Detroit’s Rapid Rehousing Program Designed by Youth, For Youth: A Panel on Meaningful Youth Engagement

Detroit’s Rapid Rehousing Program Designed by Youth, For Youth: A Panel on Meaningful Youth Engagement Courtney Smith, Founder and CEO of Detroit Phoenix Center Caylene Rudd & Bobbi Simmons, Detroit Phoenix Center Youth Action Board members Friday, October 10, noon ET SSW ECC 1840 The Detroit Phoenix Center provides critical resources, wraparound support, and a safe, nurturing environment to youth. They partner with young people to break the generational cycle of homelessness and poverty. The Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions speaker series introduces key issues regarding the causes and consequences of poverty through an in-person and virtual lecture series featuring experts in policy and practice from across the nation. Our goal is to help build a broad community of learners to engage in these issues together. This series is free and open to the public as well as being a one-credit course for U-M students (SWK 503, Course #25751). In-person talks include coffee, cookies, and the chance to ask the speakers questions or watch the livestream on YouTube.