Local group, along with Wayne County, are helping Detroit neighborhoods rebuild and clean up some of the more unsightly lots.
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Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano and members of a county team
(today) inspected construction of two houses undergoing renovation by
Young Detroit Builders, a nonprofit formed to assist young adults with
job and life-skills development. Young Detroit Builders is also part of
the federal AmeriCorps program, which since 1994 has channeled
thousands of young adults into programs that, among other tasks, build
affordable housing.
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