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Winter 2012

In December Central Detroit Christian CDC was able to present two families with houses to call their own. It was a dream come true for both households and made for a lot of smiling faces.  We renovated a house in the Boston –Edison Historic District  and as part of the  Mayor’s Project 14 program, we were able to get a police officer qualified for a mortgage and moved in on December 22nd.

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Summer 2011

It truly was a sizzlin’ summer in more ways than just the record breaking hot temperatures. We started with our Summer Dreams fund raising campaign to get the summer going. Our goals were ambitious especially considering that we did not have the matching funds program this year. God showed up in an incredible way and all the glory goes to Him as we were able to raise over $42,000 for our summer programs.

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Winter 2011

CDC is a community development corporation and our vision is to be an agent of change creating a community of choice. Sounds good, however lately I have been toying with the idea of changing community development to community transformation. Community transformation is the restoration of relationships within communities that have experienced fragmentation. One cannot seek transformation of individuals without also seeking transformation of the complex institutions in which individuals live.

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