We are thrilled to announce that The Collaborative Group’s initiative, Challenge Detroit, was featured in Nolan Finley’s Detroit News column! Click here to read the full article: http://www.detnews.com/article/20111103/OPINION03/111030328/Project-sells-youth-on-a-city-in-need

Writer Nolan Finley highlighted key points:

“[The Collaborative Group is] launching an initiative, Challenge Detroit, they hope will lure the nation’s and state’s most talented young people to either stick around or come here for a year, betting they’ll fall in love with the city and find a sense of mission that keeps them around long-term.

Challenge Detroit is tapping into a unique characteristic of the Millennial Generation‚ the burning desire to, in their words, “give back.”

“Young people are looking for more than just good jobs,” says Deirdre Greene Groves of the Collaborative Group. “They want to live where they can serve, where they can make a difference.”

Hard to think of a place with a greater need for service-minded young people than Detroit.”

Challenge Detroit is making great strides.  Please watch for more updates in the near future.