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Detroit Neighborhood Housing Compact – June 2025

E-Newsletter | June 12, 2025

June 2025 DNHC Newsletter Detroit Neighborhood Housing Compact June is National Homeownership Month As we celebrate National Homeownership Month, we recognize the vital role homeownership plays in building strong, vibrant […]

Detroit Neighborhood Housing Compact – May 2025

E-Newsletter | May 13, 2025

May 2025 DNHC Newsletter The State of Housing in Detroit: Speculation in its impact on Detroit Neighborhoods At DFC we believe in increasing the number of asset-rich, economically accessible, and […]

Quarterly Newsletter | April 2025

E-Newsletter | April 23, 2025

Detroit Future City Newsletter | April 2025 What’s Inside: Efforts to Address Heirs’ Properties in Detroit Get Boost New Program Aims to Improve Environmental Justice in Two Lower Eastside Neighborhoods New Brief […]

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Detroit Future City Report Sets Agenda for Next Mayor to Build the Middle Class, Wealth Generation and Resilient Neighborhoods

April 17, 2025

Detroit Future City (DFC), the think-and-do tank focused on advancing economic equity in Detroit, released “Opportunities for the Next Mayoral Administration to Grow Detroit’s Middle Class,” a policy roadmap aimed […]

Detroit Future City’s New Report “Making the Middle Class” tracks progress, makes recommendation towards Detroit becoming a Middle-Class City

September 25, 2024

Detroit Future City (DFC) released “Making the Middle Class: Leveraging Detroit’s Neighborhoods to Build a Middle-Class City” which examines key factors related to becoming a middle-class city, including population change, […]

Detroit Future City Examines Education and Workforce Outcomes for Detroit’s Latino/Hispanic Community in New Report

July 23, 2024

Detroit Future City (DFC), the think-and-do tank focused on advancing economic equity in Detroit, released the “Prosperidad Económica: Education and Workforce Outcomes for Detroit’s Latino/Hispanic Community” brief to shed light […]

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Poverty, a critical issue in Detroit’s mayoral race, is on the rise

September 19, 2025

In this article, Annalise Frank of Axios Detroit discusses Detroit’s poverty rate and how this topic is a central theme of the ongoing mayoral race. Frank recognizes Detroit Future City’s […]

Youth Policy Lab annual report highlights year of pivotal research and growing training programs

September 12, 2025

In this article, the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy recognizes the Youth Policy Lab (YPL), and as part of strengthening career and technical education (CTE), […]

Free Detroit medical clinic expands services: ‘It’s just a beautiful thing’

September 5, 2025

In this Planet Detroit article, David Sands discusses how the Malta Clinic moved to a new Woodward Avenue location this year and is adding dermatology to the services it offers. […]

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2025 Future City Forum Keynote on PBS Books

October 16, 2025 @ 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

  Detroit Future City: 2025 Future City Forum Livestream & PBS Books Celebrate 10 years of Detroit Future City with bold ideas, visionary voices, and real conversations about building an […]

DFC Strategic Framework

The Blueprint for Detroit's Future
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Growing Detroit's African-American Middle Class

A deep dive look into the growth, attraction & retention of the middle-class households.
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The Field Guide to Working with Lots

View the full, interactive Field Guide online now.
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Detroit Property Owner's Guide to Bioretention

Manage stormwater on a non-residential property.
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