Our Detroit: The Detroit Neighborhoods Online Magazine

Posted by ourdetroit on May 15, 2012

A new health center gives Southwest Detroit a reason to celebrate

With a vibrant celebration that featured mariachis and dances by children dressed in traditional Mexican outfits, Community Health and Social Services (CHASS) unveiled its new state-of-the-art health center in Southwest Detroit on May 2, 2012. Residents, dignitaries, and community stakeholders came together to celebrate the opening of a health center that will improve the quality of life for Detroit’s...

Posted by ourdetroit on Apr 24, 2012

Volunteers Help a North End Community Garden During LISC’s National Day of Service

On April 20, 2012, LISC hosted its second annual national Day of Service in honor of National Volunteer Week. Locally and nationally based LISC staff and AmeriCorps members joined community volunteers to wield paintbrushes and shovels and other tools to beautify and improve our neighborhoods. Volunteerism is an important part of the work we do at LISC, and one more way to show our commitment to the...

Posted by ourdetroit on Apr 12, 2012

Grandmont Rosedale residents envision a plan for neighborhood success

By Aaron Madrigal, Detroit LISC Neighborhood Scribe Photos by Karen Moore and Grace Mutua Public meetings can sometimes be dull and humorless affairs, and other times they can be contentious. But Grandmont Rosedale’s community visioning meeting on March 17 at St. Paul’s Tabernacle was of another kind: friendly, businesslike, and focused on transforming ideas into results for their community....