{"id":126,"date":"2014-07-31T01:54:33","date_gmt":"2014-07-31T01:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/challengedetroit.org\/blog\/corissaleveille\/?p=126"},"modified":"2014-07-31T01:54:33","modified_gmt":"2014-07-31T01:54:33","slug":"architecture-for-humanity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/blog\/architecture-for-humanity\/","title":{"rendered":"Architecture for Humanity"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a final challenge, all of the Fellows were tasked with creating their own \u201cJuly Impact Project\u201d<\/strong> where they were able to select a nonprofit, create a scope of work and spend the Friday\u2019s in July helping them to solve their own Challenges.<\/p>\n

This past month, I have had the amazing opportunity to work with the local Detroit Chapter<\/a>\u00a0of Architecture for Humanit<\/a>y.<\/p>\n

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As a small volunteer based chapter that regrouped itself in Spring of 2013, Architecture for Humanity – Detroit [AfH-D] already has quite a bit of success stories. In just over a year, they have completed 2 Parking spot reclamation projects,\u00a0Jefferson: PIT STOP at the Collective\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0PARK(ing) Day<\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0 and 1 clean up project,\u00a0Winship Community Clean up<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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This Summer, Architecture for Humanity – Detroit\u00a0is launching a new Home Improvement Assistance Program<\/a>\u00a0(HIAP). \u00a0This program is a collaboration between the\u00a0Detroit Chapter and St. Dominic’s Outreach Center to help elderly residents gain independence by giving them the ability to age in place through design build interventions.<\/p>\n

What that means is that over\u00a0the 6 weeks, we will be working with\u00a04 residents and their local community to complete home improvement projects that they could not afford without the assistance of Architecture for Humanity – Detroit. \u00a0The following dates and projects to be completed are:<\/p>\n