On Thursday, May 21, Michigan Community Resources (MCR) will celebrate the launch of
Neighborhood Exchange, a new online resource for empowering Detroit communities, during an event at Gleaner's Community Food Bank.
"The idea for Neighborhood Exchange originated from members of our Vacant Property Coalition who noticed community organizations tackling common needs and issues without knowledge of each other's work or valuable resources," says Jill Ferrari, CEO of MCR, in a statement. "So we saw the need for a tool that shares that work and combines it with the resources that MCR and other providers have for everyone to use and learn from."
Key features of Neighborhood Exchange will include monthly features highlighting achievements in Detroit's neighborhoods, an events calendar of community happenings and volunteer opportunities throughout Detroit, a directory of neighborhood resources, and a discussion board for neighborhood issues.
MCR hopes that community groups and residents will engage with and submit their own resources to Neighborhood Exchange.
Issue Media Group, which publishes Model D, partnered with Michigan Community Resources to develop the web platform for Neighborhood Exchange.
To RSVP to Neighborhood Exchange's launch event happening Thursday, May 21, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Gleaner's Community Food Bank (2131 Beaufait), email Janai Gilmore at
[email protected].