Rocket Community Fund
Coverage of Rocket Community Fund in the Nexus archive.
- Local 4 volunteers help pack food boxes for Gleaners’ Hunger Free Summer initiative in Taylor
Local 4 volunteers and partners helped pack food boxes for Gleaners Community Food Bank's Hunger Free Summer initiative in Taylor, aiming to address food insecurity for children during school breaks. The event, supported by Citizens Bank and Rocket Community Fund, focused on providing meals to families facing summer financial challenges, with volunteers assembling boxes containing 24 pounds of food each.
- Why Detroiters still use risky land contracts to buy homes
A report found 1,000 recorded land contracts annually in Detroit over two decades, highlighting their use by residents who cannot access traditional mortgages, including immigrants unfamiliar with banking systems. Land contracts, while enabling homeownership, lack protections and regulation, prompting calls for legislative action.