Life Remodeled has transformed a former vacant school building, with financing help from IFF, to its second opportunity hub.

Recently proposed rollbacks to the CRA would weaken bank obligations to invest, lend, and provide services to low and ...

From drone technology to college credits, Frederick Douglass Academy is preparing Detroit students for the future through an award-winning STEM program gaining national and international attention.

After years of supporting women through life’s challenges, Ky’ondra Tate is creating a space where Detroiters can feel valued ...

Childcare is not a family issue, but a workforce issue. Members of the MI CDFI Coalition showcase how investing in quality, affordable childcare and early childhood education positively impacts the ...

Why face-to-face networking opportunities are even more important for small businesses and entrepreneurs.

Block by Block is a solutions journalism series that is supported by IFF, CEDAM and Invest Detroit, and is focused on community development leaders and initiatives in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana. When ...

What’s happening: Business owners in three “micro-districts” along and near the Gratiot Avenue corridor are invited to begin applying for more than $600,000 in facade-improvement grants as part of the ...

With seconds left on the clock, Damon Williams watched the opposing team drain a last-minute shot, snatching victory from the basketball game he had organized and nearly won himself. As the buzzer ...

Tiffany Griffin and LaToye Morris are sitting in a local coffee shop laughing, talking, and discussing all the upcoming events for Mahogany Manor; their self-described “Black woman’s country club with ...

Detroit’s tree-lined streets were first imagined by the man who planned the streets themselves: Territorial Judge Augustus Woodward. Inspired by civil engineer Pierre Charles L’Enfant, who planned ...

With guidance from EPIC, Community Hospital was able to raise $5 million in five years to create Adventure Academy in Mesa County. This is on-site solution addresses the need for affordable, ...