The Detroit Housing Resource Library has been developed to be a digitized collection of studies, instructional materials, and resources placed into a database. This is developing project that aims to function as a repository for Compact members, housing advocates and practitioners in Detroit. Resource libraries are useful in streamlining related topics within a field for either private or public use. This database is formatted via Airtable and it compiles resources under various categories within the housing topic including descriptions of each item, its associations, links and attachments, and time of updates and modifications. You may view the walkthrough presentation here. Please submit feedback to rcoker@detoitfuturecity.com. Access the library using the link below!

Detroit Future City’s report, “Understanding the Rental Landscape: A Profile Analysis of Detroit Landlords to Inform Lead-Safe Housing Policy,” from Detroit Future City’s Center for Equity, Engagement, and Research, in partnership with Data Driven Detroit (D3) and the City of Detroit’s Housing and Revitalization Department (HRD), focuses on identifying the number of landlords within Detroit and classifying them into distinct typologies to better understand Detroit’s rental housing system. Read more via the link below.

Detroit Future City (DFC) is hosting its third annual Equity Forum, bringing the community together to inspire innovative ideas and collective action. During this year’s event DFC’s CEO, Anika Goss, will introduce the organizations new strategic plan, which highlights how DFC will work to collectively build a prosperous city with a just and inclusive economy by leading initiatives that disrupt systemic racism to grow wealth for black Detroiters and other Detroiters of color. A dynamic panel moderated by Orlando Bailey will include Dr. Julian Agyeman, Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning at Tufts University, and Nathaniel Smith, Founder and Chief Equity Officer of Partnership for Southern Equity (PSE), will explore the ideas of reparative policy and planning, a revolution of values, and strategies to advance economic equity. Register via the link below!

Coalition for Property Tax Justice’s City Council Meeting Series

The Coalition For Property Tax Justice is a collective of several long-standing Detroit grassroots organizations formed to stop unconstitutional property tax assessments. As part of their advocacy measures, they are conducting a series of meetings with city council members. Attendees will discuss the compensation and property tax reform proposals formed by Council President Sheffield and Coalition for Property Tax Justice, and understand where council members stand. There next meeting with be held with Councilmember Gabriela Santiago-Romero on Friday, September 16th at 3:30 PM. Attend via the link below.

Global Detroit Advocacy Results in Inclusive Statewide Housing Plan

Global Detroit, alongside other stakeholder groups in Michigan, contributed to the final plan of the Michigan State Housing Development Authority’s Statewide Housing Plan (SHP). Their advocacy has resulted in more than three dozen provisions that will add immigrant inclusion into Michigan’s housing policies and programs. These provisions include ensuring that survey materials are translated into and disseminated in Arabic and Spanish and increasing outreach measures to landlords and property developers around renting to refugees while devising resources that help refugees move from initial resettlement housing provided on arrival to a living situation of their choosing. Read more from their latest blog.

Community Development Advocates of Detroit presents Community Development Week

Community Development Advocates of Detroit is presenting its 6th Annual Community Development Conference Sep. 19-24th. This free event will provide a variety of sessions that cover strategies aimed to transform the community development ecosystem. Major topics include policy, people and places and development practices. Non-members can register via the link below.

Opportunity Resource Fund Introduces Justice Fund Initiative

The Justice Fund Initiative (JFI) is now live from Opportunity Resource Fund. Through the Justice Fund Initiative, OppFund now provides guided access to specific Technical Assistance and Wraparound Service providers, complimenting access to the loans they offer. This is accomplished through key partnerships with Operation HOPE, Accounting Aid Society, Green Path, Build Institute, TechTown, NID-HUD Counseling, and other notable community stakeholders providing educational services, resources and training to individuals and business owners.

Defining Middle Neighborhoods: A Map-Based Tool

To shed light on how to define middle neighborhoods, the National Community Stabilization Trust created a nationwide map that allows users to explore the communities where middle-income households live. The map allows users to select among seven different definitions of middle neighborhoods, each of which identifies middle neighborhood census tracts within metropolitan areas based on their median household incomes.

Housing Webinar: Helping Neighborhoods Reduce Poverty Without Displacement from the Brookings Institute

A new report, based on analysis of more than 2,500 neighborhoods throughout the country over 15 years, reveals eight “indicators of inclusive prosperity” linked to decreasing poverty without displacing local communities. The forthcoming report, “Reducing poverty without community displacement: Indicators of inclusive prosperity in U.S. neighborhoods”, suggests that focusing on these indicators can help leaders improve outcomes in the future. Tuesday, September 20, Brookings Metro will host an event to present the report’s findings and highlight the specific indicators linked to reducing neighborhood poverty without community displacement. Register below.

The Housing Information Portal serves as a centralized source of information about housing and neighborhood-related demographics in Detroit and beyond. Click on the “Learn More” button below to explore all types of housing data!