Get ready for an insightful conversation! Join Detroit Future City for our next Economic Equity Innovation Series Webinar, Making the Middle-Class: Advancing Stronger and More Equitable Cities, on Wednesday, December 11, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Click here to register! About the report In September 2024, Detroit Future City (DFC) released its signature report, Making the Middle-Class: Leveraging […]
The 2024 Equity Forum & Pre-Event Reception Detroit Future City (DFC) is excited to announce the date for its fifth annual equity forum events on October 22nd and 23rd, bringing the community together to inspire innovative ideas and collective action. This year’s event will explore advancing economic equity in the future of work to ensure Detroiters […]
Join Detroit Future City on August 7th for our latest Innovation Series webinar! The Latino/Hispanic community has been an integral part of Detroit for more than a century. Despite its longstanding contributions to the city’s cultural and economic fabric, the Latino/Hispanic community confronts significant disparities in accessing resources, opportunities, and services that hinder their […]
Join Detroit Future City and the New Economy Initiative on June 25th at 2 pm for an informational webinar! Metro Detroit's small and micro-enterprise business landscape is changing as are the needs of these vital community stakeholders. This webinar will highlight critical findings from the State of Micro and Small Businesses in the Detroit Region" […]
Wayne State University Industry Innovation Center
461 Burroughs St, Detroit, MI, United States
June is National Homeownership month! To celebrate homeownership month and Juneteenth, DFC is inviting the community to join us for our June Neighborhood Housing Compact meeting to celebrate black liberation and wealth generation through homeownership. We invite you to join us for an engaging and interactive event that seeks to outline and ideate actions that […]
Wayne State University Industry Innovation Center
461 Burroughs St, Detroit, MI, United States
Detroit Future City and The Employment Equity Learning and Action Collaborative (EELAC) are joining forces to host an Equity in Advanced Mobility Call to Action Symposium that promotes employment equity and economic opportunity in the advanced mobility sector for Historically Excluded Communities across the Southeast Michigan Region. The event will build on the momentum already underway in […]
Preserving and increasing homeownership, as well as building generational wealth, are critical components to building stability for Detroit families. Join us on March 13th to learn more about findings from DFC’s recently released Keeping Your Family Home report. During the webinar, DFC will introduce the findings in this report and engage a panel of local […]
We are excited to host this year’s equity forum in person at the Corner Ballpark (located at 1680 Michigan Ave)! Register today to join us for an engaging and provoking discussion with two dynamic thought leaders - Dr. Andre Perry of Brookings Metro and Naomi Davis of Blacks in Green – where we will explore […]
Detroit Future City will host an intimate, ticketed pre-event reception the night before the Economic Equity Forum at Ima Izakaya (located at 2100 Michigan Ave) in Corktown. This intimate gathering intends to foster connections and dialogue with local leaders invested in the future of Detroit. We are excited to host our first ever pre-event reception […]
The East Ferry Warren: United by Dreams & Design tour and panel discussion will highlight the work of Detroit Future City with residents and non-profits in the East Ferry Warren community to develop and implement a resilient community-driven neighborhood green space vision. The East Ferry Warren neighborhood has seen population loss and disinvestment by the […]
