Projects

COLORS is a social enterprise of the Restaurant Opportunities Center of Michigan. Located in downtown Detroit, the restaurant uses local ingredients and trains local employees in collective entrepreneurship.

Founded by Yusef Bunchy Shakur, the Urban Network is a multi-purpose, community-centered business consisting of a bookstore, an entertainment company, and a publishing outfit. 

Detroit SOUP is a monthly fundraising dinner for creative projects in the city.

Founded in 1999, the Ruth Ellis Center is the only mission-specific agency in the Midwest dedicated to at-risk lesbian, gay, bi-attractional, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth.

Young Adults of Heidelberg (YAH) is a branch of the Heidelberg Project that engages young adults, between the ages of 18-35, to advance the Heidelberg mission, become leaders in the community, and gain professional development in Detroit's growing arts industry.

Fender Bender is a women and queer run bicycle collective in Detroit for cycling advocates, mechanics and bike enthusiasts. They offer safe, comfortable, and comprehensive bicycle mechanic training programs, safe street riding instruction, a bike lending library, group rides, bike art activities and community events.

Ponyride is a creative incubator that provides cheap space for socially-conscious artists and entrepreneurs to work and share knowledge, resources and networks.

The Empowerment Plan is a humanitarian project to make and deliver a coat that is self-heated, waterproof, and transforms into a sleeping bag at night for people living on the streets.