New Community Center to Open at Detroit School
The Ford Motor Co. Fund is bringing a center to Detroit’s east side to help increase educational opportunities.
The Ford Motor Co. Fund is bringing a center to Detroit’s east side to help increase educational opportunities for students and access to services for neighborhood residents.
A formal opening at the Ford Resource and Engagement Center took place Friday morning at Fisher Magnet Upper Academy.
Five, four, three, two, one! #FRECCity #Detroit pic.twitter.com/WxrkBDSxCd
— Ford Fund (@fordfund_) October 6, 2017
A wing of the school has been converted into a community center. About 20 nonprofits will have rent-free space in the building. Grants from Ford will allow the organizations to offer free education, job training, food distribution and other programs.
Students at Fisher Upper tour the new Ford Resource and Engagement Center located in their school. #FRECCity #Detroit pic.twitter.com/kGRrChcNs1
— Ford Fund (@fordfund_) October 6, 2017
Officials say it’s a 5-year, $5 million investment.
The center will be managed by the Detroit Public Schools Foundation. It’s modeled after a similar Ford Resource and Engagement Center in southwest Detroit.
