I used to live in the outskirts of the Detroit area. I worked outside of the Detroit area and also had the opportunity to see several attempts to revitalize Detroit. Those many attempts failed. At any rate, this is a beautiful, 'feel good' story. The transformation isn't perfect, but it is from the heart and helping children and their parents to thrive.
Video is @ link -- a very heartwarming story. Love still exists in this world!
Turning pain into power: How a grieving mother transformed a neglected block near Detroit into a village of beauty and opportunity Every parent’s worst nightmare is losing their child. Shamayim Harris has lived through that nightmare – twice.
On September 23, 2007, her 2-year-old son, Jakobi Ra, was struck and killed in a hit-and-run in Highland Park, a suburb of Detroit.
“I literally thought that I wouldn’t be able to function or be alive or anything,” she recalled.
In 2021, she experienced that heart-wrenching loss again when her 23-year-old son, Chinyelu, was shot and killed while doing a neighborhood watch in his community.
As she faced her profound grief, she also discovered her strong determination to channel it into something good. For the last 15 years, her trauma has fueled her mission to transform her struggling, neglected community into a vibrant village.............
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/16/us/detroit-real-estate-safety-education-sustainability-opportunity-grief-cnnheroes/index.html
