Detroit Heals Detroit

Michigan | Detroit  

Organization Description: Detroit Heals Detroit is a youth-led healing space committed to combating trauma and transforming pain into joy, liberation, and community power. Detroit Heals Detroit offers after-school programming and summer camps for young people 12-18 years old. Additionally, the organization holds space and programming for young adults ages 18-26 years old. .

Program Description:

Detroit Heals Detroit offers several holistic, healing programs serving young people including:

• Healing Hub: This program offers a healing space for youth from 12 to 26 years old, focused “specifically on the trauma and power of Black communities, balancing the pain of oppression with the joy and beauty of Black identity, history, and cultures.” The Hub offers free services to young people including school support, healing circles, community space, a community pantry, fridge, closet, garden, and room for rest.
• Destination: Liberation: This program is a 12-week paid program for formerly incarcerated Detroit youth who are between 18 to 23 years old. Destination: Liberation centers healing justice, youth leadership, and abolitionist practices as a tools to “dismantle carceral systems that harm Black and marginalized communities while building youth-led alternatives.” The program provides political, economic, and radical healing skills, knowledge, and education to equip young people “to challenge systemic oppression and reimagine futures beyond incarceration, surveillance, and punishment.” The application for the program is here.

Services Offered: 

• Arts Programming
• Behavioral Health Services
• Civic Engagement
• Fellowship Program
• Financial Assistance and Cash Stipends
• Food Assistance
• Healing and Cultural Support
• Mentorship and Coaching
• Restorative Justice
• School and Education Support
• Youth Activities and Leadership Development
• Youth Organizing

Last Updated October 2026