Last March, the pandemic forced grassroots group Detroit Action to halt a 10-year program helping people who face homelessness or have low incomes to get their vital records. That program ran out of soup kitchens, where it reached people in need, and closed at that time.
More than a year later, the initiative relaunched, reviving a service that Detroit Action which focuses on economic injustices affecting Black and brown Detroiters says can help more than a
dozen people a week navigate the often complicated process of getting IDs and birth certificates.
These vital records are required to access housing and employment.
Detroit Community Fridge aims to alleviate food insecurity, broaden food access in the city
Posted at 3:35 PM, Mar 16, 2021
and last updated 2021-03-19 07:15:30-04
(WXYZ) â Two students hope to alleviate food insecurity in the city of Detroit and provide broader food access through the Detroit Community Fridge.
Wayne State University students Alyssa Rogers and Emily Eicher launched the initiative after seeing community fridges pop up all over the country throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rogers and Eicher met through groups on campus involved in community work. Last summer, Eicher had an extra fridge in her garage and the Detroit Community Fridge was launched in Southwest Detroit on August 27, 2020.