Community Hubs as Networks of Care

Abstract

In Detroit today, a dispersed network of grassroots community hubs is emerging as a collective venue for a myriad of services and programs attending to both short term emergency response and long-term daily needs. Neighborhood hubs led by community leaders have long been spaces of convening, information sharing, community activity and other elements of social infrastructure. Increasingly, hubs are intentional spaces for cultural production and community cohesion, contribut- ing to networks of care ingrained in the urban fabric at the hyperlocal scale.