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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

Our office is closed today in observance of the 4th of July holiday. While we're out we encourage you to visit our website and review our research reports https://bit.ly/3Oe2RmG. Interested in more? Sign up for our newsletter and stay up to speed on all things DFC.

📢 FOCUS GROUP OPPORTUNITY - We need your voice to inform the development of an equity framework anchored in cultivating the diversity of new-to-sector talent and upskilling incumbent workers to participate in high-growth potential advanced mobility careers. As inactive workers in this sector, we invite you to participate in a focus group via Zoom on Tuesday, July 18, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. During this session, we will discuss job search methods, workplace challenges, wages, and work-life balance. The results of this work will aid in the identification and cultivation of hiring and workplace practices that ensure equity for historically excluded communities. As a small token of our appreciation, we will provide participants with a $50 Visa gift card. Click here: https://bit.ly/3RQTuMI

📢 FOCUS GROUP OPPORTUNITY - We need your voice to inform the development of an equity framework anchored in cultivating the diversity of new-to-sector talent and upskilling incumbent workers to participate in high-growth potential advanced mobility careers. As employees in this sector, we invite you to participate in a focus group via Zoom on Tuesday, July 16, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. During this session, we will discuss job search methods, workplace challenges, wages, and work-life balance. The results of this work will aid in the identification and cultivation of hiring and workplace practices that ensure equity for historically excluded communities. As a small token of our appreciation, we will provide participants with a $50 Visa gift card. Click here: https://bit.ly/4bAS9ks

"It can't just be the city. It also has to be quality schools that are accessible in those neighborhoods. It has to be a thriving commercial corridor where people can shop and work in their own neighborhoods." Anika Goss spoke to Don Gonyea about Detroit's latest population growth on NPR Weekend Edition Saturday. Listen to the full conversation: https://n.pr/3zfYhRv

Thank you to everyone that convened with us yesterday at our National Homeownership Month and Juneteenth Celebration! Our panelists Krysta Pate, David Palmer, Linda Smith, and Quincy Jones offered meaningful, insightful, and liberating points of view regarding housing and paths to homeownership in Detroit.🏡 Join us in honoring freedom and community empowerment. #HappyJuneteenth #NationalHomeownershipMonth

Celebrating Juneteenth and the power of homeownership to build brighter futures! 🏡 Join us in honoring freedom and community empowerment. #HappyJuneteenth #NationalHomeownershipMonth

Our longtime partners at Arboretum Detroit (ARB) need our support. ARB has transformed 38 abandoned lots into 4 lovely public parks and a free tree nursery on Detroit's east side. A passion project of husband-and-wife team Birch and Kinga, ARB has removed tons of garbage, planted over 500 native trees, plants, flowers, installed accessible pathways, signage, gifted over 500 trees to neighbors, and hosted many free events. Every donation will go directly toward park maintenance and keeping their hardworking staff of local BIPOC community members employed! Donate here: https://bit.ly/3VMd13b

Our Homeownership Month & Juneteenth celebration is kicking off right now! #NationalHomeownershipMonth

Our May report found that small businesses that were more engaged with Metro Detroit's business support ecosystem benefitted in major ways: knowing how to find resources and utilize them effectively. The panelists for the upcoming State of Small Business Webinar, representing the Small Business Association of Michigan, Michigan Black Business Alliance, and The Operations School, have key experience on how business support organizations can best serve Detroit's entrepreneurs. Join us on June 25th to hear their insights: https://bit.ly/45o0ZjS