Hi! We are LifeBUILDERS, a faith-based community development organization serving Detroit’s Regent Park neighborhood. We’ve been empowering our youth, reclaiming the neighborhood and building a strong community by providing hope and restoring dignity. People are returning to Detroit neighborhoods and they are finding something unique going on in our community. Over the last 15 years thanks to thousands of volunteer hours, millions of private & public dollars, faithful prayers, and blessings from God we have:
- Restored over 75 houses along with a 16-unit apartment complex
- Converted an abandoned school into a state-of-the-art early childhood education center with $1.5 million dollars in grants and private donations
- Repurposed an abandoned City park into a place where youth and families can play and socialize
- Implemented childhood programs that have affected the lives of over 900 youth
- Raised awareness in individuals, churches, and other organizations all over Michigan to create a connection to Regent Park
- Held multiple Community Gatherings throughout the neighborhood to help build relationships
- Shifted our focus in recent months to meeting great food shortages brought on by the pandemic and also providing rent relief to residents as they wait to return to work
NOW:
- We are running a Summer Youth Employment Program employing 30 kids in work that beautifies our community while also bringing in youth development organizations like Dale Carnegie, Positive You, and others that speak deep into the lives of the children mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. This program is providing youth ages 14 to 23 with a source of income in this time of struggle while also teaching them important skills that will help them succeed in life. We are importantly providing these kids an opportunity to see their great potential and how much God loves them.
- We have already seen fruits of our combined efforts the kids are building friendships with each other and important, deeply founded relationships with the staff and our partners.
SOON:
- As of today, our current Youth Employment program is scheduled to end on August 27. Our desire is to have the finances to conduct this program year-round. It's that impactful, and the need with all of the uncertainty around our kids and in the world today is great. $80,000 will allow us to intensify our plan of action by bringing in 120 new kids throughout the whole school year. Our hope is to transform the hearts of the upcoming generation and reform this area that has been largely neglected and looked over for so long.
- Existing partners like Dale Carnegie and Positive You want to collaborate with us going forward we also would be able to expand to collaborate with even more youth development programs.
Your generous support will open the doors to make this dream possible. We are excited to have multiple matching grants to go along with your donation that will continue to show up over time. No donation is too small to change a child's life!
Thank you for being here, and we hope to connect with you through one of our platforms! Check out our website or social media pages, or feel free to reach out to us through the link below. We'd love to answer any questions you may have, and help you get involved with our ministry.
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LifeBUILDERS Detroit is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization