WHAT WE DO
Senior Health & Wellness
Health & Nutrition Education
Chronic 'Diet-Related' Disease Management
Resource Navigation & Emergency Support
Youth Workforce & Lifeskills Development
Affordable Housing & Open Green Spaces
We promote healthy living and equitably create healthy resilient communities for residents of Islandview, the Villages of Detroit, and surrounding neighborhoods. Our people first approach has made us a trusted community provider and partner. Our in-house expertise, value-driven service delivery, and our vast, rich and deep collaborative relationships allow us to promote healthy living so people + places thrive!
HEALTHY PEOPLE
We are Community Health Workers (CHW) who educate and support people in choosing healthier lifestyles. At our WeCARE Resource Center we promote healthy living with youth development and senior wellness programs, chronic disease management, and health and nutrition education programs for all ages.
A CHW is most effective with a central office in the community, hence the name "community" health worker. But, it is deeper than just the geographic location for Community Development Organizations (CDO) located in communities, such as GenesisHOPE. CDOs have established trust through, often long-term, relationships with people in the communities they serve. CDOs support residents in various ways, from food to housing to climate change challenges and everything in between - social determinants of health.
These social risk factors account for 80% of our health! As stated in our 2020 white paper, Building a Case for Support: Community Development Organizations to Collaborate with Healthcare Organizations, CDOs are uniquely positioned to partner with healthcare organizations (HCO) to provide patient-centered enabling care services via our community-based community health workers.
Online Registration Services
Call for Resources
A caring Community Health Worker is ready to help you find resources for your family.
GREENCorps
Workforce readiness training and employment for youth to... explore the outdoors!
Eat to Live!
Let's cook together and explore nutritious recipes the whole family will enjoy.
Community Voices & Actions
GenesisHOPE values strong, connected, long-term relationships that foster engagement, responsibility, and responsiveness with and for the community. Listening is our first step toward community and economic development.
GenesisHOPE is accountable to residents to find innovative and just ways to build and sustain the community for everyone. We value, encourage, and recognize the vital contributions of diverse, multicultural, multigenerational community members, partners and supporters.
HEALTHY PLACES
Phase I - The Preston Townhomes
The 2-3 bedroom homes are designed for families. And, the community is designed for families too with several pocket parks, a playscape for children and a community garden with ample green parking. The Preston provides numerous amenities for families with low to moderate incomes quality living at an affordable cost. There are a total of 31 units and 8,727 sq. ft. of open green space.
Capital for Phase I includes low-income housing tax credits (LIHTC), City of Detroit HOME funds, Project Vouchers and other grants. Each source has specific household earning requirements between 30% and 50% of the average median income in the Metropolitan Detroit Area.
Phase II - Mack Place Apartments
Mack Place is a 4-story mixed-use building on Mack Avenue, a public transit commercial corridor. The 29 apartments are 1, 2 and 3 bedrooms to accommodate families of various sizes.
The 3,000 sf of commercial space is designed to support retail and office businesses. Plus, Mack Place will be GenesisHOPE's new office!
Affordable Living and Open Green Spaces
Overall the new community increases housing stability and sustainability, and provides quality, safe and affordable housing for families!