Congress of Communities is honored to be chosen as this year's organization to be supported by DPN's of Color!

Congress of Communities serves Southwest Detroit through leadership development and meeting the needs of local residents. Your donations allow us to fulfill our mission of providing leadership and facilitating collaboration of residents, youth, and stakeholders to foster a vibrant and sustainable community in Southwest Detroit.

Some of the ways we currently serve Southwest Detroit residents

Four Annual Family Friendly Resource Fair Events serving 600+ each
Early Childhood programming with Hope Starts Here
Taking Action por Nuestros Ninos (TANN) Parent Leadership Fellowship
TANN Action Team Advocacy Group
TANN Open Conversations
Latinx Youth Council (high school age)
Youth Environmental Healing (high school age)
Informal Child Caregivers Cohort
Advocacy and Policy Change Work
Outreach and engagment attending and supporting more than 80 events a year.
Resident Driven Board of Directors

Some exciting things we are planning

Youth Climate Amabassadors *new program coming soon (spring 2026)
Afterschool latchkey program in partnership with Matrix Head Start *new program coming soon (spring/summer 2026)
New Development - Escuelita Childcare (brand new ground up childcare building in Southwest Detroit, predevelopment stage, partial funding secured)
New Development - Junction Community Hub (22,000 sq foot building purchased, looking for funding to renovate to open)
New Development - Childcare House Project (affordable housing and childcare

To learn more about Congress of Communities please check out our website www.congressofcommunities.com or follow us on facebook https://www.facebook.com/CongressOfCommunities or instagram https://www.instagram.com/congressofcommunities/

DPN's of Color Supporting Congress of Communities

Congress of Communities is grateful to DOC for supporting us!