Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Ford Foundation to Open First Detroit Office In 64 Years
The Ford Foundation is getting ready to open its first office in Detroit since leaving the city in 1953 as it ramps up an initiative to invest in affordable housing in Detroit.
Foundation President Darren Walker is expected to detail the decision in a speech Thursday at the Detroit Regional Chamber's Mackinac Policy Conference, Crain's Detroit Business (http://bit.ly/2saewZq ) reported.
Walker said the international foundation has hired a new program officer who will be based in the city later this year. . .