1. family and parenting
2. children

CENTRAL DETROIT COMMUNITY
Our ministry area covers zip codes 48202 & 48206. They are among the poorest
neighborhoods in Michigan. God has called us to be salt and light in communities of need.
2014 ANNUAL REPORT
8840 Second Avenue ● Detroit, MI 48202
Phone: 313.873.0064 ● Fax: 313.873.0063
detcdc.org
Mission
Through education, employment and economic
development, Central Detroit Christian CDC
strives to transform individuals to reach their
highest potential while transforming the
community to be a place of Shalom.
Vision
“Once again old men and women will
be standing on the streets with canes
in their hands telling stories to each
other and children will be playing in
the streets, thus says the Lord God
Almighty.” Zach. 8:4-5
A LETTER FROM
A LE T T E R F R O M
Chairman
ExecutiveDirector
Board
Dear Friends:
Dear Friends:
This past year was a year of celebration! Central Detroit Christian CDC celebrated its 20th year of being
and doing. In 1994 we launched our programs and 20 years later we are stronger than ever. Central Detroit
Christian CDC was founded by myself and Mel Green, the business manager of Lighthouse Cathedral. We
worked diligently at gathering the churches in our neighborhood to do ministry together. Then we worked
on suburban churches coming alongside of us to help too. Some memories seem like they were only
yesterday and it has been fun to travel down memory lane and recall the past. Some of the first kids we
worked with are now adults, of course, in their 20’s and 30’s, and their kids are now participating in our
programs and going to overnight camp.
Tony McDuffy and Harriett Smith were the first staff members of CDC. Tony now serves as the Deputy
Director. Our first program was Breakthrough Summer Day Camp and Mt. Olive Baptist Church opened
their doors to us and holds the distinction of being the first of many churches to host us. Rev. Ealy
welcomed the prospect of kids running around in his building. After day camp was over, we told him we
had to keep going with a Tutoring program throughout the school year and he willingly agreed. The first church
to volunteer with us was Highland Congregational Church out in Highland, MI. They are still involved with us
today. Ward Presbyterian Church was the first church to commit to support us financially and today they have
accelerated that commitment in a huge way through a fund raising campaign.
We have stayed faithful to our plan of sharing the Good News over the years with a bit of tweaking and
expanding here and there. We remain committed to youth development and education, employment training
and employment, and economic development including business development and housing development
(that grew to housing counseling and property management).
So this annual report is a little bit of a retrospective or a culmination of the past 20 years. Throughout the
reading of the 20 year history you will find pictures scattered from the past and the present. Let’s celebrate
together the goodness of our God.
With a grateful heart,
Lisa J.
2014 was a year to be remembered for Central Detroit Christian Community Development Corporation
(CDC). We celebrated 2o years of ministry and service to our beloved community within the city of Detroit.
Our staff accomplished great things through extraordinary efforts guided by an unfailing commitment to
transforming the lives of the families God has privileged us to serve. It was a glorious year filled with firsts,
milestones and accomplishments all to the glory of God.
Of course, the highlight of the year was our 20th Anniversary Celebration Black Tie Gala. Residents, staff,
board members, partners and friends came together for an evening of celebration, reflection, thanksgiving
and rededication as we were celebrated and challenged by the father of the CDC movement, Dr. John Perkins. We honored community members and partners who had demonstrated high levels of commitment and
support for the vision, mission and core values of CDC. Not only did we look at the past in a grand manner,
the board of directors completed a strategic planning process to make certain we are ready to position the
organization for success and relevance as our city and neighborhood transforms on an upward trend.
As we commit to live out Isaiah 58:12 “…make the community livable again.” Please take notice of the
growth and development within our ministries and businesses. We made tremendous strides in affordable
housing acquisitions, renovations and occupancy. We are positioned and determined to continue to provide
high quality services and programming for youth and families through our tutoring, camps and other activities. These efforts were enhanced by a tremendous cadre of volunteers and partnerships. It is my prayer
that you will read the information in this report and be inspired to partner with us to participate in what the
Lord is doing in the Central Detroit Community.
Yours In Christ,
Jonathan M. Wynne
Chairman of the Board
Central Detroit Christian CDC was founded when a coalition of pastors agreed that the community would experience a greater
impact of the gospel and Christian based ministry with a unified effort. The coalition developed the following four focus areas: youth
ministry, job training & development, housing, and a referral service.
In 1994, CDC launched its first programs and hired its first staff and after one year had developed a club and tutoring program for
children, a high school outreach program, and an outreach and home for teen mothers. During the first year, CDC also rehabbed
one home and began its home repair program for senior citizens. Within that year CDC completed home repair on 13 homes.
In its second year, CDC launched its
second club and tutoring program for
children, established its first learning
center, continued its teen ministry including its teen moms outreach, began to do
job training and employment for teens,
continued to do home repair for seniors
and launched out to develop a strategic
housing plan for the community.
The third year involved launching a new
and innovative youth environmental and
recycling program sponsored by the
Kellogg Foundation, continuing with all of
2nd year programs besides expanding
in the areas of the third club and tutoring
program for children, a second learning
center, and a junior high program.
CDC partnered with several other entities
to sponsor the.first ever job fair for exoffenders. It was a huge success.
The teen moms ministry really took off
and a housing program remained on
the drawing board. A comprehensive
neighborhood plan was done, complete
with a housing quality assessment.
In our fourth year, CDC developed its
children’s ministry even further with a
third learning center, and did a massive
outreach campaign .
300 Children ATTENDED
oUR sUMER cAMP pROGRAM
A group of caring adults started a school
scholarship fund for our children.
CDC rehabbed 1 home and acquired
a 13 unit apartment building
We also linked up with World Vision’s
Love INC program to help distribute items
of need to people in need.
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5year
6year
IIn our fifth and sixth years of operation, housing started to gain
some traction. The City’s Planning & Development Department approved our plan to build up to 18 new homes. We got
a pre-development loan to hire an architect, completed an NEZ
application and worked on getting construction financing. Our
budget grew to $398,000.
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9year
In year eight we opened the Tastee Freez ice cream store
as a job training site for teens along with our Save Your Can
recycling program. Year nine we had just completed a $1.6
million dollar renovation of an 11 unit apartment building and we
launched our first annual Pride for Parents Christmas store.
By our 10th year CDC had developed an extensive youth outreach program including an
after school learning center, a comprehensive tutoring and club program, a multi-faceted
teen program including a club program with a strong emphasis in leadership development,
a sports league and a youth choir. Housing outreach included neighborhood beautification
programs, minor home repair programs and the start of construction of new homes. We
gave away 80 Food baskets at Thanksgiving and we had a consistent 779 volunteers who
gave of their time.
In year 11 highlights included the opening of our computer lab equipped with
20 brand new Toshiba laptops and we
offered computer training to adults, teens
and children alike. We completed 5 out
of the 10 new homes we were scheduled
to build and moved those families in. And
our workforce training program included a
Dale Carnegie training component.
In our 12th year, we became more
educationally focused and became a
State certified supplemental education
service provider under the “No Child Left
Behind Act”. We tutored kids from Durfee
Elementary and Northern High School.
We also ran after school programs at
Hutchins Middle School and Durfee
Middle School.
In 2007, our 13th year, we moved The
Freez to a new location and it shared
a building space with Mr. FoFo’s Deli,
known for its Corned beef sandwiches.
We later took over management of Mr.
FoFo’s. We rehabbed 4 homes this year
and sold them to new homeowners, and
we started our first garden, the HOPE
garden
Five more homes were built
from the ground up
Volunteer groups did home repair for 7
senior citizens in our neighborhood.
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Pride For Parents Christmas Store
New Home Construction
Pride For Parents Christmas Store
14th
year
2008 was an unusual year as we weathered Detroit’s economic collapse and tried to stand firm in trying times. We launched our
Housing Counseling services and started to work feverishly with families who were losing their homes to foreclosure. We prepared
to launch home renovation in the Boston Edison Historic District, and most significantly, we opened Peaches & Greens Produce
Market and Mobile Truck in an effort to serve our community healthy produce .
Year 15, 2009, we got famous because of Peaches &
Greens!! The mayor and the governor visited. NBC and CBS
World News filmed our store and mobile truck and media
from everywhere wanted to learn about Peaches & Greens,
a produce store in the “hood” trying to help the neighborhood
get healthy. Home Depot helped us build out our second
garden, the Faith garden, and we were on the go with gardening. We provided mortgage foreclosure counseling to over
400 families, and we watched most of the public schools in
our community close and the community destabilize. The
Christmas store ballooned to serve 200 families and we
delivered 610 Thanksgiving baskets to families.
We closed the Freez
and Mr. FoFo’s
16th
year
In year 16, we continued with all of our fine youth programs,
started to rehab houses in the Boston Edison Historic District,
and rehabbed a house for our interns. We closed the Freez
and Mr. FoFo’s to make room for Café Sonshine, a beautiful
sit down restaurant with healthy food options.
Entrepreneurialism started to bloom and we rehabbed a
warehouse space, Restoration Warehouse as an organized
and development minded way to distribute donations. We
also launched Higher Ground Landscaping with one mower
and two men and thought that this landscaping idea could
work.
Oh yeah, First Lady Michelle Obama visited the Peaches &
Greens produce truck, we grew to 2,805 volunteers
and $624,000 in donations.
Converted Mr. Fo-Fo’s
into Café Sonshine,
Henry Ford Academy, our Charter School
17th
year
In our 17th year, we started a Karate
Club for anyone between the ages of
8-85. We also launched a one-to-one
tutoring program on Saturday mornings
for children, and we took education to the
youngest, children under the age of 5
as we started our Parenting with a
Purpose program.
We provided Bible training through our
TUMI program (The Urban Ministry Institute) at two different sites, one being Milan
Prison, for those who desired greater Bible
and theology training. Visitation has
always been cornerstone to CDC and
this year we visited 515 families.
Our partnership with Henry Ford
Learning Institute grows deeper as we
join together to start a charter elementary school in our community.
Higher Ground Landscaping grows to 8
men. We start managing our properties
and launch Solid Rock Property Management. Have renovated 6 homes in
Boston Edison so far.
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18th
year
2012, our 18th year we get a liquor store
donated to us and we decide to turn
it into an aquaponics farm and raise
tilapia. We also built out an orchard and
called it the Love orchard making Faith,
Hope and Love Productions complete.
And, to provide high quality education,
we helped open Henry Ford Academy,
a local charter school kids can now walk
to. We got a 44 unit apartment building
donated to us and have added that to our
housing plans.
19th
year
Year 19 was a great year!
We served 24,356 meals to children
and teens through our programs.
We started offering afterschool programs
at Henry Ford Academy, our partner in
quality education. Our Parenting with
a Purpose program had grown to
70 families involved. Life Remodeled
swooped down on our neighborhood and
built a home in 6 days, worked with us to
board up 260 homes and provided home
repair for 24 families. We employed 45
teens though our summer employment
program and employed 27 through our
now 6 businesses. At the tail end of
the year we started the build out of the
commercial kitchen attached to Peaches
& Greens, and we also started rehabbing
the first of 20 homes through Neighborhood Stabilization Program funding.
Hoop House
Our housing counselors counseled
793 families and we had 59,411
hours of volunteer time donated.
Now we report on and celebrate our 20th year, 2014,
of programming, ministry, housing development,
employment,housing counseling, feeding, growing
businesses and educating.
Farm & Fishery Aquaponics Farm
Education Evangelism
20th Year in Review....here’s what we did.
T h e s e n u mb ers are undupl i c ated
Provided a Breakthrough Enrichment program for children
reaching 250 students. The program met on Tuesdays for
26 weeks during the school year.
Sponsored a Karate Club that meets 2x’s weekly and year
round for 29 young people. 3 children got their first belt!
Offered one on one tutoring for 45 students on Saturday
mornings for 1st -5th grade logging 9,778 tutoring hours.
Calvary Baptist Church of Canton and Trinity Presbyterian
Church provided tutors and leadership for this program.
Reached out to high school youth with Club7:37 meeting
weekly for 46 teens on Fridays. This program met for 26
weeks throughout the school year.
Had 76 families with 107 children, participate in Parenting
with a Purpose programs. Met physical needs of 131
families. New City Presbyterian Church volunteered.
Served 33,262 meals to children, teens and families.
Distributed 86,400 pounds of food to 954 families at
Forgotten Harvest Distributions.
Provided TUMI, The Urban Ministry Institute, courses for 24
adults who desire to take Master’s level Bible and Theology
classes in Milan Prison.
Provided Entrepreneurial Training through Prosper US to 43
adult students.
PROVIDED SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES FOR 1986 VOLUNTEERS
WHO WORKED 25,106 HOURS VALUED AT $376,914 PLUS
PROFESSIONAL TIME VALUED AT $31,520.
Provided a six week summer day camp program for 263
children daily utilizing 14 different volunteer groups from
surrounding churches. Hired 67 teens from our community
who worked in our businesses and at day camp.
Sponsored the Pride for Parents Christmas store for 158
families including 676 children. Sponsors for the Christmas
store included JP Morgan Chase Foundation, Highland
Congregational Church, O’Brien Construction, JGH Consulting,
Clark Construction, Grace Chapel, Northridge Community
Church, Henry Ford Retirement Village, and several individuals.
Sponsored overnight camp – 133 children and teens attended in total. Children attended Camp Michawana and
teens attended Kids Across America Kamp.
Distributed 300 Thanksgiving boxes of food in conjunction
with strategic church partners Kensington Church, Trinity
Presbyterian, Cru Inner City, and Forgotten Harvest.
Sponsored a Flag Football League for 100 youth in cooperation with members from Kensington Community Church and
Restore Church.
Distributed 740 backpacks filled with school supplies at the
onset of school. Donors of backpacks included Genesis
the Church, Trinity Presbyterian, Kensington Church, Oak
Pointe Church, New Life Church, Grace Chapel and Ward
Presbyterian.
Provided After School programming for our Charter School
partner, Henry Ford Academy (Elementary, Middle and High
School) 2-3 afternoons a week. 225 students participated.
Offered nutrition training and cooking classes to 78 students
(including adults) at our new commercial kitchen at Peaches
& Greens.
Witnessed 93 young people receive Jesus into their
lives and 30 who rededicated their lives.
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Built a commercial kitchen
onto Peaches & Greens for
community use and for budding
entrepreneurs to utilize.
4,100 customers
bought produce
this year at
Peaches & Greens!
Rehabbed 20 units of housing. Have 114 units (3 apartment
buildings)in the pipeline for future development.
Managed 61 units of housing through Solid Rock Property
Management, LLC.
Developed 3 green spaces (parks) for the community as outdoor
gathering spaces.
BRED 5500 TILAPIA
FISH AND GREW LOTS
OF BASIL
RECEIVED $242,317 IN DONATED PROPERTY
Counseled 589 families regarding either foreclosure (397), home
buyer education (106), or credit counseling (83). Saw 416 new
clients. Resolved 163 cases for families.
Cut 1,913 lawns as part of Higher Ground Landscaping.
RECEIVED $588,044 IN DONATED product
and distributed it through Restoration
Warehouse.
Launched 2 new businesses—Shadow of the Almighty Security
Company and Detroit ReMade, recycling trash into treasures.
Employed 42 people from community in our 9 businesses.
Experienced the benefit of 85 new donors
to the ministry and 275 individual donors
overall.
Detroit ReMade,
recycling trash
into treasures.
at CDC’s Farm & Fishery,
an aquaponics project. It’s
officially a business. We are
selling fish.
Harvested 1357
pounds of produce
through Faith, Hope
& Love Productions.
Statement of Financial Position
ASSETS
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
Fixed Assets
Parks & Gardens
Properties held by LLC
Land
Investments in Real Estate
Furniture & Fixtures
Equipment
Vehicles
Building & Improvments
Land –Vacant
Total Fixed Assets
TOTAL ASSETS
840,628
38,198
279,548
11,000
212,481
7,479
78,836
45,165
633,846
55,653
1,362,206
$2,202,834
LIABILITIES & EQUITY
Liabilities
Accounts Payable
Credit Card
Other
Notes Payable
Total Liabilities
Total Equity
22,154
1,000
29,309
177,870
230,333
1,972,501
TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY
2,202,834
2014 Gifts In Kind Summary
Total Volunteer Hours
Total Volunteers
Total Volunteer Monetary Value
25,106
1, 986
$376,914
Property Donated
Professional Services donated
Supplies Donated
Home Depot Donations
Bed, Bath & Beyond Donations
Total GIK Value for 2014
242,317
31,520
1,725
7,979
580,065
$863,605
Total Volunteer Contribution of
Time and Value of Gifts in Kind
$1,240,519
Board of Directors
Jonathan Wynne, Chairman of the Board
Christopher Gilbert, Treasurer
Joy Greer, Vice Chair
Denise Gray, Secretary
James Ewing
Margaret Harris
Jason Hover
Vance Jackson
Lisa Johanon
Craig Nash
Sarah Pavelko
Harry Richmond
Herman Shelton
George Thompson
Marilyn Williams
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Parenting with a Purpose Director
Parenting with a Purpose
Parenting with a Purpose
Children’s Director
Youth Director
Vista Worker
HOUSING
Dottie Foster
Emma Johanon
Mansa Musa
Shannon Robertson
Matt Corbin
Housing Counselor
Housing Counseling Intake
Housing Counselor
Solid Rock Property Management
Solid Rock Property Management
Detroit ReMade
Nate Gangwer
Manager
Craig Grissom
Carl Briggs
Craig Grissom, Jr.
John Michael Scott
Nate Harp
Antonio Moore
Crew Chief
Faith, Hope, Love Productions
Anthony Hatinger
Cory Weber
Tiara Roosevelt
Garden Production Manager
Restoration Warehouse
Justin Johanon
Joshua Price
Eli Shade
Manager
Farm & Fishery
Manager
Shadow of the Almighty Security Company
Anthony Beauford
Donavan Allen
Louis East
Devon Pettus
Greg Beauford
Jaywan Calhoun
Liz Etim
Vinny Baker
Jermani Baker
Hannah Shropshire
Tracy Smith
Higher Ground Landscaping
YOUTH
Tanisha Finley
Lissy Gangwer
Katherine Holmes
Russell Howard
Nakeya Whitehead
Rico Brown
Peaches & Greens
Jason Lindy
Amber Tredway
Alicia Urbani
Manager
Manager
aDMINISTRATION
Kate Cramer-Herbst
Megan Husch
ShaCha Geronimo
Lisa Johanon
Tony McDuffy
Helen Logan
Aletia Xerri
Office Administrator
Marketing & Outreach
Prosper US Coordinator
Executive Director
Deputy Director
Accountant
Accountant
Tony McDuffy, Lisa Johanon &
The Founder of CCDA John Perkins
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Art Van Furniture
Bright Ideas Land LLC
City Light
Clark’s Construction
Comerica Bank
Detroit Industrial School
First Merit Bank
Freshwater Future
Gangwer Insurance Agency
Greenman’s Printing & Imaging
Grosse Pointe South Dugout Club
Henry Ford Retirement Village
JC’s Charity Events
JGH Consulting LLC
Detroit LISC
Maher Construction
Main Street Bank
Michigan Community Resources
Morgan Stanley
Perodon
Sun Trust Booster
The Henry Ford Learning Institute
The University of Michigan
United Healthcare
United Way
University Cultural Center Association
Woodward Home & Garden
World Data Corporation
Young Leaders Initiative
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Amazon Smile Foundation
JP Morgan Chase Foundation
Clannad Foundation
Community Foundation of
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General Motors Foundation
Helen L. Kay Charitable Foundation
House Family Foundation
James and Cleo Hamilton Family
Charitable Trust
June & Cecil McDole Foundation
Kresge Foundation
Lloyd & Mabel Johnson Foundation
Mutual of America Foundation
National Christian Foundation
Rich Family Foundation
Skillman Foundation
The Carls Foundation
The Bank of America Charitable
Foundation
The CSIG Foundation
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Government
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• City of Detroit
Your financial donations help to meet the needs of our community through relationships and programs.
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Breakers Covenant Church
Calvary Baptist Church of Canton
Calvary Evangelical Free Church
Cornerstone Presbyterian Church
East Goshen Mennonite Church
Faith Covenant Church
Fellowship Presbyterian Church
Genesis the Church
Harbor Light Community Chapel
Highland Congregational Church
Highland Park Baptist Church
Life Changers International Church
Living the Word Christian Ministries
Mount Union Bible Church
Northridge Church
Oak Pointe Church
Ogemaw Hills Free Methodist Church
St. Mary of the Hills Catholic Chuch
St. Michaels Lutheran Church of
Canton
The River Community Church
Trinity Presbyterian Church
Troy Christian Chapel
Village Bible Church
Ward Evangelical Presbyterian
Church
Westminster Presbyterian Church
For non-monetary donations / Gifts In Kind
In addition to the range of programs we offer, CDC works hard to meet a variety of direct
physical needs for the families in central Detroit. To meet these needs, we accept “like-new”
furniture and appliance donations and other items for distribution according to need. It is our
desire to honor our neighbors by making available to them quality goods, as with our programs
we strive to deliver the best.
Donations in the past have enabled CDC to sponsor a Christmas store for the community,
a back-to-school give-away, Restoration Warehouse.
15th Year - Home Depot helped us build out
our second garden, the Faith garden, and we
were on the go with gardening.
Back to School
Backpacks
Home Renovation