No one   becomes successful without the help of someone else.

Tutor

Tutoring at Mission:City

An invaluable and enriching experience gained by working with students that need your help. And the tutor receives hands-on experience that will be beneficial in furthering their career.

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Donate

One time gifts, pledges, and commemorative gifts are all appreciated. And you can donate online.

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Mentor

Mentor at Mission:City

There is a foundational need in Brightmoor for people to set a positive example on work ethic, care of family, and understanding the sense of responsibility each of us has to our community.

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Highlights from our 2024 Summer Camp and work in our Brightmoor neighborhood

Check our Facebook page for updated photos and videos each week throughout camp.

Helping to create a community of independence. One person. One family. One street at a time.
Brightmoor by the numbers

Health Concerns

Our infant mortality rate is 13.6%. We are one of the leading communities in diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension.

Education

Brightmoor is an education desert. Over 7000 children live in Brightmoor, yet there are only two schools. The dropout rate is a staggering 35% while the national average is around 6%.

Economic Conditions

The poverty rate in Brightmoor is close to 35%. There is a segment of residents that live on less than $7000 annually which is 150% below the national poverty level. The home ownership rate in Detroit is only 46% compared to a national average of 63%.

OUR PILLARS

Education

Children and adult tutoring. College prep. Music/performing arts. Computer lab.

Health

Health screening. Dental services. Healthy cooking classes.

Employment

Resume writing. Interview skills. Job/career placement.

Financial literacy

Workshops on budgeting/saving, asset/debt management, and investment.

Food Distribution Programs

Easter Baskets 2024

March 7, 2024
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Community

Each year during Easter and Thanksgiving we distribute food baskets to our needy families. This has become one of the highlights of our program, and we have enjoyed working with nearly 150 volunteers coming together to show the love of God. Our next project will be the Easter 2024 distribution. We will be assembling and delivering food baskets for seniors and the poor in our neighborhood. If you are interested in helping please join us on March 30,2024 (the Saturday before…

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bluejean breakfast 2023

It’s Blue Jean Breakfast time!

October 28, 2023
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Youth Programs

Will you support City Covenant Church and Mission City by purchasing a ticket to our 10th anniversary benefit breakfast on Saturday, 12/2/23 from 10am-12pm at Laurel Manor Banquet & Conference Center? Mission:City is the community center for City Covenant, which has been providing FREE programs (tutoring, mentoring, music classes, creative writing, Art, Spanish and more) to over 125 kids yearly in the Brightmoor and surrounding communities for over a decade. This breakfast is our biggest fundraiser to sustain and expand…

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Holiday Food Distribution

2023 Baskets of Love

October 28, 2023
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Community

Each year during Easter and Thanksgiving we distribute food baskets to our needy families. This has become one of the highlights of our program, and we have enjoyed working with nearly 150 volunteers coming together to show the love of God. Our next project will be a Thanksgiving 2023 distribution. We will be assembling and delivering food baskets for seniors and the poor in our neighborhood. If you are interested in helping please join us on November 18,2023 (the Saturday before…

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Sponsor a child for 2023 DREAM Camp

Sponsor a child for Brightmoor D.R.E.A.M. Summer Camp 2023

April 14, 2023
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Summer Camp, Youth Programs

Would you like to donate $99 to allow a child to attend and participate in Music Lessons, Spanish, Art, Dance, Karaoke, Vacation Bible School, Outdoor Adventures, Fun Fitness, Team-Building and much, much more? Once again we will be running a free 5 week camp July 10 – August 10, 2023 for neighborhood kids chock full of fun and fellowship. Sponsor a child today and give the gift of JOY! Sponsor A Child

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