Maps and Profiles

The Good Neighborhoods Initiative seeks to increase the number of healthy, safe, and supportive neighborhoods that will contribute to the full development of children and youth in Detroit. The Skillman Foundation identified six neighborhoods within the city of Detroit for inclusion in the Initiative. These six neighborhoods are home to approximately 30% of Detroit's children and youth.

GNI Neighborhoods

Maps

Profiles

The Good Neighborhoods Initiative’s core goals are:

  • Community Assets and Initiatives: to maximize the assets, capacity, and impact of resources and institutions in targeted communities
  • Natural Helpers: to enable a cadre of “natural helpers” who are committed to providing services or support for children
  • Neighborhood-Based Human Delivery System: to establish effective neighborhood-based human service delivery systems for children, youth, and families
  • Child-Friendly Spaces: to improve the availability of child-friendly spaces and the physical infrastructure of neighborhoods with large concentrations of children
  • Youth Development Programs: to increase opportunities for quality out-of-school time and youth development programs available to children and youth
  • Public-Private Investments: to increase public and private investments in neighborhoods to strengthen service and impact
  • Income and Wealth-Building Strategies: to build the resiliency of children and families through income and wealth-building strategies