The Michigan Economic Development Corporation, the Michigan State Housing Development Authority and the Neighbors Building Brightmoor today announced a new crowdfunding campaign through Michigan-based crowdfunding platform Patronicity. The campaign will support the project to transform a vacant property in a food desert in Detroit into a healthy food hub. The larger space will be a commercial kitchen, nutritious cooking education space, and community café for residents and neighbors.
If the campaign reaches its crowdfunding goal of $30,000 by Jan. 8, the project will win a matching grant with funds made possible by MSHDA and MEDC’s Public Spaces Community Places program. For project details and to donate, please visit: www.Patronicity.com/BAC.
“The creation of a Community Kitchen in Brightmoor will be an asset to the community allowing for increased entrepreneurship, education and community involvement,” said MEDC Community Development Director Katharine Czarnecki. “Public Spaces Community Places is a great resource for communities to help turn vision into reality.”
“Brightmoor Community Kitchen is transforming a formerly unsafe, vacant property into to a safe and welcoming communal space to grow a sustainable local economy,” said Kevin Elsenheimer, executive director at MSHDA. “Through this initiative, neighborhood farmers and residents are gaining access to critical business resources and education opportunities as well as healthy, fresh food.”
The Brightmoor Artisans Community Kitchen, located on Fenkell is in the heart of the Brightmoor Farmway, an area that has been transformed from a notoriously unsafe and underserved neighborhood to a safe and welcoming Farmway, lush with gardens, greenhouses, and parks. The Farmway is accessible to local residents, farmers, as well as thousands of tourists and volunteers. It provides nutrition education and job opportunities for neighbors of all ages, as well as provides a safe and welcoming community café, kitchen and retail outlet to increase availability of local, farm fresh foods. The creation of the community kitchen and café will greatly enhance the access to healthy food in the neighborhood.
“The kitchen will be operated by the Brightmoor Artisans, a collection of neighbors working to create an equitable, sustainable and local economy based on healthy, locally grown and crafted products within a blighted, low-income region,” said community organizer, Brittany Bradd. “The Brightmoor Artisans Community Kitchen seeks to create a space where community members can safely work, learn, and create together to process, market, and consume affordable and healthy food.”
Public Spaces Community Places is a collaborative effort of the MEDC, MSHDA, the Michigan Municipal League, and Patronicity where local residents can use crowdfunding to be part of the development of strategic projects in their communities and be backed with a matching grant from MEDC. Communities, non-profits and other business entities can apply at https://patronicity.com/puremichigan.
| Pure Michigan is a brand representing business, talent and tourism initiatives across Michigan. These efforts are driven by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, which serves as the state’s marketing arm and lead advocate for business growth, jobs and opportunity with a focus on helping grow Michigan’s economy. For more on the MEDC and its initiatives, visit michiganbusiness.org. For Michigan travel news, updates and information, visitmichigan.org. Michigan residents interested in seeking employment with any of Michigan’s growing companies should check mitalent.org, where more than 91,000 jobs are currently available in a variety of industries. Please visit MEDC NEWSROOM for a list of recent announcements and stories. |
$30,000 goal to win matching grant through MEDC and MSHDA’s Public Spaces Community Places initiative
Lansing, Mich. – The Michigan Economic Development Corporation, the Michigan State Housing Development Authority and the Neighbors Building Brightmoor today announced a new crowdfunding campaign through Michigan-based crowdfunding platform Patronicity. The campaign will support the project to transform a vacant property in a food desert in Detroit into a healthy food hub. The larger space will be a commercial kitchen, nutritious cooking education space, and community café for residents and neighbors.
If the campaign reaches its crowdfunding goal of $30,000 by January 8, the project will win a matching grant with funds made possible by MSHDA and MEDC’s Public Spaces Community Places program. For project details and to donate, please visit: www.Patronicity.com/BAC.
“The creation of a Community Kitchen in Brightmoor will be an asset to the community allowing for increased entrepreneurship, education and community involvement,” said MEDC Community Development Director Katharine Czarnecki. “Public Spaces Community Places is a great resource for communities to help turn vision into reality.”
“Brightmoor Community Kitchen is transforming a formerly unsafe, vacant property into to a safe and welcoming communal space to grow a sustainable local economy,” said Kevin Elsenheimer, executive director at MSHDA. “Through this initiative, neighborhood farmers and residents are gaining access to critical business resources and education opportunities as well as healthy, fresh food.”
The Brightmoor Artisans Community Kitchen, located on Fenkell is in the heart of the Brightmoor Farmway, an area that has been transformed from a notoriously unsafe and underserved neighborhood to a safe and welcoming Farmway, lush with gardens, greenhouses, and parks. The Farmway is accessible to local residents, farmers, as well as thousands of tourists and volunteers. It provides nutrition education and job opportunities for neighbors of all ages, as well as provides a safe and welcoming community café, kitchen and retail outlet to increase availability of local, farm fresh foods. The creation of the community kitchen and café will greatly enhance the access to healthy food in the neighborhood.
“The kitchen will be operated by the Brightmoor Artisans, a collection of neighbors working to create an equitable, sustainable and local economy based on healthy, locally grown and crafted products within a blighted, low-income region,” said community organizer, Brittany Bradd. “The Brightmoor Artisans Community Kitchen seeks to create a space where community members can safely work, learn, and create together to process, market, and consume affordable and healthy food.”
Public Spaces Community Places is a collaborative effort of the MEDC, MSHDA, the Michigan Municipal League, and Patronicity where local residents can use crowdfunding to be part of the development of strategic projects in their communities and be backed with a matching grant from MEDC. Communities, non-profits and other business entities can apply at https://patronicity.com/puremichigan.
| Pure Michigan is a brand representing business, talent and tourism initiatives across Michigan. These efforts are driven by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, which serves as the state’s marketing arm and lead advocate for business growth, jobs and opportunity with a focus on helping grow Michigan’s economy. For more on the MEDC and its initiatives, visit michiganbusiness.org. For Michigan travel news, updates and information, visitmichigan.org. Michigan residents interested in seeking employment with any of Michigan’s growing companies should check mitalent.org, where more than 91,000 jobs are currently available in a variety of industries. Please visit MEDC NEWSROOM for a list of recent announcements and stories. |
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