After gathering community feedback and refining their Big Ideas during the concept stage, the participants are onto the next step: developing a plan for implementation. Below, you can check out the 19 teams, and the working titles for their Big Ideas, that were selected to apply to the planning stage! Learn more about the complete Challenge process here.
Lead: Detroit Greenways Coalition
Collaborating: The Greenway Guy; Impact Detroit
Bike financing & support program designed for commuters to improve their overall health and reduce transportation costs.
Lead: National Black Worker Center
Establish and incubate a Black Worker Center in Detroit, which aims to close the wealth gap, increase the median income of Black workers and reduce unemployment rates.
Lead: Higher Ground Abodes
Collaborating: Kuumba Collective
Hybrid of housing cooperative and community land trust for extremely low income Detroiters.
Lead: Doing Development Differently in Metro Detroit (D4)
Collaborating: GenesisHOPE
Explore the possibility of creating community investment trusts in Detroit.
Lead: Life Remodeled
No-risk neighborhood investment opportunity into the Cooley High School renovation project.
Lead: GreenPath Financial Wellness
Collaborating: One Detroit Credit Union
A new tool that eliminates negative collection debt while adding a new, positive credit line to their credit report in conjunction with ongoing financial coaching, counseling and education to ensure long-term financial success.
Lead: Southwest Economic Solutions Corporation
Community investment trust which provides low-dollar, no-risk investment opportunities for residents of the East Chadsey Condon neighborhood.
Lead: Communities First
A saving match program where participants complete self-identified goals to receive matches to their Individual Development Accounts (IDAs).
Lead: Street Democracy
Remove the barriers that criminalize and exacerbate poverty by using misdemeanor sentencing as an opportunity to propel folks forward toward a better financial future.
Lead: Doing Development Differently in Metro Detroit (D4)
Collaborating: Gilbert Family Foundation; Rocket Community Fund
A home repair Clearinghouse connecting home repair needs to community-vetted contractors who will provide home repairs in a more sustainable manner.
Lead: Warren Conner Development Coalition DBA Eastside Community Network
Empower Detroit residents to address the nine dimensions of wellness by developing the skills necessary to access resources, develop their networks, and ultimately achieve financial stability.
Lead: Coalition on Temporary Shelter
Collaborating: Cinnaire
A comprehensive pathway for very-low income familes to purchase a home, earn sufficient and stable income, maintain stability and start to build intergenerational wealth.
Lead: Pitchtape
Connect Detroit entrepreneurs and small business owners to capital, tools, and resources needed to bring their business ideas to life using the Pitchtape software.
Lead: Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency
Collaborating: City of Detroit Financial Empowerment Center
Equip returning citizens with the necessary support to ensure that their basic needs are met through hands-on support and case management, ultimately aiming to increase coordination of basic need support services for returning citizens among sector partners.
Lead: GenesisHOPE
Collaborating: MACC Development; Doing Development Differently in Metro Detroit (D4)
Inclusive economic development plan focusing on shared equity models of real estate ownership and neighborhood investment trusts.
Lead: Manistique Community Treehouse Center
Collaborating: Bailey Park Neighborhood Development Corporation; Matrix Human Services; Fifth Third Bank; Yorkshire Woods; Eden Gardens Community Association
Reduce energy costs by providing no-cost solar panels and roof repairs to residents in the Bailey Park, Eden Gardens, and Yorkshire Woods neighborhoods.
Lead: The Heat and Warmth Fund
Offer Detroit residents no-cost energy-efficient appliances and home upgrades to increase individual homes’ value and energy efficiency.
Lead: Urban League of Detroit & Southeastern Michigan
Cash assistance fund to support Detroiters in meeting their key financial stability needs and goals of economic mobility using a “pay it forward” approach.
Lead: The International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit, Inc
Collaborating: Warrendale Community Organization; Islamic Center of Detroit; Warren Avenue Community Organization; Greenview Block Club; Evergreen Block Club; Second Grace United Methodist Church
Community-driven investment fund which aims to reinvest in the Warrendale neighborhood by offering zero-interest loans through a “pay it forward” approach.
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