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In this video, Chuck Stokes takes a look back inside this year’s Mackinac Policy Conference with Anika Goss-Foster as she discusses keeping Detroiters engaged and implementing the DFC Strategic Plan.
Nancy Kaffer covers what it means to be civil, a theme this year at Mackinac Policy Conference, and gets Anika Goss Foster's take on the issue.
Vacant lots and abandoned buildings have reached an “epidemic level" in cities like Detroit and Cleveland. This article references DFC reports for data, and gives credit to our Field Guide Program as a positive source to help combat the issue.
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