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Detroit Neighborhood Housing Compact Newsletter – February 2023

E-Newsletter | February 14, 2023

Detroit Neighborhood Housing Compact February Newsletter February Work Group Agenda Tuesday Feb. 21 | 10:30a-12:00p We’ll hear a presentation from the Housing Michigan Coalition: Introduction to the coalition and the recently […]

Quarterly Newsletter – Winter 2023

E-Newsletter | February 14, 2023

Happy Black History Month New Study Finds Good Jobs Unevenly Distributed Yesterday, Detroit Future City published its latest research report, known as the Growth Occupations report. This new study, developed […]

Detroit Neighborhood Housing Compact Newsletter – January 2023

E-Newsletter | January 18, 2023

Detroit Neighborhood Housing Compact January Newsletter January Agenda January 24, 2023 10:30a-12p Discussion: 2023 Workgroup Focus Happy New Year! We’ll kick off 2023 with an interactive session about what we’re […]

Detroit Future City Releases “The State of Micro and Small Businesses in the Detroit Region” to Examine Entrepreneurs’ Outlooks, Challenges and Goals

May 22, 2024

Detroit Future City (DFC), the think-and-do tank focused on advancing economic equity in Detroit, released the “State of Micro and Small Businesses in the Detroit Region” report to provide insight […]

Detroit Future City Releases New Report: “Keeping Your Family Home: Addressing the Challenges of Inherited Properties in Detroit”

February 27, 2024

Detroit Future City (DFC), the think-and-do tank focused on advancing economic equity and growing the Black middle class in Detroit, released the “Keeping Your Family Home: Addressing the Challenges of […]

Detroit Future City Releases First Update to ‘State of Economic Equity in Detroit’ since its 2021 Launch

November 16, 2023

Detroit Future City (DFC), the think-and-do tank focused on advancing economic equity and growing the Black middle class in Detroit, released the first update to its web-based Economic Equity Dashboard, […]

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2024 Equity Forum focuses on equitable employment for African Americans

November 21, 2024

“American Black Journal” with Stephen Henderson on Detroit PBS brings you a portion of the 5th annual Detroit Future City Equity Forum, which focuses on ensuring African Americans and other minorities in […]

All-hands effort needed to make Detroit a middle-class city again, report says

October 2, 2024

In this Crain’s Detroit Business article, Nick Manes highlights that revitalizing Detroit’s middle class will require a collective, all-hands-on-deck approach. This includes coordinated efforts from government, businesses, and local organizations […]

More Black Detroiters got home loans since 2018, report shows

September 25, 2024

In this Detroit Free Press article, Nushrat Rahman shares how DFC’s new report is focused on Detroit becoming a middle-class city to grow and thrive. Her three main takeaways from […]

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