Rates of crime are high in the Chadsey-Condon neighborhood. In recent years the community has struggled not only with larger, citywide issues of crime, vacant housing and recession, but against a larger enemy threatening to prolong these harmful epidemics: apathy. Residents there have organized and are working together to identify issues they can tackle to improve the safety in their neighborhood.

This project takes an active approach to deterring home robberies and other criminal activities that occur on neighborhood streets by installing porch light fixtures for 50 households. The project will directly impact the safety of the neighborhood by illuminating streets while empowering residents with the knowledge they need to take ownership of their neighborhood, and engaging them to work together with their neighbors to improve conditions and create a safer neighborhood environment for themselves and their families.

To the 30,000 southwest Detroit residents of what’s known by The Skillman Foundation and its partners as the Chadsey/Condon community, the area is a city symbol, proud of its landmarks and history. From the legendary Kronk Gym that produced multiple world-champion boxers to the recently demolished Charles E. Chadsey High School that helped birth NFL and NBA stars (as well as the neighborhood’s name), Chadsey-Condon’s heritage is distinct. As with other neighborhoods in Detroit, the Chadsey-Condon district has struggled with issues of vacant housing, recession and crime. According to Data Driven Detroit census data for 2010, there were 8,310 occupied homes and 2,524 vacant. This is a 50% increase in vacant homes, and a 24% decrease in occupied homes, since 2000.

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Direct Impact of Your Project

50 households will benefit from a new porch light, with an average household size of 4.

Extended Impact on Your Partner Community

Approximately 4 residents per household of the 50 homes that are adjacent to those serviced by the project will also benefit from street illumination.