Expanding the career possibilities for Detroit youth.
Mission: Coaching Detroit Forward is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that coaches Detroit high school students in writing, photography, graphic design and other creative fields. Award-winning local journalists, authors, communications professionals, photographers and designers teach students and share their expertise through summer camps, workshops and after-school programs. Through Coaching Detroit Forward, students gain mentors who guide them through internships, jobs and careers.
CDF is the nonprofit arm of The Detroit Writing Room.
Summer 2021 Recap
Thanks to the Fisher Foundation, Dow Jones News Fund, Kapnick Insurance Group and supportive donors, Detroit high school students had the opportunity to attend a free virtual or in-person journalism camp and in-person photography camp at The Detroit Writing Room this summer. Their stories and photos were published in Perspectives Magazine.
Read the students’ stories, and check out the photos they captured!
Summer 2020 Recap
Thanks to the Fisher Foundation and supportive donors, over a dozen Detroit high school students attended a free virtual journalism camp and photography camp this summer. Their stories and photos were published in Perspectives Magazine.
Read the students’ stories, and check out the photos they captured!
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Want to support these creative opportunities for Detroit teens?
Donate at coachingdetroitforward.org/donate, or email coachingdetroitforward@gmail.com to sponsor a student to attend a camp next summer! Read more at coachingdetroitforward.org.
All donations are tax deductible. We appreciate your support!
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