{"id":31200,"date":"2010-10-01T01:52:24","date_gmt":"2010-10-01T01:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.challenge.dev2.formbox.biz\/blog\/?p=18"},"modified":"2010-10-01T01:52:24","modified_gmt":"2010-10-01T01:52:24","slug":"challenge-detroit-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/challenge-detroit-launched\/","title":{"rendered":"Have you accepted the Challenge, Detroit?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Challenge Detroit, an initiative of The Collaborative Group, is a program targeted at attracting and retaining young talent to Detroit in an effort to develop and rejuvenate the city&#8217;s core and continue to grow an attractive, urban center that will strengthen the surrounding region.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31\" style=\"width: 324px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/challengedetroit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/V9O13881.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31 \" style=\"margin: 10px;\" title=\"_V9O1388\" src=\"http:\/\/challengedetroit.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/V9O13881.jpg\" alt=\"Launch Event for Challenge Detroit\" width=\"314\" height=\"209\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-31\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Doyle Mosher and Deirdre Greene Groves present Challenge Detroit at The Collaborative Group<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The program will begin with a competition that will identify 30-individuals who will be offered a job and housing, among other benefits, in the greater Detroit area.\u00a0 The individuals will be between the ages of 21 and 34 and will hold a minimum of a Bachelor&#8217;s degree.\u00a0 Challenge Detroit will seek candidates and companies from every area of expertise artists, lawyers, doctors, engineers to participate in forward-thinking jobs that exemplify the diversity of our region.<\/p>\n<p>Candidates will have a multi-faceted experience of life in the greater Detroit community where they will have opportunities to live, work, and socialize.\u00a0 At the heart of Challenge Detroit are the monthly team challenges which bring candidates together to address issues we are currently facing such as transportation, homelessness, conservation, etc.\u00a0 Candidates will provide theoretical solutions that will spur new thinking on how we address these challenges.\u00a0 Candidates and companies will be featured in an online campaign aimed at promoting the region and the good things happening here.<\/p>\n<p>To date, <a href=\"http:\/\/challengedetroit.org\/year-in-detroit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a total of 29-companies have committed to providing a job to participants<\/a>! The caliber and diversity of these companies are outstanding.<\/p>\n<p>Challenge Detroit is moving forward rapidly.\u00a0 We are currently in the process of developing a funding strategy for the year-long program.\u00a0 For continued updates and to join the Challenge, email Deirdre Greene Groves at <a href=\"mailto:dgreene@collaborativegroup.org\">dgreene@collaborativegroup.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Challenge Detroit, an initiative of The Collaborative Group, is a program targeted at attracting and retaining young talent to Detroit in an effort to develop and rejuvenate the city&#8217;s core and continue to grow an attractive, urban center that will strengthen the surrounding region. 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