Urban Neighborhood Initiatives (UNI) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation that works with communities in urban neighborhoods to build safe and thriving environments where people want to live, work, and play. 

We believe that healthy neighborhoods are the basic building blocks of a successful city. Accordingly, UNI concentrates on one neighborhood at a time as it builds an inclusive, collaborative template for a given community's renewal. UNI is based within Springwells Village, a 1.3 square mile southwest Detroit neighborhood bounded by Fort, Dix, and Waterman Streets.  


A look at our programs: Youth Apprenticeship Program, Southwest Urban Arts Mural Project, Southwest Rides Social Purpose Bike Shop, ASNC Afterschool Program, Harms Elementary Afterschool Program, Summer at the Center Program, Beautification and Stewardship Program, Youth Advisory Board, Springdale Green Park.

UNI began in 1997 with the restoration of an empty church building into a center for neighborhood development and activities; an effort undertaken over a decade in cooperation with  the All Saints Catholic Parish (the initiating body), community residents, businesses and collaborating agencies as well the support of area foundations and individual donors. The resulting All Saints Neighborhood Center (ASNC) has since evolved into a well-known hub for neighborhood development and activities and has served as a springboard for a broad schedule of adult and youth programs, blight reduction, place-making and physical revitalization. The Center is located at 8300 Longworth where UNI houses its Program Offices. We also maintain a Development Office at 1832 Springwells.

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Urban Neighborhood Initiatives

Christine Bell

Alejandra Gomez-Casillas

Shirley Small

Crystal Sims

Vania Ruiz

Tenia Denard

Tanya Aho

Ana Alvarez

Alyssa Avila

Alicia Mccormick

Alejandra Gomez

The Directors team at Urban Neighborhood Initiatives (UNI) is responsible for overseeing and driving the strategic direction of the organization’s programs and initiatives. This team includes key roles such as the Executive Director, Education Initiatives Director, Director of Post-secondary Initiatives, Director of Communications & Development, Director of Special Projects, and Director of Land Use and Creative Placemaking. Together, they ensure that UNI’s mission to build safe, thriving urban neighborhoods is effectively implemented, through activities such as program development, community engagement, and operational management.

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