Young Detroit Builders

In partnership with the Corktown Residents’ Council, Young Detroit Builders students and staff have been cleaning and boarding up abandoned property in the Corktown neighborhood through grant funding from Community Legal Resources.  We are cleaning Spaulding Courts apartment building and will also be patrolling that area during next week’s Angels’ Night.

Students cleaned out debris from the apartments before boarding up each unit.

Students from our newest cycle, 14B, receive instruction before beginning their first community service project.

New students, Kadeem Pruitt (left) and Alan Graves (right), remove debris from one unit that had been damaged by fire.

The project has also been written up by Model D, click here for the story.

Young Detroit Builders was recently highlighted for their work done through a grant from the Wal-Mart Foundation.  Follow this link to read about it in the Detroit Free Press or click here for the Fox 2 News article.

On Monday, October 12th, a new group of students began their Mental Toughness Orientation.  We are very excited to start another group and are looking forward to working together over the next few months.  Stay tuned for photos of our new team members and their activities.

Xiqution Dance Crew

The Young Detroit Builders Showdown in Motown, held September 18, was a great success.  There were twelve acts ranging from music to dance to comedy.  Click the photos to see some of the high-flying highlights from the show!