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Detroit's Cody Rouge Community Resource Center is an example of what the Catholic Foundation of Michigan is trying to do: "Unleash the Good News with All, forming joyful disciples," the foundation says in a press release.
The center, located in the heart of the city's Cody Rouge neighborhood, received a Spirit of Innovation grant from the foundation, which is seeking similar projects from Catholic parishes, schools, and organizations in the Archdiocese of Detroit, the Detroit Free Press reports.
The project's stated goal is to "create and support a network of Catholic Community Resource Centers by empowering parishes and vulnerable communities to cooperatively assess needs, utilize excess facility capacity innovatively, and establish a sustainable fiscal structure," according to the press release.
The Cody Rouge center, which has been operating out of a former St.
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Elementary School, uses the building to rent classrooms and space, host community events, and provide "critical services to children, youth, and families alike," the press release says.
The project's project director tells the Free Press that Cody Rouge is an example of what the foundation is trying to do with its Spirit of Innovation grant: "We want to create a network of Catholic Community Resource Centers by empowering parishes and vulnerable communities to cooperatively assess needs, utilize Read the Entire Article
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