Beautifying Detroit, one neighborhood at a time.

This past Saturday was ARISE Detroit’s Fourth Annual “Neighborhoods Day,” bringing together local residents and organizations to help clean up Detroit communities. Volunteers worked from dawn to dusk building houses, playgrounds and giving the city a much needed “spit and polish”; demonstrating, in turn, a wonderful, powerful spirit of teamwork and cooperation.

ARISE stands for Activating Resources and Inspiring Services and Empowerment. The group’s mission is to launch a new wave of volunteerism for the many worthwhile programs and activities that are struggling with the issues that trouble our community – illiteracy, high school dropout rates, crime and youth violence, drug abuse

For “Neighborhood Day,” more than 100 initiatives, hundreds of community organizations and several thousand volunteers participated in the happening. Joining forces with ARISE were Habitat for Humanity, Motor City Blight Busters and the YMCA.

ARISE Detroit! Executive Director Luther Keith called the event a “wonderful tradition” that underscored that, despite tough times, people have not given up. Rather, he said in news reports: “People are committed to making this community better…everyday.”

Such positive events keep Detroit moving forward thanks to the collaboration of dedicated individuals and organizations that truly care about our city. It all starts with our neighborhoods and people taking pride in them; seting the tone and the foundation for Detroit at large.

Learn more about ARISE Detroit! here and how you can get involved.

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