The F.R.E.E. Project Framework and Resources for Empowering Environments

Abstract

For this capstone, the Capstone Team engaged with the McDougall ‐ Hunt community on the east side of Detroit. This engagement resulted in the iden Ɵ fi ca Ɵ on of a problem and a community partner a Ʃ emp Ɵ ng to address the problem. The Bailey Park Project, a 501c3 organiza Ɵ on, aimed to re store the blighted lots in the neighborhood but lacked the large equipment needed to do so. The intent of the Capstone is to use the “HOPE Model” of community development to highlight the McDougall ‐ Hunt community. The Capstone ini Ɵ ally focused on a small lot in the s outhern por Ɵ on of McDougall ‐ Hunt as a pilot project.

The a ffi liated community organiza Ɵ ons hosted neighborhood workshops for local residents and school children to design the pilot.