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8/5/2026, 3:00:00 AM
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From trainings to volunteering and paid gigs, find opportunities to get involved in to Detroit every week — brought to you by the Detroit Documenters.
Welcome to August, Detroit.
Let’s get organized.
Applications for the Detroit Justice Center training people on fundraising through their personal networks are due today.
482Forward is offering an organizer training session for young people, starting next week.
The Detroit Food Policy Council is hosting a policy planning session for westside food growers and producers.
You can get free tips for buying and rehabbing land bank houses from Monopoly Bros.
Check out Detroit Documenters’ workshop on leveraging your civic engagement, and then learn how to take on paid assignments documenting local government meetings.
Plus, grant applications are open for those who want to become Detroit grocers.
We’ve added Detroit Action, Detroit Disability Power, the Detroit Justice Center and Urban Neighborhood Initiatives to our growing list of nonprofits that are hiring.
And we always list ongoing opportunities to take a survey, share your story, volunteer, take free classes and get free stuff.
There’s always a way to get involved!
Happening soon
Donor Organizing Cohort
Apply by Wednesday, Aug.
5
Join the Detroit Justice Center’s (DJC) latest Donor Organizing Cohort to learn how to use your personal network to fundraise for DJC.
The cohort begins Monday and runs through November.
Fill out an interest form by today to get started.
Become a Detroit Documenter
Outlier Media’s Documenters program trains and pays Detroiters to attend local public meetings and monitor our elected officials, in collaboration with local journalists.
Join the Documenters network to get involved!
First Thursdays at TechTown
Thursday, Aug. 6, 5:30-9 p.m.
TechTown Detroit, 440 Burroughs St., Detroit
TechTown’s monthly networking series now features live music!
Start the evening connecting with entrepreneurs and creatives, and stick around for the concert.
The event is free, and refreshments are served all night.
(Please tip the band.)
Register now or in person starting at 5:15 p.m.
Youth Organizing Institute
Monday, Aug. 10 to Friday, Aug.
14
Detroit
Young people are invited to apply for a weeklong youth organizing training session as a first step to joining 482Forward’s Youth Organizing Collective.
Register for the address.
Learn more and apply now.
Ag Roundtable: West Side Gathering
Tuesday, Aug. 11, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Michigan State University Detroit Partnership in Food, Learning and Innovation; 16745 Lamphere St., Detroit
Calling all Detroit farmers, gardeners, growers and producers!
Connect, kick back and build power with Love N Labor Botanicals farmer Dee’tra Iverson and the Detroit Food Policy Council to rank, refine and reshape local policies around food growing and production.
Your insights will be shared with City Council and regional policymakers at the annual Detroit Food Summit in September.
Register now.
Black Power Coalition
Friday, Aug. 14, 1-5 p.m.
General Baker Institute, 15798 Livernois Ave., Detroit
Learn about the history of Black August and the fight for Black Americans’ liberation.
There will be a film screening, open mic, facilitated sessions and more.
Feel free to bring a dish labeled with ingredients for a community potluck.
Community of Practice
Friday, Aug. 14, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Spread Art, 5141 Rosa Parks Blvd., Detroit
Join Detroit Documenters for a casual meeting to learn more about how to leverage the Documenters experience for other civic engagement opportunities.
All community members are welcome to attend.
Create a free account to become a Detroit Documenter and register now for the event.
Be Seen Not Watched Ride & Rally
Sunday, Aug. 16, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Hansen Park, 452 Drexel St., Detroit
Feedom Freedom Growers presents a bike rally emphasizing data safety.
Bike check is at 9:30 a.m., rally at 10:30 a.m., ride out at 11 a.m., and return at 12:30 p.m. for lunch and workshops.
Green Grocer Program Applications
Wednesday, July 15 to Monday, Aug.
17
Online
Applications are open for entrepreneurs who want to become grocers or add fresh food to an existing retail business to receive up to $25,000 from the City of Detroit.
Learn more and apply now.
Detroit Documenters Orientation
Tuesday, Aug. 18, 5:30-8 p.m.
TechTown Detroit, 440 Burroughs St., Detroit
Get trained to take paid assignments to document local public meetings.
Register now.
Now hiring
Senior Director of Land Use and Community Leadership
Urban Neighborhood Initiatives is hiring someone to lead urban planning and youth engagement efforts in Southwest Detroit’s Springwells neighborhood.
The full-time position pays a salary of $58,000-$68,000 plus benefits and starts ASAP.
Learn more about the job responsibilities and qualifications.
Then, email your résumé and cover letter to Christine Bell at hr@unidetroit.org.
Staff Attorney
The Detroit Justice Center is hiring an attorney to help advance the legal nonprofit’s mission of criminal justice reform and civil rights advocacy.
The full-time hybrid position pays a salary of $85,000-$95,000 plus benefits, with a start date of Sept.
1.
Apply now.
Accountant
The Detroit Justice Center is hiring a part-time, temporary contract accountant to take over the nonprofit’s finance and accounting operations.
The position pays $50 an hour for 10-25 hours a week.
Be sure to include a cover letter, résumé and references when you apply by Aug.
17.
Electoral Canvasser
Detroit Action is hiring people to talk to residents about current issues and voter registration for November’s general election.
Canvassers are paid $22 an hour.
Learn more and apply now.
Phone Canvasser
Detroit Disability Power is hiring people to help metro Detroit voters understand disability justice issues to promote voter turnout and long-term disability advocacy.
Paid training is available.
Upload your cover letter, references and résumé to apply.
Director of External Affairs & Communications
Michigan Community Resources is hiring someone to manage its public engagement.
Salary for the full-time position starts at $80,000 plus benefits.
Learn more about the position and apply now.
Associate Production Manager
Detroit Public Theatre is hiring someone to oversee the technical elements of productions.
The full-time position pays a salary of $45,000 plus benefits.
Learn more about the job and qualifications.
Then send a résumé, cover letter and supporting materials to employment@detroitpublictheatre.org with the subject line “APM APPLICATION.”
Editors
Wayne State University Press is hiring an acquisitions editor to work with authors, editors and peer reviewers to manage scholarly and trade publications.
The full-time position pays a salary between $52,000-$58,000.
The press is also hiring an assistant editor to help with copy editing, proofreading and file management.
The full-time position pays a salary between $42,000-$52,000.
Learn more about both positions and apply now.
Senior Analyst
Data Driven Detroit is hiring a researcher to support and coordinate two programs, tracking neighborhood conditions and promoting early childhood services.
This full-time, remote position offers a starting salary of $60,000, 32-hour work weeks and benefits.
Apply now.
Communications Director
Rising Voices, a Detroit nonprofit organizing Asians and Pacific Islanders in Michigan, is hiring someone to lead its communications strategy.
They will also oversee press relations and Michigan voter engagement efforts.
This hybrid position offers a salary of $63,750-$85,000, health coverage and more benefits.
Apply now.
Barista
MACC Development’s café and laundromat The Commons is now hiring baristas.
Apply in person at 7900 Mack Ave.
Evergreen opportunities
Tell Your Story of Property Tax Foreclosure in Detroit
The Coalition for Property Tax Justice is collecting stories of Detroit property owners to build an archive of tax injustice.
Have you experienced tax foreclosure?
Share your story.
Become an Immigration Court Observer
The American Bar Association’s Commission on Immigration will train you to volunteer as an immigration court observer.
Learn firsthand about the immigration court system while helping identify patterns that will inform advocacy and support access to counsel and due process rights for noncitizens.
Enroll now.
Immigration Office Hours
Detroit People’s Assembly offers help with urgent immigration paperwork, including bond requests, stays of removal, temporary protected status filings and work permits.
Office hours are 5-8 p.m.
Thursdays at Grace in Action Church, 1725 Lawndale St., Detroit.
Ecorse Creek Cleanup
Friends of the Detroit River are hosting cleanups of Ecorse Creek at different locations every second Saturday of the month through September.
All cleanup supplies are provided.
Get more information and register to volunteer.
We Walk Detroit
Join a walking group and exercise with friends.
Through September, meet up for a one-hour walk at eight city parks, the Joe Louis Greenway and the riverfront.
All participants get a T-shirt.
Check out the schedule.
Detroit Wellbeing Survey
Be Well Beautiful People is leading a citywide effort to understand how residents feel about their well-being.
The survey “will help shape future systems” that support collective well-being.
Take the survey.
Detroit Community Needs & Priorities Survey
General Strike U.S.
Detroit/Downriver is conducting a survey to understand community needs.
Responses can be anonymous.
Sharing your experience and ideas helps guide collective action, like the group’s Feeding the Fight events, toward real community-based solutions.
Take the survey.
Detroit Community Skills & Resources Survey
General Strike U.S.
Detroit/Downriver is compiling a list of existing skills and resources in the community, including mutual aid, care work, logistics, organizing and more.
Personal info can remain confidential, while grassroots groups and organizations can have information listed publicly.
Take the survey.
Neighborhood Vitality Index Survey
Detroit adults can earn a $25 gift card by participating in an annual community-driven online survey about neighborhood improvements.
The survey takes about 20 minutes to complete.
Southeast Michigan Flooding Resilience Survey
The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) is interested in finding out how flooding impacts your life and community.
Your input is used to shape a flooding and resilience plan for the region.
Take the survey.
Regional Freight Plan
Give feedback on SEMCOG’s Regional Freight Plan draft policies and objectives.
Take the survey.
Education Survey
Education policy is a critical issue for Michigan’s next governor.
Chalkbeat Detroit and the Detroit Free Press are teaming up to learn metro Detroiters’ priorities.
Take the survey.
Youth Engagement Survey
BridgeDetroit seeks to connect with local high school students ages 13-18 to understand how they consume news, what issues matter to them and how they want to engage civically.
The survey will inform BridgeDetroit's coverage and events.
Learn more and take the survey.
Volunteer with PlayMates
PlayMates, a Detroit-based family social club offering free and low-cost play dates and community gatherings, is looking for volunteers to support upcoming festivals as community partners, play partners, face painters and other event helpers.
Sign up to volunteer.
Volunteer With a Chess Club
The Wise Guys Chess Club is seeking volunteers to help with everything from coaching to youth mentoring, including graphic design, social media work and more.
Sign up now to help empower the next generation of thinkers.
Volunteer Usher
Detroit Public Theatre needs ushers this season.
These volunteers can watch the shows they help with or get free tickets.
Learn more and sign up now!
Bookapalooza 50K
Making Spirits Bright is offering free books for families and nonprofit organizations.
Sign up to get your free books!
Pick up will be in Plymouth.
You can also donate books, host a book drive or volunteer to sort and distribute books.
Free Computer Classes
Detroit Public Library offers a wide range of computer- and technology-related classes for all ages.
From basic computer skills and troubleshooting your phone or internet, to classes in productivity and graphic design software.
Find free group and individual support at multiple library branches.
Free Tutoring
PrepandMe helps students prepare for college, leadership and lifelong success.
The free program offers tutoring and standardized test preparation, college counseling, a device to access online applications, a $1,000 annual stipend, college tours, summer programming and more.
The organization is currently accepting rising eighth graders with a 3.0 grade point average for sessions starting this fall.
Teachers can recommend students.
Families must meet household income eligibility criteria.
Learn more and apply now.
Free Health Screenings
Wayne Health’s mobile units deliver healthcare and social services directly to neighborhoods and places of employment.
Teams of registered nurses and medical professionals offer screenings for things such as high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol and kidney disease, and COVID-19 testing and vaccines.
They can also connect you with mental health resources.
To see when they’ll be in your neighborhood, view the event calendar.
Join The Outlier Collective
If you care about your city and strive to make it better, consider joining The Outlier Collective for exclusive events, service opportunities and more.
Support Outlier Media’s investigative reporting and work to inform and empower Detroiters.
Join now.
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