Upcoming Events

    Promise Neighborhoods Community Celebration
    Date: February 11, 2012
    Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm
    Location: 1211 Trumbull, Detroit 48216
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    Osborn Networking for Change Community Luncheon
    Date: February 18, 2012
    Time: 11:30am - 1:30pm
    American Serbian Memorial
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    Restorative Practice Train the Trainer Series
    Date: March 5th - March 9th, 2012
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    The Obama Administration Announces 2011 Promise Neighborhoods Grant Winners

    "20 Communities Secure Funding to Plan, Implement Cradle-to-Career Education Model"

    Congratulations to the Detroit Promise Neighborhoods 2011 Planning Grant Recipient: Detroit Clark Park/Osborn Promise Neighborhoods. Black Family Development is the lead agency for Detroit's Promise Neighborhoods.
Overrepresentation of Children of Color in Michigan's Child Welfare System: How You Can Make A Difference

Below find the powerpoint presentations from Alice G. Thompson, CEO of Black Family Development, Inc And Robert M. Ortega, MSW, Ph.D. University of Michigan School of Social Work

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"Overrepresentation in Child Welfare: Areas of Divergence and Convergence" presented by Robert M. Ortega, MSW, Ph.D. University of Michigan School of Social Work, at the Conference on "Overrepresentation of Children of Color in Michigan's Child Welfare System: How You Can Make A Difference" April 22, 2010.