Detroit
Submitted by thinkgrrl on Tue, 04/10/2007 - 16:32.
Think Girl is a non-profit organization dedicated to informing and empowering women through the website and community programs. We hope to help girls and women understand feminism’s past, present and encourage them to contribute to it’s future.
We always have project running both online and throughout metro-Detroit. Visit ThinkGirl.net for more information. Want to bring Think Girl to your city...just email us! thinkgrrl@gmail.com
Submitted by BRICK Winner on Sun, 08/27/2006 - 01:06.
Ben Falik noticed how dilapidated Detroit's inner city was and wanted to do something to revitalize the city. He founded Summer in the City, a non profit that gives youth the opportunity to help rebuild their city. So far, over 750 volunteers have helped Ben rebuild Detroit.
Submitted by BRICK Winner on Sat, 08/26/2006 - 22:43.
In 2000, Tonya Allen won a BRICK Award for her work as Director of the Warren/Conner Development Coalition in Detroit, MI. Tonya helped provide more than $60,000 in grants to neighborhood organizations, organized 34 area churches to increase childhood immunization rates to 89%, and mobilized parents at five local schools to secure $3 million in school repairs in her Eastside Detroit neighborhood.
