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Detroit Garage (Seed Investment)

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Project Managers: Elton Tate Jr., Mashia Kellum Project Description: Detroit residents are unaware of the policies that are affecting their community. It causes problems educationally and financially. It limits the amount of support from one another, and supportive resources. I would like to (...)

Seed Literacy (Seed Investment)

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Project Managers: Quentin McKinnon, Turai’ Finley, Trevon Stapleton, Rasul Zakie, CheYah Reeves Project Description: Illiteracy continues to be an issue in Detroit when it relates to employment opportunities and higher education. According to estimates by the National Institute of Literacy, (...)

Wi-Detroit (Seed Investment)

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Project Managers: Marlowe Crawford, Katie Hearn, Laura Katsnelson, Brandi Keeler, Shabella Matthews, Zara Nasir, Rebecca Nikodem Project Description:Have you heard the term “Wi-Fi Desert?” Probably not, considering the term itself is only 24 hours old. A Wi-Fi Desert is an area in which (...)

Student Voice (Summit Award)

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Project Managers: Chelsea Gallagher, Bobby Dorigo Jones, Sarah Gallagher, Mike KulickAffiliation: Students for Education Reform Project Description: Education policy decisions in Michigan are being discussed without the input of student voice. The future of Detroit public schools is being argued (...)

Global Youth Empowerment (Summit Award)

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Project Managers: Jamil Khalid, Tariq Khalid, Amir Khalid, Saleem Sharrief, Kayana SessomAffiliation: Build – On Project Description: The problem is that inner city community Millennials/youth need positive male role models aside from their current teachers to touch on subjects that interest (...)

Parent Connect at Detroit College Night 2013 (Summit Award)

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Project Managers: Nicholas Dansby, Durand Miller, Jordan MillerAffiliation: Michigan State University College Advising Corps Project Description: Detroit Parent Connect will address the basic, pertinent information available to parents regarding College Access. In the city of Detroit there (...)

STARR Leaders (Summit Award + Viewer's Choice)

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Project Managers: Sherra BennetAffiliation: University of Michigan – Dearborn Project Description: There are multiple barriers facing young people in the public education systems in Detroit (high school & community college/4 yr. colleges/universities) from not only completing their (...)

Young People First

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Project Manager: Zach Kolodin, Executive Director Contact: zach@youngpeople.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Young-People-First-Inc/117203195856 Website: http://www.youngpeoplefirst.org/ Summit: Constitution Convention: Building Democracy 2.0 Young People First will (...)

OnlyUp.org

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Project Manager: Allison Jones Contact: Allison@onlyup.org Website:http://onlyup.org/ Summit: Constitutional Convention: Building Democracy 2.0 OnlyUp.org’s project goals are to develop a program to mentor young leaders entering into nonprofit careers, especially as they transition from (...)

School Board 2.0

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Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/School-Board-20/237088582524 Website: http://www.dvsbonline.com/ Summit: Constitutional Convention: Building Democracy 2.0 School Board 2.0 works to make the Delaware Valley School Board more accessible to the people of the community by streaming (...)

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Detroit Garage (Seed Investment)

Seed Literacy (Seed Investment)

Wi-Detroit (Seed Investment)

Student Voice (Summit Award)

Global Youth Empowerment (Summit Award)

Parent Connect at Detroit College Night 2013 (Summit Award)

STARR Leaders (Summit Award + Viewer's Choice)

Young People First

OnlyUp.org

School Board 2.0

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