BridgeDetroit’s nine-part Meet the Candidate series will make stops throughout the summer in each City Council district.
Resident Resources
Guides and evergreen information for Detroiters.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Detroit 2025-2026 budget hearings: What you need to know
Staffers with BridgeDetroit, Detroit Documenters and Outlier Media will offer summaries and key points from each of the hearings.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Warming centers in Detroit: Where to find them as temperatures plummet
Here’s a rundown of resources to stay out of the cold and snow, according to news releases from the city and the Pope Francis Center.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
How Detroiters can get free tax prep help
Here’s how residents can get cash payments by filing taxes.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Michigan 2025 tax changes: new credits, tax rollbacks and deadlines
Here’s what you need to know about filing your taxes this year and what changes and adjustments to credits have been made.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
What is a migrant? What is ICE? 10 terms to help you understand the debate over immigration
Understanding the many different immigration terms – some technical, some not – can help people better understand immigration news.
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Detroit immigrant community braces for heightened ICE activity under Trump
Undocumented immigrants have constitutional rights, including rights to due process and legal counsel and against unreasonable search and seizure.
Posted inHealth and Welfare
Need for food assistance is high. What you can do to help
Nonprofits have reported high levels of need all year and that’s growing in the winter. Agencies say they need volunteers, warm clothes and money.
Posted inHealth and Welfare, Police & Public Safety
Immigrant rights group: Noncitizens can take these steps ahead of Trump presidency
Here are some specific steps that the legal services nonprofit Michigan Immigrant Rights Center (MIRC) recommends noncitizens do now.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Housing
Detroiters: Take this step to remain in DWSD’s water affordability plan
Detroiters enrolled in the Lifeline Plan to reduce water bills must verify income eligibility by the end of the month to continue benefits.