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City of Detroit’s “Neighborhood Vaccine Week”
City of Detroit's “Neighborhood Vaccine Week" begins April 12-16, 8am-5pm, at 7 DPSCD Schools! Detroiters ages 16+ or workers in Detroit will receive the Johnson & Johnson 1 shot vaccine. Appointments can be made...
Grab and Go Meals for Students
Update: Grab And Go distribution will return Thurs. April 8 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Starting the week of April 12, our normal Mon & Thurs schedule returns at 9am - 1pm. For additional info...
Jackie Robinson Art Contest
DPSCD Students - Win up to $1500 and see your artwork on digital billboards throughout the city. Take part in the Jackie Robinson Art Contest presented by the Detroit Tigers! Capture the spirit of one or more of Jackie...
DPSF Women’s History Month Series Honors Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence
Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence was raised by her grandparents on Detroit’s northeast side. She attended Courville Elementary and Nolan Middle schools, graduating from Pershing High School. Congresswoman Lawrence says...
Women that are making a difference in the lives of people across the world and what they all have in common is that they are DPS Proud!
This month, for Women’s History Month, the DPS Foundation has highlighted accomplished alumnae of the Detroit Public Schools/Community District. All of these women are making a difference in the lives of people across...
Celebrating Shantalea Johns, Ed.D, LMSW as part of our DPS Proud – Women’s History Month series.
Today we celebrate Shantalea Johns, Ed.D, LMSW as part of our DPS Proud - Women’s History Month series. Dr. Johns is currently Director, Office of Continuing and Interprofessional Education at Wayne State’s University...
The Obsidian Theatre Festival – Nicely Theatre and GhostLight Productions
The Nicely Theatre Group, a DPS Foundation supporter, has partnered with John Sloan III and Joshua Cashman through GhostLight Productions (of which John is Founder and CEO) to produce the ”Obsidian Theatre Festival.” ...
DPS Foundation Celebrates Sydney James
DPS Proud - Women’s History Month Celebrates Sydney James Her work can be seen in every corner of the city. She is Detroit’s own; the artist behind the portraits and murals of Black faces on massive spaces. ...
We celebrate Maria Salinas, our DPS Proud Women’s History Month Community Leader
Maria was born and raised in Southwest Detroit and has dedicated her life to her community. Using her degrees in Organizational and Community Leadership, she founded Congress of Communities, a nonprofit that assists...
Celebrating our own – DPS alumnae Karinda L. Washington!
Today is International Women’s Day...the perfect day to lift up Detroit Public Schools’ women who have made a difference! Today we are celebrating our own - DPS alumnae Karinda L. Washington! Karinda is the Acting...
DPS Foundation Scholarship Application and Details 2020/2021
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DPS Proud SPOTLIGHT
"I went to the Detroit Public Schools from Kindergarten through High School. It was a very positive experience. I was an immigrant from Budapest, Hungary when I and my twin brother came to America. While my dad...
Ford Engagement is Steady and Strong
The Ford Resource and Engagement Center (FREC) located inside DPSCD’s Fisher Magnet Upper Academy on Detroit’s far eastside, continues to provide resources to our families and those in the surrounding communities.With...
