SE Downtown Detroit Luncheon Affinity Group

August 10, 2022 IN PERSON MEETING

Featuring Rev. Faith Fowler of Cass Community Social Services, named one of the top 100 most influential women of 2021 according to Crain’s Detroit Business.

Rev. Fowler is a loving and inspiring leader who doesn't see color or class, who looks at our poorest and most neglected citizens and sees only hope and opportunity. And humor. She grew up in Detroit and Royal Oak, the daughter of teachers, and by age 13, she felt destined to become a minister. She has served at Cass for the past 29 years.

Cass Community Social Services is a Detroit-based agency with a person-centered philosophy, dedicated to providing food, housing, health services, and job programs. The Tiny Homes program has received nationwide attention. The nonprofit serves 700,000 meals a year and about 300 homeless men, women and children a night. It also operates a day program for the developmentally disabled, two free medical clinics and a job training and placement center.

Her biggest win: Coming up with a "tiny home" community concept that puts previously homeless people on a path to owning their own homes. Using only privately raised funds, Cass has completed 20 tiny homes so far and five more are under construction. Organizations around the country are working to replicate her model.

Location: 11745 Rosa Parks Blvd. Detroit (The parking lot entrance is on Webb).

• There is a button to push on a pole at the entrance and someone will let you in.
• They have a small lot, so carpooling is recommended if possible.
• Lunch provided by Cass for a $5 donation per person, payable to Cass at time of meeting.

Downtown Detroit Affinity Group
Lunch meetings are on the 2nd Wednesday of every month from 11:30 am - 12:30 pm.  Our group focuses on highlighting businesses, companies and organizations within the Detroit city limits. All are welcome.

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Chairs

Deb Roy, Blue Cross Blue Shield, droy@bcbsm.com

Maureen Rovas, American Lung Association, Maureen.rovas@lung.org

Laura Schaffran, General Motors, laura.schaffran@gm.com

Deb Scola, Michigan Humane, dscola@michiganhumane.org