Help Shape Detroit's Future: Volunteer as a Focus Group Organizer or Facilitator for the WISE Centra

Are you passionate about urban planning, community development, or social justice? Do you want to help ensure residents’ voices shape the future of Detroit?

WISE Partnership is seeking dedicated volunteers to support a series of community focus groups that will inform the design, use, and zoning of the WISE Central Hub-a Black-led social enterprise and cultural space being developed at 2700 W. Chicago Blvd.

This is your chance to be on the ground floor of something transformative. The WISE Central Hub will include a public market and café, cultural arts center, workforce training spaces, gardens, and more-all rooted in community voice.

Focus Group Organizers

Help coordinate outreach, scheduling, and logistics for youth, seniors, artists, neighborhood associations, and other stakeholders.

Facilitators

Lead 60-minute discussions using prepared materials to engage residents around what they want to see in the WISE Central Hub.

Urban Planning Volunteers

Support review of feedback, zoning advocacy, and summary reporting for integration into the final development plan.

• Community engagement

• Event coordination

• Group facilitation

• Public input analysis

• Grassroots planning

• Inclusive design principles

Flexible-1 to 5 hours per week through Fall 2025. Weekend and evening opportunities available.

Detroit, MI-on-site at partner churches, schools, and community spaces near Linwood & Chicago Blvd.

This isn’t just volunteering-it’s helping design a future where every resident’s voice is valued, and every block reflects the power of its people.

Sign up today, and we’ll follow up with more details!

Watch our video to learn more: WISE Central Hub Land Dedication