Press Releases

Press Releases

Detroit Future City Releases “Growing Detroit’s African-American Middle Class” Data Report

February 17, 2019

Detroit Future City (DFC) announced today the release of “Growing Detroit’s African-American Middle Class,” a comprehensive data report supporting attraction, retention and growth strategies to restore a demographic that once defined the city.  The report is funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Fund at the Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan. As the city continues to experience a revitalization, “Growing Detroit's African-American Middle Class” provides a benchmark through which the African-American middle class can serve as a measure to track equitable growth. The report is a continuation of DFC’s commitment to providing accessible, data-driven strategies dedicated to moving the city forward, and stems from the 2017 release of its “139 Square Miles” report.

Detroit Future City Seeks to Help Detroiters Revitalize Vacant Land

January 16, 2019
Detroit Future City Seeks to Help Detroiters Revitalize Vacant Land
Detroit Future City - Working With Lots Program | January 16, 2019

Detroit Future City (DFC)’s Working with Lots Program is issuing another round of grants to transform vacant land into intentional, productive, and well-maintained landscapes. Now in its fourth year, the Working with Lots Program continues to look for Detroit-based partners who are passionate about improving the way their neighborhoods look and feel.

Detroit Housing Experts Launch Compact to Strengthen the Single-Family Housing Market in Detroit Neighborhoods

November 5, 2018

Detroit – A cross-sector group of local housing-focused organizations is coming together to launch the Detroit Neighborhood Housing Compact (Compact), an initiative focused on strengthening the single-family housing market in […]

Summit to Educate and Train Detroiters on Green Stormwater Infrastructure

March 23, 2018

Detroit –The Land + Water WORKS Coalition (LWWC), a partnership between nine local nonprofits convened by Detroit Future City, will host a summit that brings together community leaders from across […]

DFC Awards Nearly $100k to Help Detroiters Revitalize Vacant Land | Introduced New Stormwater Credit Track

January 16, 2018

Detroit – Detroit Future City (DFC) has awarded grants to 10 grassroots organizations amounting to $97,500 to help implement lot designs from the organization’s Field Guide to Working with Lots. […]

DFC Sets Five-Year Plan, Bringing Research & Advocacy to Strategic Framework Implementation

November 10, 2017

DETROIT –  Detroit Future City (DFC) released a five-year strategic plan that brings a think-tank approach with research, advocacy and programs to galvanize Detroiters and stakeholders in continued implementation of […]

Detroit Strategic Framework

The DFC Strategic Framework, a shared vision for Detroit’s future, is the result of a massive, citywide public-engagement effort. It recommends a series of ideas, strategies and approaches on how to best use the city’s abundance of land, create job growth and economic prosperity, ensure vibrant neighborhoods, build an infrastructure that serves citizens at a reasonable cost, and maintain the high level of community engagement integral to the long-term revitalization of Detroit.
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The Field Guide to Working with Lots

The Field Guide to Working with Lots is a user-friendly tool to connect Detroit residents, businesses, and institutions to resources to learn, collaborate, and better practice land stewardship in Detroit. This step-by-step guide provides readers with instructions on how to transform vacant land in their neighborhoods into 38 landscape designs ranging from installation by beginning gardeners to professional contractors. View the interactive guide now.
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The State of Economic Equity

Detroit Future City’s (DFC) report, “The State of Economic Equity in Detroit,” illustrates the deep disparities that persist in Detroit and provides recommendations that provide a path to an economically equitable Detroit in which all Detroiters are meeting their unique needs, prospering, and fully and fairly participating in all aspects of economic life within a thriving city and region.
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