NeighborHUB Program
The Yunion is ๐๐ excited that the Detroit Regional Chamber and General Motors announced their fourth cohort of awardees for the NeighborHUB grant program! From the programโs largest-ever applicant pool, we are honored to be an awardee. ๐โฃ
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The ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ is an annual, collaborative effort between the Chamber and GM, that is designed to empower residents in Detroit, Hamtramck, or Highland Park to affect change in their neighborhoods through physical presence and innovative programming. โฃ
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This grant is to assist us with creating and building our courtyard space to beautify the neighborhood, invite in the community, and host outdoor events and programs! ๐ฑโฃ
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๐ช๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ! ๐ช๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ง๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐๐จ๐ซ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐. โฃ
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Whoโs excited to see our new courtyard?! Give us a ๐ in the comments below!
More Than Construction
We just ended the ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ of our Work Force Development โMore Than Constructionโ program in partnership with Rockford Construction! ๐โฃ โฃ Our students and participants learned the business side of construction work. They were able to get a tour or Rockford Constructionโs facility, and…
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