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Poster design by Mary Lou Greene
Program
Welcome: Shaun Nethercott, Ph.D.
Director of the Center for Detroit Arts & Culture@Marygrove
Introduction: Frank D. Rashid, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of English and Co-founder of the Institute for Detroit Studies, Marygrove College
Presentations: Ted Phillips, J.D.
Executive Director, United Community Housing Coalition
Tonya Myers Phillips, J.D.
Attorney, Michigan Legal Services
Kim Stroud, M.U.P.
Director of Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention & Land Contract Support
United Community Housing Coalition
Discussion: Audience and panelists
The United Community Housing Coalition (UCHC) is a nonprofit comprehensive housing assistance organization which, since 1973, has provided a variety of free housing-related services to Detroit's low-income residents. Because of its long history and expertise as a comprehensive housing services provider, UCHC serves as a resource for other organizations across Southeast Michigan. https://www.uchcdetroit.org/
Michigan Legal Services (MLS) is a nonprofit legal services organization dedicated to eliminating systemic causes of poverty in housing, health, public benefits, and community economic development. Its mission is to advocate for public policies that remedy root causes of poverty and sustain healthy families. MLS has been serving low-income communities across the state for nearly thirty years. https://milegalservices.org/
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