Greening Of Detroit

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Causes: Environment, Environmental Beautification

Mission: The greening of detroit's mission is the sustainable growth of a healthy urban community through trees, green spaces, food, education, training and job opportunities.

Community Stories

4 Stories from Volunteers, Donors & Supporters

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anonymously_anon General Member of the Public

Rating: 5

07/09/2020

I really like seeing the turn around with the organization. They are not trying to be everything to everyone and they partner with other community organizations, businesses, DPS, and the city to continue planting trees, building up Detroit youth, and training adults in green jobs. They get the job done!

Review from Guidestar

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Anonymous_and-proud Board Member

Rating: 1

02/27/2017

Please do not waste your time or donations on this corrupt non profit organization.

They recently fired over 50% of their full time staff- but conveniently kept on all of their director level corrupt and inept staff. They don't pay their vendors and even skip out paying the few employees they still have for work that has already been done. They are clearly misappropriating donated funds and grants and when it comes time to pay staff or vendors they conveniently send out emails with language like "sorry we can't run payroll this week" because of their greed.

They also have a director on their staff who has had numerous HR complaints against him and is a known misogynist. Needless to say no punishment was ever instilled upon this behavior. He is safe while good hard working employees were let go.

Hopefully karma will kick in and this organization will implode. Shame on you for ruining an organization that was started to give rebirth to the once grand city of Detroit. You deserve to fail for all of your "shadiness" and mistreatment of your employees. You'll hopefully be shut down soon enough and the end to your scams will come to fruition.

Review from Guidestar

3

Betsy17 Volunteer

Rating: 5

07/11/2013

The Greening of Detroit is one of the city's jewels from a non-profit standpoint. I am proud to be a volunteer at The Greening, which is helping to grow and improve Detroit from multiple standpoints: Tree-plantings, urban agriculture, workforce development, education -- the list goes on and on. Personally, my heart sings when I think about the neighborhoods that have gained so much benefit from The Greening's work. When you hear a story about the difference made in a neighborhood, it's so very powerful. Five-plus stars.

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Lorri weir General Member of the Public

Rating: 5

03/09/2011

The Greening of Detroit has been planting green spaces in Detroit for over 20 years. The Greening is a big part of the solution to some of the vacant land issues facing Detroit. New growth forests, parks, green infrastructure and urban gardens are just some of the projects that this organization is tackling. Bravo!

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