Citizen Radio Patrol provides a unique opportunity for residents to deter crime in their own neighborhoods through active observation. Please join us on Monday, July 8th from 6:00 to 8:00 PM to learn more about this community-driven process that deters crime, increases collaboration between law-enforcement and citizens, and fosters a strong sense of community. If…
What if you didn’t know when you might eat next? For the 220,000 children in southeastern Michigan who receive free or reduced-price lunches during the school year, the summer break can be an uncertain time. But through a partnership with Michigan No Kid Hungry, we can make sure those kids get the nutritious foods they…
A ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by Wayne County will be held on Wednesday, June 26th at 5:30 PM to mark the completion of Phase One of ongoing improvements to Stoepel Park No.1 in the Grandmont Rosedale community. This project has been extremely successful so far and there is a lot to celebrate! Improvements to date…
We are very excited about this summer’s program and this is why you should be too! Field trips to the Detroit Institute of Art, The Heidelberg Project, Hilberry Theatre and Redford’s Artist Village, as well as to a local photography dark room (transportation will be provided) Youth will write and perform a play under the…
SUBMIT YOUR IDEA & WIN UP TO $700 TO MAKE IT HAPPEN Ever wish you had a few hundred dollars to fund a good idea? The Grandmont Rosedale SOUP Committee (in partnership with Detroit SOUP) is currently accepting proposals to enter into a fundraising contest on July 21, 2013 at 19120 Grand River Ave. Anything goes!…
The trees have been dropped and they need to be planted this Saturday, June 8th! The Greening of Detroit will be planting trees on Plainview, Auburn, and Minock Streets in the Minock Park neighborhood of Grandmont Rosedale, in partnership with the Minock Park Block Association and the Detroit Partnership. Volunteers should meet at the lot…
On Saturday, June 15, GRDC will be launching a new program called Trash Talkin’ – a twice-a-month series of volunteer activities that is part of the “Love Where You Live” anti-litter campaign. These events will bring together community-minded residents to meet, share a free cup of coffee, and go out into the neighborhood to pick…
This fall, a new public charter school is set to open in the Grandmont Rosedale neighborhoods. The school is called Detroit Achievement Academy and will be located inside of Bushnell Congregational Church. The school will be enrolling students for kindergarten and first grade this year. The mission of Detroit Achievement Academy is “to holistically support…
GRDC and the WARM Training Center are sponsoring a series of workshops to help Grandmont Rosedale residents save resources, save money, and improve our community. These workshops are part of a year-long campaign to raise awareness about steps individuals can take to live a more sustainable lifestyle. All workshops will be held on Tuesdays at 6:30-8:30 PM, 19800…
Last summer, the Detroit Police Department launched a Community Policing Pilot Program in the Grandmont Rosedale neighborhoods. As we near the one-year anniversary of this program, we are reaching out to area residents to ask “do you feel safer?” The Community Policing model employs the “Broken Windows Theory,” which claims that when a community and…