Engaged Detroit

The Engaged Detroit Parents As Builders Policy & Community Design Fellowship is a 9-month regional leadership program for parents and caregivers across Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties. It is uniquely designed to transform families from beneficiaries of community resources into builders of thriving communities. By translating their lived experience into policy expertise, the program positions parents as decision-makers and system shapers to influence education, community well-being, and policy systems across the Tri-County area. This initiative is a model for regional power-building and systems transformation, directly addressing the gap where families have limited access to meaningful decision-making roles in the complex systems they navigate.