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MiSide Community Impact Network

MiSide’s mission is to ensure children, individuals, families, and communities have access to great health care, quality education, a comfortable home, and the money needed to build a life they desire.

Hour Detroit Staff

November 1, 2025

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Give Detroit – A Charitable Registry

Celebration of Impact attendees strike a pose while helping to make a difference in their community.

// MISSION

// KEY SERVICES PROVIDED

MiSide Community Impact Network, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, ensures that children, individuals, families, and entire communities have access to great health care, quality education, a comfortable home, and the money they need to build a life they desire.

MiSide was formed after the merging of two Detroit-based nonprofits — Southwest Solutions and Development Centers Inc. — to provide a higher, more personal level of care that addresses the four-pillar needs of each community it serves: Housing, EarlyYears, Wealth, and Health.

Multiple programs are maintained by MiSide, including integrated behavioral and physical health services, employment and education services, affordable housing, veteran and homeless services, and early childhood education and family services. MiSide serves nearly 25,000 clients in Detroit and Wayne County.

Local families enjoy the festivities and prepare for the upcoming school year at MiSide’s annual Back to School Bash.

// EVENTS & OPPORTUNITIES

Cupid’s Care Diaper Drive (February): Community-wide diaper collection and distribution for families facing diaper insecurity through the MiSide EarlyYears program, which provides essential services that support families from pregnancy through age 5.
Mind over Miles (May): Virtual mental health awareness walk that encourages participants to move at their own pace — anywhere and anytime — to raise funds and awareness for mental health services across Detroit and Wayne County.
Neighborhood Beautification Day (June): This large-scale annual cleanup and beautification event includes yard work, disposing of debris, planting trees and flowers, and mulching and revitalizing playscapes throughout a different community park each year.
Back to School Bash (August): Annual backpack drive and distribution to provide thousands of backpacks to kids who would otherwise show up on their fi rst day without a pencil or notebook in hand.
Celebration of Impact (September): The nonprofit’s largest fundraiser of the year features dinner and a live auction to help ensure children, individuals, families, and communities have access to services that support every side of life.
Santa Day (December): A beloved (and free!) tradition for Detroit families, offering photos and lunch with Santa, Christmas cookie decorating, festive balloon art, bounce houses, and more.