Coaching Detroit Forward

Coaching Detroit Forward's summer photography camp applications are now open! ?? Are you a Detroit high school student who loves to take photos? Don’t miss this opportunity to attend a FREE photography camp and learn from head coach Sacred Overstreet Amos and a dozen professional photographers! During our Beginner Photography Camp, you’ll learn how to use a digital camera and take pictures on photowalks throughout the city of Detroit. Our Advanced Photography Camp will expand your skillset to include studio photography, photo editing and more! Your best photos will be printed in the 6th editing of Perspectives Magazine and featured in a fall exhibition at Playground Detroit. Each session includes: - Canon cameras - Laptops - Daily lunch & snacks - Writing materials - Parking pass - T-shirt & water bottle Students who attend a Detroit high school or live in the city of Detroit are eligible to apply. Submit your application by Friday, May 2 at https://lnkd.in/gv5vC9G5 #photographycamp #summercamp #detroit #detroitstudents #detroitphotography #detroitphotographers #detroitmi

Journalism Camp 2025 applications are now open! Are you a high school student interested in expanding your writing, reporting and research skills? Do you have a special interest in the climate, health or environment in your community? Or do you simply enjoy storytelling and writing about issues you care about? The Detroit Writing Room’s 2025 Summer Journalism Camp in partnership with Coaching Detroit Forward and Planet Detroit is for you! The two-week day camp will be held this July at Wayne State University's Journalism Institute for Media Diversity. Students will learn from over 25 Detroit Writing Room coaches and award-winning journalists! This year’s camp is in partnership with Planet Detroit, a nonprofit news outlet that covers important stories about environmental, public health and social justice topics in Detroit. Each day, students will learn from journalists covering these beats and participate in interactive workshops and real-world reporting exercises. Over the two weeks, students will report and write a story focused on an environmental, health or equity topic they choose. Each student will have their article published online at planetdetroit.org and printed in the 2025 edition of Perspectives Magazine. The camp includes daily lunch, snacks, laptops, writing materials and more! Scholarship Opportunities: Students who attend a Detroit high school or live in Detroit are eligible to apply for a scholarship to attend the camp free of charge. These scholarships are made possible by Coaching Detroit Forward donors, a Michigan Environmental Council award and sponsors, including The Rotary Club of Detroit, Automotive Press Association, Detroit NABJ and Society of Professional Journalists - Detroit. Apply by May 2 at https://lnkd.in/eMpNSAw.

Did you know Coaching Detroit Forward is part of the SHARE Detroit?network of local nonprofits? If you’re looking to give back this holiday season by volunteering or donating to a good cause, you can find over 450 local nonprofits at?sharedetroit.org. Giving Tuesday is just around the corner on Dec. 3! Consider checking out the Share Detroit network to support CDF or one of our fellow nonprofits!? #GivingTuesdayDetroit

Our summer internship applications are now live! Come work with us this summer!

A big thank you to the University of Michigan for featuring our free summer writing and photography programs for Detroit high school students! Read all about how two U of M alumni, Stephanie Steinberg and Sacred Overstreet-Amos, partnered to coach students interested in photography careers. "The whole goal is to give them a trade, not just photography as an art, but more like a trade where they’re learning something that they could possibly feed their families on in the future,” Overstreet-Amos said. Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/gg8kJpTg

Tickets are going fast for our Summer Author Series event with Bridgett M. Davis and Felicia B. George this Wednesday at 7 p.m. at The Whitney! This unique author event will delve into the Detroit numbers — the illegal gambling system that served as the precursor to the Michigan lottery we know today. As Felicia’s book published by Wayne State University Press explains, “Illegal lottery operators and their families and employees were often exposed to precarity and other adverse conditions, and they profited from their neighbors’ hope to make it through another day. Despite scandal and exploitation, these operators and their families also became important members of the community, providing steady employment and financial support for local businesses.” Get your tickets before they sell out! Register: https://lnkd.in/g_px2WUB All proceeds benefit our nonprofit arm Coaching Detroit Forward.

A big congratulations to our students and coaches who received a dozen awards at the Society for Professional Journalists Detroit Chapter Awards last night! The students were honored for their stories and photos featured in Perspectives Magazine 2023. The print publication features work by students who attended journalism and photography camps led by The Detroit Writing Room and Coaching Detroit Forward. Please join us in congratulating the following high school students who received awards! Community Reporting: 1st Place - Natalia Garcia 2nd Place - Ma’Naida Gonzalez Health Reporting: 1st Place - Torrance Johnson Sports Reporting: 2nd Place - Alan Greason Explanatory Reporting: 3rd Place - Bella Canty Feature Reporting: 3rd Place - Libby Townsel Portrait Photography: 1st Place - Angelia Robinson 3rd Place - Ma’Naida Gonzalez 4th Place - Natalia Garcia Feature Photography: 1st Place - Naomi Contreras-Hernandez 2nd Place - Natalia Garcia Magazine Cover: 1st Place - Ma’Naida Gonzalez, Michelle Sheridan and Stephanie Steinberg Get your copy of Perspectives Magazine at https://lnkd.in/dpGSgCt6. All proceeds support Coaching Detroit Forward.

The deadline?to apply to attend our Advanced Photography Camp has been extended! During the camp led by photography coach Sacred Overstreet-Amos, students learn studio lighting for headshots, product shots, food photography and more. They also work on a personal project that will be published in Perspectives Magazine, and students collaborate on a group photoshoot where they plan the lighting, models, backdrop, props and more. Space is limited to 14 students. The camp is free for Detroit high school students and students who live in the city of Detroit. The 2024 camp takes place at The House of Hip-Hop ran by the nonprofit CLASS ACT DETROIT. Apply by Friday, May 24, 2024 at?https://lnkd.in/g6i8bDGs

Tomorrow is the last day to apply to Coaching Detroit Forward's free photography camps this summer! During the Beginner Photography Camp, each student gets a professional camera to learn photography. Detroit photographers lead lessons and take students on photowalks throughout downtown Detroit. Stops include: Campus Martius, Grand Circus Park, Detroit Riverfront, The Belt, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit Historical Museum, Z Garage rooftop and more! In the Advanced Photography Camp, students learn next-level photography techniques. They pick a personal project to work on and also plan a photoshoot in a studio setting. All students choose their favorite photos for publication in Perspectives Magazine, and their photos will be exhibited at the House of Hip Hop this fall! Besides cameras, the experience includes lunch, laptops, T-shirts, writing materials, parking and more. Must be a Detroit high school student or Detroit resident to apply. Beginner Photography Camp July 15-26, 2024 Location: Bamboo Detroit Apply: https://lnkd.in/gv5vC9G5 Advanced Photography Camp Aug. 5-11, 2024 Location: House of Hip Hop Apply: https://lnkd.in/g6i8bDGs ?? : 2023 photography student Ma’Naida Gonzalez

Know a Detroit high school student who enjoys photography? ?? Our nonprofit arm Coaching Detroit Forward offers FREE summer photography camps! Each student gets a professional camera to capture architecture, nature and city life during photowalks through downtown Detroit. Professional photographers also teach camera basics, lighting, photoshoot planning and more! At the end of the program, the students’ photos are published in the print Perspectives Magazine produced with the Detroit Writing Room, and their photos will be exhibited at the House of Hip Hop. Lunch, T-shirts, laptops, parking and camera supplies are included! Our student alumni attest, the photography camps are the BEST camps they’ve ever been to! ?? Applications are open until May 3, 2024. Apply at coachingdetroitforward.org. Must be a Detroit high school student or Detroit resident to apply! Beginner Photography Camp July 15-26, 2024 Location: Bamboo Detroit Advanced Photography Camp Aug. 5-11, 2024 Location: House of Hip Hop