Youth & Families
Paid summer cooperatives, year-round programming, and community-rooted activities that build economic literacy and leadership.
Youth programming
Southwest Detroit - Since 2010
Worker power. Youth voice. A solidarity economy.
We incubate worker-owned businesses, prepare youth to lead in their communities, and build the cooperative infrastructure Detroit deserves.
Our mission
Built by and for Southwest Detroit
Grace in Action Collectives is an organization and community center based in Southwest Detroit. We incubate worker-owned businesses to shift control of labor, income, and decision-making to community members. We engage youth in critical, creative, and technical learning experiences that prepare them to lead within their communities.
Read our Theory of ChangeHow we do this
Three lines of work. One community
Cooperative Business Incubation
From Co-op 101 to a full Co-op Academy, we walk each cooperative from idea to launch.
Co-op DevelopmentOrganizing & Network
The Equitable Internet Initiative and mutual aid form connective tissue for our solidarity economy.
Equitable InternetOur impact
Work rooted in Southwest Detroit
We build long-term community wealth through worker cooperatives, youth leadership, neighborhood internet, and shared space.
On the calendar
Upcoming gatherings
Summer Youth Co-op orientation
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
GIA Community Center
Co-op 101 info session (bilingual)
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Online + in-person
Mutual aid hub volunteer day
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
1725 Lawndale
Stories from the work
What cooperative power looks like
Instagram
Youth jewelry co-op launches
Young makers build a shared business
A youth team builds business skills through jewelry production, sales, presentation, and shared decision-making.
Jewelry, pop-ups, and worker ownership
Pop-up markets give young worker-owners a real place to test products, talk with customers, and lead together.