Saving Our Streets: Part 3- Treating Mental Illness at a Young Age

June 19, 2017June 19, 2017 mywhitneyb2 Comments

Mental Illness and developmental disabilities are starting to be detected in children as early as two years old. The most common childhood mental disorders are anxiety disorders, depression, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). There are many treatment options available for children that are affected but extensive assessments have to be done to see what… Continue reading Saving Our Streets: Part 3- Treating Mental Illness at a Young Age

Detroit Community Outreach Programs Help Struggling Residents Back on Their Feet

May 21, 2017May 31, 2017 mywhitneyb5 Comments

Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries: One of many buildings located throughout the city of Detroit, location 138 Stimpson St. Photo: Whitney Bryan Detroit, MI. May 22, 2017- Detroit community outreach programs work to keep mental illness and drug abuse from affecting more lives of residents. Mental illness and drug abuse have become a major cause of… Continue reading Detroit Community Outreach Programs Help Struggling Residents Back on Their Feet

Community Outreach

PSA: Faith In Action

April 24, 2017 mywhitneybLeave a comment

For more information on the Faith in Action campaign and on how to volunteer with DRMM, visit drmm.org.

Family Stories

Enjoying the Coke Side of Life

April 16, 2017April 16, 2017 mywhitneybLeave a comment

Coca-Cola have been enjoyed by many Americans since 1886, but have you been really enjoying the coke side of life? Many people do not realize that their favorite caffeinated soda can be used for so much more than just quenching thirst. Coca-Cola began in 1886 when Atlanta pharmacist Dr. John S. Pemberton created a flavored… Continue reading Enjoying the Coke Side of Life

Community Outreach · Family Stories

Help Detroit and put your Faith in Action

April 2, 2017April 2, 2017 mywhitneyb2 Comments

Picture of the sign outside of the main building for DRMM. Photo taken by: Whitney Bryan Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries is planning on feeding 2000 plus people this Easter holiday, but is asking for help from the community to make this all possible with the Faith in Action campaign. DRMM is challenging the community to… Continue reading Help Detroit and put your Faith in Action

Community Outreach · Family Stories

Saving our Streets Part 2

March 26, 2017 mywhitneyb2 Comments

Drug Abuse is an issue that have been taking over many urban cities in the United States of America since the early 70s and have been an issue since. Mental Illness have been named as one of the major causes of drug abuse. In the past people were just being treated for drugs and not… Continue reading Saving our Streets Part 2

Family Stories

Saving Our Streets

March 20, 2017March 20, 2017 mywhitneyb1 Comment

Dale A. a homeless man that has been living on the streets of Detroit for going on 4 years now, due to dysfunction in his family The city of Detroit has a growing number of people living on the streets or in need, and many different community service organizations have pitched in and are offering… Continue reading Saving Our Streets

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Detroit Suffers Huge Loss After Windstorm on Wednesday

March 12, 2017March 12, 2017 mywhitneyb1 Comment

On Wednesday March 8th more than 1 million residents across the state of Michigan was affected by a high windstorm, and as of Saturday March 11th there were still more than 300,000 metro-Detroiters without power. More than 4,000 power lines were pulled down or affected by fallen trees causing the huge outage to all of… Continue reading Detroit Suffers Huge Loss After Windstorm on Wednesday

Family Stories

Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries: Striving in Community Service

March 5, 2017March 5, 2017 mywhitneyb1 Comment

Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries was founded in 1909 by David C. Stucky inside of a room at a poultry store. In 1918 the ministry moved into a larger headquarters and started helping and feeding more and more families. By 1928 the organization had grown even more, moved to Jefferson and began feeding as many as… Continue reading Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries: Striving in Community Service

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Blight: A Never Ending Story for the City of Detroit

February 19, 2017February 19, 2017 mywhitneybLeave a comment

A Detroit Family is forced to look for residence outside of the city, due to the horrible blight issue in the community. After the riot in 1967, Detroit has struggled to come back and with the recession in the late 90s early 2000s, many families were forced into foreclosure and had to leave their homes.… Continue reading Blight: A Never Ending Story for the City of Detroit