Impact Statement
What’s Next?
Cody Rouge Community
Action Alliance, CDC
Longacre St
Ashton Ave
Mansfield St
Brace St
Faust Ave
Penrod St
Longacre St
to n Ave
Abin g
Rutland
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BURT
Greenfield
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Kramer
St
Sussex St
Auburn St
Whitcomb St
Prest St
Plainview Ave
Sussex St
Winthrop St
Stout St
Prest St
GREENFIELD
Ellis St
JOY
MacKenzie
St
Mettetal St
Asbury Park
n St
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V an B
n St
Belton St
Tireman St
Grandmont Ave
Woodmont Ave
Abington Ave
Grandmont Ave
Whitlock St
Diversey St
Winthrop St
Evergreen Rd
153
Radcliffe St
Paul St
Paul St
Greenfield Rd
Paul St
Dearborn
Kirkwood St
Forrer St
Rutland St
Archdale St
Longacre St
Memorial St
Paul
Dr
Paul St
Montrose St
WARREN
Rutherford St
Mansfield St
Saint Marys St
Clayburn St
Memorial St
Auburn St
Plainview Ave
Abington Ave
Rutland St
Ashton Ave
Archdale St
Brace St
Faust Ave
Greenview Ave
Penrod St
Rosemont Ave
Stout St
Fielding St
Patton St
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Bra ile S
n St
Pierso
Longacre St
Stahelin Ave
Artesian St
Warwick St
Piedmont St
Grandville Ave
Minock St
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Montrose St
Memorial
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Mettetal St
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Woodmont Ave
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Rutherford St
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Constance St
Kirkwood St
Winthrop St
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Dover St
Westwood St
Heyden St
Vaughan St
EVERGREEN
Burt Rd
Trinity St
Pierson St
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Montrose St
Elmira St
Orangelawn St
Dayton St
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Rutherford St
Woodmont Ave
Grandmont Ave
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Memorial St
Rutland St
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Wadsworth St
Archdale St
Rosemont Ave
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Trinity St
Patton St
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Castleton St
Coyle St
Ashton Ave
Penrod St
Faust Ave
Glastonbury Ave
Stahelin Ave
Stout St
Fielding St
Braile St
Burt Rd
Pierso n St
Spin oza Dr
Capitol St
Rosemont Ave
Westbrook St
Blackstone St
Lahser
Rd
Dolphin St
Hazelton St
H eyden
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St
Patton St
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Piers o n St
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Coyle St
Sussex St
Whitcomb St
Mansfield St
Mettetal St
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Cathedral St
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Glendale St
Fullerton St
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Whitlock St
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Asbury Park
EVERGREEN
Sout hfield
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Artesian St
Auburn St
Stout St
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Sawyer St
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Neighborhood Partners, Cody Rouge
W Warren
W Warren Ave
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Westfield St
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Michigan Urban Research Center,
Rockdale
Stuckey, Tangy Washington
Dolphin
Impact, Cody Rouge Faith Alliance,
Dacosta
Technical Assistance Center, Detroit
Nina Rodriguez, Elaine Wilson, Sonia
St
B e ntler
pel St
Ch a
Consultants: Dr. Truman Hudson,
Lamph ere
Michigan School of Social Work
Chatham
Majestic Ave
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Fit
Elmira St
Orangelawn St
Cathedral St
Glendale St
Capitol St
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Brandeis University, University of
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Mission, NCDI, McMillion Group,
Johnson, Dehvin Banks, Brianna Skipper
Lahser Rd
Bryant, Charles Mitchell, Bobbi
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St
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ROUGE P ARK
of Neighborhoods, Detroit Rescue
Tireman
Bramell
Detroit Land Bank, IFF, Department
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Board of Directors: Niccole Nelson,
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Wadsworth St
JOY
Joy Rd
W Warren St
Email: [email protected]
Website: codyrouge.org
Dover Ave
W Parkway
Wilson
Meadow
Park
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Capitol St
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PLYMOUTH
W Parkway St
Brown, Joanna Barlow, and Roxie
Cody Rouge Community Action Alliance, CDC
19321 West Chicago Road
Suite 105
Detroit, MI 48228
Phone: 313-397-9280
Evergre en
Glendale St
Elmira St
Bramell
Rebecca Bare, Jeree Figgins, Natalie
Redford
Glendale St
Fullerton St
ton St
F uller
Chatham
CRCAA Staff: Kenyetta Campbell,
Beaverland
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Bramell
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Revitalize and develop homes in the area for a
sustainable neighborhood
Attract new business to the community
Create ongoing efforts to ensure street safety
and blight removal
Repurpose vacant lots in the area
Mobilize residents and recruit street
ambassadors for block clubs
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Take our work to scale
Glendale St
OUTER DRIVE
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Strengthen our network of multi-sector
working groups
Engage in external city-wide processes and
discussions
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All children will live in a village where they are safe, healthy, educated and
have access to unlimited resources.
Bramell St
How will we get there?
Community Goal
W Parkway St
DTE Energy, General Motors, Rock Ventures/
Quicken Loans and The Skillman Foundation
have committed to partner with the Cody
Rouge Community Action Alliance to execute a
demonstration project that seeks to align and
connect investments over five years to support
children and families in an approximately 40-block
area of Cody Rouge.
Riverview St
CRCCA will lead the development and
implementation of a 5-year Community Plan
that transforms Cody Rouge into a vibrant and
sustainable neighborhood.
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Join Us!
Dale St
Community Engagement
Beaver land St
Cody Rouge 20/20 Vision
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The Cody Rouge Community Action
Alliance, CDC have spent the past 10
years organizing, planning, and building
the Cody Rouge Neighborhood “One
Block at a Time.” Residents, youth,
non-profits, churches, local businesses,
government entities, and foundations
have collectively positioned the Cody
Rouge area as a premiere neighborhood
to raise a family. We are excited about
our “20/20 Vision” of the community.
Kenyetta M. Campbell, Executive Director
The Cody Rouge Community Action Alliance
and Peoples family became my life’s foundation
when I was a freshman in high school. I could
give a three hour lecture on the countless
number of ways that CRCAA has provided me
with opportunity, wisdom, and love that made
me the man I am today. CRCAA created multiple
safe spaces in the Cody Rouge community to
encourage youth to be the best that they can be.
Funders & Partners: Skillman
schools, ACCESS, TAP Collaborative,
Foundation, United Way, Kellogg
Youth Development Alliance,
Foundation, LISC, General Motors,
Accounting Aid Society, Data Driven
Rock Ventures, DTE, Ford Fund, Ford
Detroit, City Connect, Life Remodeled,
Motor Company, Southwest Housing
Oak Pointe Church, DEX Designs,
Solutions, Detroit Development Fund,
Greening of Detroit, Henry Ford Health
Transforming Cody Rouge: “One Block at a time”
University of Michigan, FirstMerit, BUOY,
System, Development Center, Inc.,
Prevention Network, Don Bosco Hall,
Cody Rouge Family Connect
Cody Rouge Community Action Alliance’s mission is to revitalize and
sustain a healthy community where residents have access to and promote
a high quality of life.
Lincoln Mercury, Joy Southfield CDC,
BME, Black Family Development,
Cyrus Tetteh, Former CRCAA Youth Council President
Our Impact
Community Engagement
60
9,000
150
community meetings
since 2007
total community
meeting attendees
average number of
residents per meeting
National Violence
Prevention Initiative
Selected by the Obama
Administration as a
target neighborhood
for investment
Transforming Cody Rouge: “One Block at a time”
8
20+
60+
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Participating in monthly
meetings with law
enforcement and
community stakeholders
to analyze COMPSTAT
data in order to fight
crime and improve safety
50
Voter Registration &
Children’s Agenda
Registered 200 voters,
enrolled 3,500
District 7 residents for
the Children’s Agenda
Community Engagement &
Resource Distribution
Annual Back to School
Rally & Family Fun Day
including health and
resource fair
Since 2007, the Cody Rouge Youth Council (CRYC) has provided
a space for young people from the neighborhood to engage
in leadership development, community service, and work
readiness training. Some accomplishments of the Cody Rouge
Youth Council include:
field trips:
FIGHT THE BLIGHT CAMPAIGN:
adult participants: Community Revitalization
college tours:
Advocacy Efforts
youth participants:
Youth Development
Distributed 5,200
backpacks & over 50
uniforms to students
Community Leaders: adult and youth residents
participated in leadership academy focused on small
business creation, board appointments, and led
community service projects
4 Annual Youth Summits:
average of 100 students
in attendance
62 students
have participated in Summer Youth Internship program and have been trained
as community change makers — working at local businesses and community
organizations (including the medical, non-profit, customer service, government,
and education fields). Youth spend 2 days working in their field of interest, and
participate twice a week in economic development training, once a week in
leadership training, and once a week in life skills and prevention work.
100%
Over 2,230 turkeys
distributed in Annual
Turkey Drive
high school
graduation rate
of Youth Council
members
MONTHLY YOUTH NIGHTS
Leadership Development
556 Leaders
Youth council planning
meetings
Youth led canvassing
efforts and identifying
blight in the community
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adult and youth
residents trained as
canvassers
Through Collaborative Partnerships and a commitment to
the health and wellbeing of our residents and neighborhood,
we work to empower our youth, improve conditions, and link
residents with resources and new opportunities to thrive.
“TRAILBL AZERS OF TRANSFORMATION”
2006
2007
Cody Rouge named
“Skillman Good
Neighborhood”
Organized and engaged residents
Youth driven events that educate, engage, and empower Cody
Rouge youth. Youth Nights are a time for all of the neighborhood
to come together, have dinner, discuss issues in the community
and try to solve them.
100+
CRYC mission
CRYC has coordinated
over 100 Youth Nights
since 2007
The CRYC consists of youth committed to positive
action in their neighborhood. The mission of CRYC
is to advise community leaders of the unique youth
perspective and work together on neighborhood
concerns/solutions.
CRCAA established and elected
board of directors
Co-located at Don Bosco
Community Resource Center
Board committees address basic
needs, jobs, and safety
Youth Council and Cody Rouge Faith Alliance formed
Community planning set agenda for neighborhood
Resident-led action projects
Wrap around supports for families
Built youth leadership
Neighborhood Improvements
CODY ROUGE LIFE REMODELED PROJECT
Cody High School
renovations — medical
simulation lab, STEM
lab, robotics training
room, renovated home
economics room, $1.2
million synthetic turf
football field
10,000
254
54
10
50+
Community clean-ups
Revitalized vacant
playgrounds, community
parks, vacant lots
4,000
7
cohorts:
Houses boarded up
and blight removed
from 303 blocks
Hosted one community
mixer and one
networking luncheon for
ProsperUS graduates
Entrepreneurs attended
best practice tours of
Midtown Business District
and 7 Mile & Livernois
Business District
30 entrepreneurs are
successfully operating
their businesses
Approximate volunteers
CODY ROUGE E.R.A. (ENGAGE, RETAIN, AT TRACT) —
HOMEOWNERSHIP & RENOVATION
11 residents
Retained in their homes by resolving $51,076
in back taxes through the Delinquent Property Tax
Program
COMMUNIT Y & BUSINESS CENTER
Homebuyer Classes —
37 participants
250
Additional houses
boarded up in
collaboration with Joy
Southfield, CDC, and
“100 Houses” Mitch
Albom Charities
6 computer /
work stations
Intake center for the
Detroit LISC/City of
Detroit 0% interest
home renovation
loan program — 132
applications have been
processed since 04/15
2014
Purchased and
renovated two homes
in Cody Rouge
Resources for Small
Businesses
$468,487
$15,665,732
in small grants awarded to Cody Rouge
neighborhood
the Skillman Foundation investment in
the Cody Rouge neighborhood
20/20 vision
Board development and sustainability
Life Remodeled project takes work to scale
Purchased and renovated 2 homes
Lending library available
for entrepreneurs
FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS
CRCAA incorporated as 501c3
Focus on housing and neighborhood development
2009
61
graduates:
KEEP CODY ROUGE CLEAN AND SAFE CAMPAIGN
Designed by residents
and youth to address
blight in the community.
PROSPERUS DETROIT ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM
Volunteers attracted
Workforce Development
Opened community resource and
business start-up center
Entrepreneurship & Workforce Development
2016