Fisher Foundation
Over the past four years, the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Foundation has invested heavily in a range of programs in the Brightmoor community of Detroit. The principal focus of the Foundation’s work in Brightmoor has been early childhood education, specifically the education of children ages 0 – 5. Looking ahead to its future work in Brightmoor, the Foundation asked Data Driven Detroit (D3) to provide a baseline profile of the community.
The baseline profile will include:
- an overview of trends in Detroit and Wayne County to put the changes and conditions in Brightmoor into a larger context,
- an account of current conditions in Brightmoor covering demographic; economic; employment; and housing factors; family structure and births; education; health; and transportation issues. Brightmoor will be compared to Cody-Rouge on these dimensions.
- an inventory and mapping of existing assets in the Brightmoor and Cody-Rouge communities such as schools, preschools, and day care centers; pediatricians and obstetricians/gynecologists; food pantries and grocery stores; banks; workforce development centers; medical clinics and hospitals; subsidized housing; and other assets pertaining to children and their families.
- a comprehensive review of existing programs for children ages 0 – 5 in Brightmoor.
- a discussion of the gaps revealed by this study between the needs of 0 – 5 year olds in Brightmoor and the resources available to meet the needs.
