Summer in the City Detroit

11/15/2021

Time is on the side of street fighting man, under Stevie's thumb and in front of Summer in the City's Greetings from Detroit mural. Satisfied, Mick?

09/01/2021

We beat the heat (barely), screamed for ice cream and got lots of paint mostly on much of the wall.

08/25/2021

Be there for Ben's sake!

by Ben Falik

10/12/2020

Palmer Park mural making a colorful cameo in this PSA. To be clear, that's not a clerk's office. To be clearer, vote.

07/15/2020

Welcoming you to Woobridge* since 2006.

*Est. ~1870

06/16/2020

Friends,

Suffice it to say, for starters, that:

- We hope you and your families are doing well and we congratulate the recent high school and college (and elementary and middle school) graduating class of 2020.
- It is fundamental to the mission, vision and values of Summer in the City that black lives matter; above and beyond the work we do empowering young people to volunteer, we support social, economic and political change to uproot centuries of institutionalized racism.
- Equitable health and safety for Metro Detroiters is our priority as we continue to navigate the possibilities for our 19th summer.

Here are the updates for Summer 2020:

- We will offer volunteer opportunities this summer and will take an iterative approach to developing projects based on public health guidelines, input from community partners and feedback from volunteer families.
- We will not provide transportation or coordinate carpool sites. Volunteers and parents may opt to share driving, depending on your comfort level.
- For each project, we will determine the maximum number of slots available and open sign-up to registered volunteers. (While we will still send out periodic newsletters, our primary communication will be with registered volunteers and their families.)

Registration is open through our website. A few closing thoughts:

- Summer in the City is a "do-ocracy." If you have ideas for, say, virtual volunteering, and you're motivated to help pursue them, we'd love to hear from you.
- I'm happy to hear from you, as well, if your teen is interested in volunteering but you have concerns about health/safety. That said, if you are more comfortable cheering us on from a distance and keeping us in mind for next year, that would be fine.
- Even if you are unable to volunteer this summer, you can absolutely support the organization — and, in particular, the young people we are working creatively to engage — by making a donation.

Thank you,

Ben Falik

05/20/2020

Good books for a great cause! Shop, Share, Ship, Shape...

summerinthecity.com/books

If you have gently used children’s books you want to donate, you can leave them out for us.(You can even donate these books back when you're done reading them.)

05/07/2020

Powerful stuff, great shot of the Spirit Plaza mural...