Capacity Developers

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Foster Youth Support
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We provide mentoring, counseling and financial support to ensure opportunities for success.
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Capacity Developers Incorporated

Make A Difference Day

Dearborn Heights Montessori Center

Saturday, October 22 is National Make A Difference Day—a day of doing good. Millions of volunteers will unite in a common mission to improve the lives of others, and we invite you to join us in DHMC’s 2011 Make A Difference Day literacy project.

 

We would like to extend our ongoing commitment to children, families, and literacy to include those who have far fewer opportunities than we do, and we hope you will take part. We will be donating new books to the Family Literacy Program, a local program that provides books and literacy services to needy children from birth to age 18. Last year, through its book ownership program and literacy outreach work, more than 1000 Detroit-area families were served. The Family Literacy Program is one of the activities of Capacity Developers, a 501(C) 3 non-profit with the mission of providing support to low-income individuals and families who fall outside the government safety net.

 

What is our plan? We hope that DHMC parents and children will together select a new book to donate to this wonderful program. It could be a current favorite, one that has been special to the child in the past, or simply one that seems especially appealing at the time of selection. (The project has a particular need this year for board books.) Perhaps the children could help with the purchase by contributing a portion of their allowance to purchase the book, or older children could earn some of the cost by raking leaves or doing an extra chore. Our hope is that there would be a sense of personal involvement. We also encourage children who can write to inscribe the book with a gift message, or to include a short note.

 

Make A Difference Day falls at the end of the DHMC Parents Association book fair week. This will be a very convenient venue for book purchases, but new books from any source are equally welcome.

 

We will provide a book collection box in the office area, and also donation forms that may be used for tax deduction purposes. The project will end on Friday, October 28.

 

Pittsburgh Fashion Week

As part of Pittsburgh Fashion Week, there will be a fundraiser on Tuesday, September 27th. The event will be held  at the Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, Pa., at 6:15 pm. Tickets are $40.
 

Hope Fund Benefit Evening

CDI ProgramsCDI is hosting a benefit evening at Crave Lounge in Downtown Dearborn to honor and support The Hope Fund, a mentoring & coaching program for aging-out foster youth, at-risk and low-income families.

The evening will honor the accomplishments of the individuals and families that have triumphed over adversity, and welcome new members into our community of support.

Join us Thursday, June 16th 6:00-8:00pm at Crave Lounge - 22075 Michigan Avenue / Dearborn 48124

Tickets $35 can be purchased here on our website (right sidebar of site) with a major credit card, with a personal check mailed to:  The Hope Fund c/o CDI 15350 Commerce Drive North, Suite 204 / Dearborn, MI  48120, or purchased at the door on the evening of the event.

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Enjoy musical entertainment by Acoustic Guitarist Rick Beard of Free Dirt Band, cocktails and hors d'oeuvres.  Share a relaxing evening with other Hope Fund contributors invested in creating brighter futures, on life at a time, in the Metro Detroit Community.

Learn more about how we help, meet our graduates, board members, mentors and enter to win a weekend get away to the MGM Casino.

 

Our History

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CDI is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with the mission of providing support to individuals and families that fall outside of the government safety net.

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Partners & Supporters

Numerous collaborations have allowed our organization to meet the needs of a growing number of individuals in the communities we serve:

  • Model Cleaners
  • The Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh
  • The Renewal Program
  • Educational Data Systems, Inc.
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Dearborn, MI. 48124
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