Connect Detroit

Then & now, the heart for impact has always been there. We’re looking back at a few familiar Connect Detroit faces helping move our work forward today. Swipe to meet a few of the people behind the mission. #CommunityImpact #Nonprofit #Detroit #YouthAndFamilies #ConnectDetroit

Youth feedback is an important part of strengthening GDYT. The 2025 Exit Report highlights insights from the Youth Exit Survey, where more than 2,000 participants shared positive reflections on their summer experience. #ConnectDetroit #GDYT #YouthVoice

The Connect Detroit team is having a great day @YDRCDetroit Spring Summit today, learning, engaging in important conversations across the youth development space. #YouthDevelopment #DetroitNonprofits #CommunityEngagement #Collective #ConnectDetroit

Connect Detroit mobilizes much-needed funding so groups and constituents are empowered to reach common goals for the greater good of the community-collaboration opportunities surrounding a variety of issues affecting children, youth, and families. #nonprofit #detroit

Connect Detroit is proud to highlight Shuna Hayward as a featured panelist at the 2026 YDRC Summit on 📅 May 7, 2026. bit.ly/4ulhrN7 #YouthDevelopment #DetroitNonprofits #OSTLeaders #SummerLearning #CommunityEngagement #SystemsChange #ConnectDetroit

As we gear up for #GDYT Summer 2026, we’re reflecting on 2025: ✔️ Peer Money Mentors empowering youth through financial education ✔️ 300+ youth opened fee-free bank accounts ✔️ Expanded tools like the GDYT App Big momentum. Even bigger plans ahead. Stay tuned. #ConnectDetroit

The future is yours to shape. Every step you take today has the power to change what comes next — so make it count! #MakeItCount #Quote #ConnectDetroit #WednesdayWisdom

Connect Detroit often serves as an intermediary and plays a backbone role in helping bring together local organizations and resources to help solve local issues. #ConnectDetroit #IntermediaryOrganization #SolveLocalProblems #Detroit #Resources

Happy Earth Day! 🌎 Together, let's keep Detroit thriving and make the world a little greener. #EarthDay #HappyEarthDay #Detroit #ConnectDetroit

In 2025, GDYT youth were asked: What kind of job/career would you most like to be doing in 10 years? This was there response. #GDYT #Detroit

GDYT's tiered approach ensures every participant gets the support and experience they need. From first job to future career, GDYT creates opportunities that last far beyond the summer. Learn more: GDYT.org. #GDYT #ConnectDetroit #Detroit #YouthEmployment

Growth doesn’t happen overnight. Even when you can’t see results right away, trust that something is taking root beneath the surface. With patience, care and consistency, what you nurture today will bloom in its own time. 🪴 #Growth #Quote #Faith #ConnectDetroit

Connect Detroit addresses community challenges by mobilizing funding and bringing partners together to support collaborative solutions — tackling issues like data gaps, limited after-school programs, lead hazards, and access to healthy food and safe recreation. #ConnectDetroit

Detroit is getting national recognition (again!) 👏 Grow Detroit’s Young Talent (GDYT) is featured in a new report as a model for youth employment and safer communities. Proud to partner in this work. Read more: connectdetroit.org/wp-content/upl…

Happy Easter to you and your family from Connect Detroit! 🐣 🌱 #Easter #HappyEaster #ConnectDetroit

New resource alert! Healthy Places by Design released an Action Guide to help communities create safer, more active, more connected spaces for youth. Download: bit.ly/3Q8TEkt #nonprofit #placemaking #community #youth

🚒 Detroit youth stepping into purpose. Through @GDYTDetroit, the Detroit Fire Department’s Junior Fire Cadet Program gives ages 14–18 hands-on training in firefighting, CPR, and life skills, all while serving their city. #connectdetroit

Congrats to Connect Detroit Board Member Linda Orlans on being named a Crain’s Detroit Notable Woman in Law 2026. We’re proud to have her leadership. crainsdetroit.com/recognitions/n… #Detroit #WomenInLaw #Leadership #Nonprofit

Connecting with your community builds trust, creates support systems and reminds us we’re not doing life alone. When we show up for one another, we strengthen the places we live, work and grow. #ConnectDetroit #Community #Connection #CommunityConnection

Happy first day of spring! 🌷Here’s to embracing the change and all the possibilities this new season brings. #ConnectDetroit #Detroit #Spring #FirstDayOfSpring #SpringEquinox #March