two estheticians, two reiki healers, a lymphatic specialist, a sound therapist, four painters, a photographer, a sculptor, a ceramicist, two arts nonprofits, and a group of women that will operate the Convent’s in-house Airbnb. The building’s former chapel will host special events, dinners, art openings, recitals and other community-based activities.
On Saturday, Nov. 5, The Convent Detroit will open its doors to the community for a grand opening that is free and open to the public. The opening will feature work by local artists, a live jazz trio, and a complimentary bar courtesy of Schvitz Detroit. The private art and wellness studios will be open for tours 5-7 p.m.
Read the full story online at Convent Detroit, a new SNF-funded arts and wellness center (detroitmi.gov).
The City of Detroit is looking to partner with community groups and activist organizations on a program unlike any other in the U.S. that will help long-term unemployed residents get re-engaged in the job market. Participating groups would conduct outreach to identify these residents and connect them to opportunities for education, workforce training and supportive services that can help guide them to and prepare them for new employment.
These groups may submit applications to work with the City as In Detroit Organizations (IDOs). To become an IDO, organizations must submit applications, which can be found at detroitmi.gov/supplier. In the coming days, the City will announce a series of informational sessions where interested organizations will be able to ask questions and get assistance navigating the application process. Organizations that are not yet in the system as City suppliers must complete the supplier registration steps as soon as possible.
The application window will close November 7, 2022, at which point the City will begin the process of selecting IDOs.
Applications will only be accepted from those firms demonstrating a minimum of two years of experience providing the services requested in the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for projects of similar scope and size.
Read the full story online at Long-term unemployed reenter workforce (detroitmi.gov).
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