Boulevard Harambee

09/22/2023

10/27/2022

Support Community Internet in Detroit!
Join in fundraising for the Detroit Community Technology Project’s Equitable Internet Initiative and BLVD Harambee! For over 10 years Digital Stewards have been trained to organize their neighborhood and build networks to get free and low-cost internet access to Detroiters.

DCTP is raising $10K to keep this critical work moving forward – help them reach their goal by making a donation of $5, $10, or $25! Plus, any donation you make will be DOUBLED because of a donation match program.

Learn about BLVD Harambee EII: https://www.blvdcommunitynet.org/
Donate at Patronicity bit.ly/3g3NmAF

Connecting Detroit residents to energy, internet, and each other.

10/26/2019

https://www.detroitpbs.org/islandviews-pastor-barry-randolph-named-a-michiganian-of-the-year/

Pastor Barry Randolph from Islandiew’s Church of the Messiah was just named a Michiganian of the Year in this profile from Nolan Finley, One Detroit contributor and Detroit News Editorial Page Editor.

04/17/2019

Application for the Better Buildings, Better Blocks real estate training program presented by Building Community Value .

02/13/2019

The Platform, in partnership with East Jefferson Development Corporation (EJDevCo), a real estate subsidiary of Jefferson East, Inc. (JEI), invite you to attend a community meeting to learn more about the progress of the vacant nursing home site on East. Grand Blvd and Congress.
The Platform and EJDevCo believe in inclusive neighborhood development, where Detroiters have direct involvement in guiding development projects that strengthen and preserve the values of the Islandview neighborhood.
Please share with community residents and other leaders in the Islandview community.

01/11/2019

The nonprofit Center for Community Based Enterprise is headquartered inside Detroit's First Unitarian Universalist Church in the Cass Corridor, with a membership that is mixed...

12/20/2018

We'd like to share this event with you! Please share with others! Let's get our youth thinking about their futures realistically! Bring a group of youth or share with other groups please.

Join Young Empire Detroit to envision your 2019 with goals and aspirations by participating in our Vision Board Party!

11/01/2018

BIG NEWS! The signup page for free rides to the polls is now up! Folks in specific districts in Detroit, Highland Park and Hamtramck can now get free rides to the polls and back on Election Day. We have a small fleet so this year we're just targeting the districts that had the lowest voter turnout in previous elections. We have a map on our site and on the sign-up page so you can see if you're in our service area.

PLEASE share this if you think voting is important! Because it is! We're relying on you to amplify the message and make sure that everyone that wants a ride can get one.

Sign up now at www.voterides.com! Let's do democracy better!

04/25/2018

Two buildings were renovated to accommodate four businesses on Agnes Street. Since, the West Village has been on an upward economic trajectory that doesn't seem close to slowing down.

12/07/2017

Affordable internet is exactly what the Equitable Internet Initiative addresses...and more. Find out what you can do to contribute in Islandview. Church of the Messiah and BLVD Harambee out in front.

The digital divide is real. And poor residents are being left behind.

12/06/2017

There is growing recognition of the disparity that so many Detroit residents experience around access. Knowledge is the first step. Now that you know, what are you doing about it?

On a chilly November evening the neighborhoods of northwest Detroit are quiet — traffic on Grand River Avenue is unusually calm, and the area's residential...