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Sep 28, 2021 · Detroit History, Entrepreneurs, Redevelopment, Resilient Neighborhoods. A Detroit entrepreneur and a Catholic nonprofit are teaming up to bring a once iconic community center back to Detroit's East Side.
COMMUNITY CENTER at A.B. FORD PARK. Detroit, MI. Detroit’s first climate resilient community center, the A.B. Ford Park New Community Center (formerly Lenox Center) aims to be a responsive community space surrounded by an expansive public park that improves access to the waterfront.
Jun 25, 2018 · In several Northwest Detroit neighborhoods, a community-led revitalization effort is underway that centers on leveraging existing community assets, authentically listening to community input, and using a framework developed in partnership with residents that emphasizes their priorities while defining common routes for shared investment.
Oct 21, 2023 · The new Community Center at A.B. Ford Park is open! The 8,600-square-foot facility sits along Detroit’s east riverfront in the Jefferson Chalmers area. State-of-the-art features include a Green Stormwater Infrastructure, and a solar roof with energy battery storage.
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Oct 19, 2023 · Today, Mayor Duggan joined city officials, community partners, residents, and the Penske Corporation to celebrate the grand opening of the new community center at A.B. Ford Park in Jefferson Chalmers along the Detroit east riverfront.
Dec 19, 2023 · A renewed focus on Midwest. For Ballard, opening a community center in the Midwest neighborhood was personal. While Stewart grew up in nearby Dexter-Linwood, he’s a native of Midwest. Ballard said the neighborhood was a once thriving area with lots of businesses and homes filled with families.
Oct 9, 2019 · In Detroit's predominantly Latino Southwest neighborhood, Brilliant Detroit's community center provides childhood development and family support programs, as well as "a place to belong."
