Model D covers the community engagement and partnerships that make the Oral History Project possible.

ModelD features the Woodbridge Farm Stand as part of their Resilient Neighborhoods series.

Grab your laptop, sit down, and click through a new interactive map that showcases the last century-and-a-half of housing history in the Woodbridge neighborhood. 

The History of Woodbridge Housing project looks at how the built environment in Woodbridge started, how it has grown, how it has been affected by policy decisions — especially urban renewal which began in the 1940s and lasted decades — and resident efforts to preserve housing in the community. 

Both Bryant-Vermont and Scripps are now in the process of getting some additional upgrades, thanks to a $25,000 grant from the Gilbert Family Foundation. The enhancements include a reading nook and additional furniture for Scripps and a picnic table for Bryant-Vermont. Money from the grant will also go towards program promotion and staff support for the nonprofit.

The free event featured performances from local musicians, a signature beer and fundraising for lower-income homeowners.

"We're excited to offer quality of life fitness programs, yoga and tai chi; and extensive reading, arts and crafts and sports [programs] for kids Monday through Thursday in Scripps Park," says Rieanna Stewart, WDN's director of communications and Youth at Scripps Park programming.

Angie Gaabo discusses ways in which WND is stabilizing neighborhood housing and working to bring more housing choices to residents.

As warm weather returns and the understanding on how to keep people safe from COVID-19 at outdoor events improves, Woodbridge Neighborhood Development and local partners are ready to relaunch free park programming beginning June 5.

Detroit nonprofits — 24 of them — are receiving grants from a pool of $11 million, thanks to a program that has taken on two additional foundations this year. The pool, which is an increase from the fund's previous $2.7 million, is especially important because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Distributed by Enterprise Community Partners, the pool grew after two foundations and other donors came together to be a support system for those in need.

Detroit community development organizations have definitely been part of the gentrification story, with many of them working to advance visions of development that address the concerns and needs of residents.

In Detroit where long-standing issues like blight and vacancy are no public secret, community development organizations are working to bring back vacant properties and make housing more affordable for residents.

Evette Napier has spent a lifetime in Woodbridge, raising a family and being active in her community. After contracting COVID-19 this year amid a battle against cancer, the neighborhood’s graciousness came front and center for her.

With a mindset centered on equity, Pay it Forward co-founder Melanie D’Evelyn talks about the potential economic impact of COVID-19 and partnering with minority-owned small businesses, including Lucki's Gourmet Cheesecake, to help feed the city’s homeless during uncertain times.

Over the last three decades in Woodbridge, Otto and Cheryl Cureton have raised children, established successful careers in health care, and invested in neighborhood development. Now, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, their family has found a way to adjust to a new lifestyle.

When restaurateur Ben Nolan opened the chic Woodbridge restaurant with his business partners in early January, they anticipated it would be busy and running smoothly by summer. But then the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

For over a decade, Woodbridge Pub was a neighborhood gathering place for local residents. But everything changed when the COVID-19 swept through Detroit, forcing the pub to temporarily shutter in the wake of the pandemic.

Faced with the unprecedented challenge of closing the Downtown Synagogue amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Rabbi Ariana Silverman discovered new ways to keep her congregation connected while following thousands of years of Jewish tradition.

When Detroit artists Elena and Aubrey Smyth quit their jobs on a whim nearly eight years ago to become full-time artists, they knew there was no looking back. Today, the owners of Armageddon Beachparty are drawing on their creative resilience to navigate the unprecedented challenges of owning a small business during a pandemic.

Jeremy Damaske is no stranger to perseverance. Over the last nine years, the Detroit restaurateur has transformed the Woodbridge pizzeria, once an experimental pizza pop-up, into a popular local hot spot. Now, he’s rising to the challenge of running a business during a historic pandemic.