• Basic Needs Food Program • Career Training Programs • Neighborhood Revitalization
By working together instead of independently, these five non-profits ((Central Central Woodward/North End Collaborative) have made tangible strides in improving safety across the target area, increasing broadband access in the community, and much more. This type of collaboration holds great promise for the future. – Debbie Fisher - Focus: HOPE Director (HOPE Village Initiative) Education and Training
Over the years, Focus: HOPE has had three primary focus areas: food and basic needs, workforce development and education, and neighborhood revitalization. Through its food program, it provides monthly food packages to over 42,000 people. It has trained thousands of machinists, information technology specialists, and manufacturing engineers, as well as hundreds of people in a range of other disciplines. In the Central Woodward/North End Collaborative (CW/NE), Focus: HOPE played several key roles: it spearheaded
the Collaborative’s safety initiative; it led the development of the neighborhood jobs pipeline strategy, and it led the Connect Your Community broadband development strategy.
Focus: HOPE offers education, experience and training programs at all levels.
The safety initiative employed a safety management strategy, led by its Community Safety Coordinator, Bridget Vance, which focused on reducing auto theft, break-ins and drug-related crimes. Training significant numbers of youth on Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design principles, the safety initiative also undertook clean-up and blight removal Neighborhood Improvements [A] Clearing overgrown brush is really a crime deterrent, especially when everyone joins in to help.
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[B] Oakman Place Apartments completed. Developed by Lutheran Child, Family Service of Michigan & The Damone Group. This apartment provides shelter to families at 60% AMI (Area Media Income) or below, as well as homeless families.
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