Global & National Youth Service Day
Together We Can Grow Michigan
* Celebrating National Holidays in the Month of April *
Earth (April 22) & Rebuilding Day
Crime Victims Right & Police Officers Who Gave Their Lives In The Line Of Duty and Park Week
Child Abuse, Alcohol, STDs, Sexual Assault, Animal Cruelty Prevention & Awareness Month
Financial Literacy, Physical Wellness, Youth Sports Safety & Child Nutrition Month
Celebrate Diversity, Jazz Appreciation, International Guitar & Pie Month
Partnering Poetry Venues Hosts & Location Details
Stage 1. Hosts: Namdi's Knowledge Cafe/Black Tie Entertainment/Cavlar
Resources & Vendors in areas of Health, Recreation and Nutrition
Location: Martin Luther King Park by West Grand Blvd & Rosa Parks (12th street)
Stage 2. Hosts: General Population/Khary & 5th Element/Sicari
Resources & Vendors in areas of Education, Technology, History, Mentoring
Special Heritage Bus Tour will show case community history @ 3pm & 6pm
Location: Virginia Parks Shopping Plaza 8431 Rosa Parks
Stage 3. Hosts: Poetry Pages & Scribes/Ber-Henda & Ecoverse/Andre
Resources & Vendors in areas of Safety, Violence Prevention & Awareness, Child safety
Location: Gordon Park: Clairmount & Rosa Parks
Partners and Vendors Include:
Focus Hope Safety Collaborative *The Children’s Center * DMC-RIM Pioneers For Peace * US CENSUS * LaSalle Gardens Block Club * Central Blue Babies Jr. Block Club Ambassadors * DIA & Alternative For Girls Partnership Project on Prevention & Productive Health * Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, Dose of Reality Program * Ark Non-Violence program * University of Central High School – Young Men Of Excellence-Service Learning Students * Wayne State Medical Students of African Decent * Virginia Park Citizens District Council * Northwestern High School Alumni Association * Waking Blue Babies Spirit Band * Detroit International Community band * Peace Project * The Family Place/4Cs * Pugh & U-Street Team * Babies Open New Doors * We-Us-I Will SURVIVE * Partnership For Peace * Detroit Police Department 10th Precinct Community Relations * City of Detroit Department of Wellness and Promotion- Youth Division - SAFETY Program – STEPPS Program – Dreaming While Achieving Program * Tamarrian Institute/African Martial Arts Program * Lavender Spirit