No one   becomes successful without the help of someone else.

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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.

Izzy

Detroit home where 5-year-old girl was fatally shot now used as resource for children, young mothers

November 8, 2019
NewBeginning
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A project that we have been working on has finally come to fruition! Last September a gunman stormed into a home on Detroit’s west side fatally shooting 5-year-old Isabella Coleman and injuring her mother Dejiza Coleman who was shot 17 times. Since the tragedy church leaders, a youth group and neighbors raised thousands to rebuild the home where it happened. Read the whole story here.

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