Wayne County agency helps rebuild neighborhoods
Local group, along with Wayne County, are helping Detroit neighborhoods rebuild and clean up some of the more unsightly lots.
Local group, along with Wayne County, are helping Detroit neighborhoods rebuild and clean up some of the more unsightly lots.
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Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano and members of a county team (today) inspected construction of two houses undergoing renovation by Young Detroit Builders, a nonprofit formed to assist young adults with job and life-skills development. Young Detroit Builders is also part of the federal AmeriCorps program, which since 1994 has channeled thousands of young adults into programs that, among other tasks, build affordable housing.
Read the entire release here.
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