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8,000 Detroit Youth Will Get Summer Jobs Through GDYT, Up From Last Year

This summer, there will be plenty of fresh, young faces around town, thanks to the Grow Detroit’s Young Talent Program (GDYT). For six weeks this summer, youths 14 to 24 years of age will receive work experiences that will provide them invaluable training, on-the-job experience, professional contacts, and a potential career path. “A summer job can make all the difference in the life of one of our youths,” Mayor Mike Duggan said. “It provides skills, experience and confidence, and it prepares t...

Jer Staes
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Opening Detroit's Formerly Closed Doors Using The Power Of Open Data

Detroit has been legendary in the past, in some respects, for all the wrong reasons. One of those reasons has been it’s historically been difficult to deal with city hall. One way to change that is to make data available to all, or what’s called in tech parlance “open data.” After all, data is knowledge, and knowledge is power. Initiatives like Loveland have given Detroiters a little taste of what’s possible with open data, but recently, the doors have flung open when it comes to getting infor...

Jer Staes
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Mayor Duggan Doubles Down On Chief Craig With Two Year Contract

Chief James Craig has been generally well received in Detroit, and Mayor Mike Duggan this morning rewarded Police Chief James Craig with a two year contract extension, keeping the Chief on until at least the middle of 2017.  The announcement was made this morning at the Detroit Public Safety Headquarters. Chief James Craig was appointed in 2013 by Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr, but today, Craig clearly signaled he plans to remain Detroit’s top cop for the remainder of his law enforcement career....

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Lions QB Matthew Stafford, S.A.Y. DETROIT And City To Re-Activate Abandoned Rec Center

Although what’s happening downtown is great, it’s important the other neighborhoods in Detroit get attention, too. To that end, S.A.Y. Detroit, in partnership with the City of Detroit, and Score7 Charitable Fund (Matthew Stafford’s Charitable Foundation), have revealed plans for a new Academics and Sports Program, called the S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center (Sports, Academics, Youth) reclaiming a recreation center in Lipke Park that was closed in 2014 due to city budget cuts. Located on a little mor...

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