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The café counter  is under construction!

Also, a small Community Connections grant was received to cover our Barista training!

Opportunities for youth 14 to 18 years of age will be able to participate in learning the craft (to be announced soon)!

We are planning to have the Grand Opening during Hispanic-Latino Heritage month!

Dear Supporters,

Oops...We are sorry for not providing an update on the community Galería-Café through Patronicity earlier.

Please accept our apology for the error. 

Currently about 70% of the project has been completed. We have experienced delays due to labor shortages and are projecting higher costs to complete the project due to the price increase for building material. We continue to work through these issues and hope to complete the project later this fall; an exact date for completion is difficult to predict. 

This is what has happened so far:

• The Galeria space is 90% ready.
• Vibrant colors are dressing the walls of our Café space and the hallway.
• Our espresso and coffee equipment arrived.
• Bathrooms are finished.
• We passed the City of Detroit Buildings and Safety inspection on Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC).
• We are working on the city of Detroit Health Department application and Building and Safety permit application and fees.

• The work on the Café counter is next.!

The MexicantownCDC team

We did it! We exceeded our $50,000.00 campaign goal! On behalf of our board of directors, staff and our crowdfunding campaign team, thank you for your generous donations and support through your social media shares. Achieving our goal also allowed us to earn the monetary award from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation M.E.D.C.

We are moving forward with our renovations to activate our galería and café space. We are also looking forward to having our Barista training program for young folks in our community.

We envision a near future when we can once again host culturally relevant holidays, music performances, art classes, cooking demonstrations, festivals and a range of art exhibits and performances from local and emerging Latino artists, to proudly serve Southwest Detroit and the Mexicantown community. We invite you to continue to support us and to engage in our programs and services to grow this effort.

We strongly believe that our history and sense of cultural identity is a draw for all communities. This is an important part of helping Detroit thrive. This project will only strengthen those efforts and reinforce our mantra of “a strong ethnic identity equals a strong economy”. 

Thank you everyone!

Dear donor,

 Great news! we appreciate all of your support for the Mexicantown Community Development Corporation, and through your efforts, we are more than half-way towards achieving our $50,000.00 crowdfunding campaign goal.

There are still ways that you can help us create this important cultural touchstone that celebrates our unique community in southwest Detroit:

•  Share our Patronicity campaign on your social media pages. We are strong       believers in the strength of our community’s word of mouth.
• If you know someone that is a business owner or leader, have them consider making a corporate contribution to MexicantownCDC. We would be pleased to recognize their donation on our social media and website.

The Patronicity campaign is active for 31 more days. If we reach our goal by July 12, the project will be matched with funds made possible by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s Public Spaces Community Places program.

 Together, we know that we can achieve great things. Please consider sharing widely and donating to our Patronicity campaign.  Thank you,

 Raymond Lozano

Executive Director at Mexicantown CDC