Brilliant
Detroit
The Detroit Story
Our hometown and the birthplace of our model for Kid Success. Detroit is a bastion of resilience, showing every day what is possible when ordinary people come together to nurture a city that works for everyone. As the motto goes: “We hope for better things; it shall rise from the ashes.” Brilliant Detroit aims to operate 24 hubs across the city in order to affect population-level change with, for, and by children and families.
What is a Brilliant Cities Hub?
Our hubs are intended to be a one-stop shop for families with children 0-8. These locations are often repurposed, vacant houses, which ensures they are accessible within neighborhoods and have a warm and familial feel. At our hubs, families can participate in programs within each of the pillars of our work — education, health, family support, and community-building. Offerings include: literacy support, early childhood vocabulary development, nutrition, physical fitness, mental health support groups, community meals, and more. We also provide resources including diapers, clothing, food, and books. Everything is free of charge.
If you’re interested in joining a program at a Brilliant Detroit hub, accessing the resources we provide, or simply want to learn more about what we do, please fill out the form linked below. We’ll then connect you with the hub nearest to you.
Belmont
Boynton
Brightmoor
Central
Chandler Park
Cody Rouge
Dexter – Linwood
Fitzgerald
Five Points
Grixdale Farms
Hope Village
Islandview
Littlefield
Martin Park
McDougall-Hunt
Morningside
Nolan
O’Hair Park
Osborn
Outer Drive-Hayes
Russell Woods
Southwest
Springwells
Virginia Park
Join Us at Our Hubs
If you’re interested in joining a program at a Brilliant Detroit hub, accessing the resources we provide, or simply want to learn more about what we do, please fill out the form linked below. We’ll then connect you with the Brilliant Detroit hub nearest to you.
JOIN USOur Local Team
Ambassadors of our mission responsible for financial oversight and long-term sustainability.
This includes our board governance, communications, evaluation, partner development, and strategy staff.
This includes our hub managers and coordinators, as well as outreach staff.
This includes our HR, facilities, finance, and general operations staff.
This includes all staff involved in coordination and delivery of programs, as well as data management.
This includes all volunteer management and fund development staff.
Our 2026 Supporters
The following individuals and organizations generously share their resources with us and our partners in order to advance Kid Success. We cannot thank them enough!
Our Partners
Our work would not be possible without our partner organizations, which connect us with community, provide powerful programs, and much more. We are grateful to all of those organizations currently in our family and eager to connect with more!
Want To Partner With Us?AECOM
Baby 2 Baby
Book Depot
Detroit Collaborative Design Center
Eastern Market Partnership
Every School Day Counts Detroit
First Up
Forgotten Harvest
Green Door Initiative
Green Door Initiative (GDI)
Hope Starts Here
human-I-T
Michigan League for Public Policy
PNC
Poverty Solutions
Promise Venture Studio
TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health
United Healthcare
WellSky Social Care Coordination
482 Forward
AG
Alger Theatre
Alternatives for Girls
Bacon
Bailey Park Neighborhood Development Corporation
Beautiful Works Publishing
Because of His Love Outreach
Bethany Lutheran Church
Beverly Hill Therapy
Birth Detroit
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Bookshare
Boy Scouts of America
Boys and Girls Club of Southeastern Michigan
Brightmoor Alliance
Brightmoor Quality Initiative
Burton International Academy
Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan
Central Detroit Christian
Chadsey Condon Community Organization
Chandler Park Conservancy
Cody Rouge Action Alliance
Cokarē
College of Creative Studies
Crossroads
Delta Dental
Detroit Area Agency on Aging
Detroit Creativity Project
Detroit Hives
Detroit Live
Detroit PAL
Detroit Public Library
Detroit Public Schools Community District
Detroit Reconnect
Detroit Riverfront Conservancy
Detroit Shriners
Detroit Zoological Society
Dexter Linwood Neighborhood Block Club
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library – Wayne State University affiliate chapter
Downtown Boxing Gym
E. Warren Tool Library
Earhart Elementary- Middle School
Early Learning Prep
Eastside Community Network
Empowered Community Learning Center
Featherstone Garden
Fifth Third Bank
Focus Hope
For Goodness Cakes
Friends of Parkside
Friends of the Alger Theatre
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
Grandparents Parenting Again
Greater Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church Daycare
Hamilton Elementary-Middle School
Hendricks Foundation
Henry Ford
HKS
Humble Design
I Can Be (George Latham IV)
Kristy’s Early Childhood Development Center
LADA
Laundry Cares Foundation
Littlefield Community Association
Live Coal
Lovin’ Touch Learning Center
Making Spirits Bright
Manhood Project
Matrix Human Services
Mecca Development Corporation
Metropolitan Detroit Diaper Bank
Mexican Consulate
Mission: City
Mohican Regent Community Group
Molina Healthcare Inc.
Morningside Community Organization
Motor City Grounds Crew
Neighbors Building Brightmoor
New Martin Park District Association
New St. Paul Head Start Agency
Old Redford Academy
OneSight
Osborn Neighborhood Alliance
Paul Robeson Malcolm X Academy
Phalen Learning Academy
Rainbow Haven Child Care
Redeem Detroit
Restoring East Warren
Rx for Reading
SEE IT
Sidewalk Detroit
Squiggles and Giggles Daycare Center
Starfish Family Services
Sunrise Daycare
Taproots at Camp Walden
The Manhood Project
The ReVamp
University of Michigan Dearborn
Uplift Family Services
Urban Neighborhood Initiatives
Village of Shiny Stars Daycare
Vooks
VROOM
Warrendale Neighborhood Group
Wayne RESA
826 Michigan
A Girl Like Me
AARP
ABC Mouse
Aetna
All Star Girls
American Heart Association
Arts & Scraps
Autism Speaks
Belle Isle Nature Center / Detroit Zoological Society
Big City Biologists
Birdies Book Mobile
Black Family Development
Black Mothers Breastfeeding Association
Booknook
Center for Success Network
Children’s Center
Color of Autism
Community Music School (MSU)
Crossroads of Michigan
Crowns On Wellness
Detroit Champions of Hope
Detroit CHEMpreneurIST
Detroit Discoverers
Detroit Health Department
Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation
Detroit Institute of Arts
Detroit Mercy Dental School
Detroit Parent Network
Detroit Public TV / PBS Kids
Detroit Resilience Lab
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Detroit Ultimate Frisbee League
Dianne O’Connor
Education Superhighway
Faith in Girls
Families and Mental Wellness Lab
Family Zumba
FIERCE
First Books
Give an Hour
Great Start
Great Start Wayne Collaborative
Henry Ford Health System
Hygiene on Wheels
InsideOut Literary Arts
Jewish Vocational Services
Johnson Consulting Services
Journey To Healing
Keep Growing Detroit
Kids’ Health Connections
KidsRead2Kids
LA SED
Learn Early
LENA National
Little Free Libraries
LTD Fitness & Wellness LLC
Make Your Date
MCSDA
Michigan Fitness Foundation
Michigan Humane Society
Michigan State University Extension
Mint Artists Guild
Mom-2-Mom Club
Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit
National Kidney Foundation of Michigan
Nurse Family Partnership
Parent Cafe
ParentChild+
PEACH
PowerUp Fitness
Practice.Party (formerly Musical Mentors Collaborative
Priority Health
Project Healthy Community
Raising A Reader
Reading is Fundamental
Reading Partners
Reading Recipes
Recovery Concepts
SOAR Detroit
Springboard Collaborative
St. Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center
STARC Lab and the ArtsHUB at Wayne State University
STEP Publishers
Stories & Play
Temate Institute
The Children’s Center
Titan Equity Nourish Network (TENN)
United Way for Southeastern Michigan (UWSEM)_Programming
Wayne Metro Community Action Agency
Wayne State University
YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit
Yoganic Flow
Your goodVillage Collective
Zero To Thrive (Strong Roots Programs)
America Reads
Blessing Bags Brigade of MI
Crockett-Lumumba Scholars
Detroit Educational Takeover
DTE
Ford
John Sznewajs Group
Junior League
Kappa Alpha Psi
NRIVA Mi – Detroit Chapter
Repair the World
St. Vincent Pallotti Parish
Summer in the City
Supplies for Scholars
The 313co
U of M School of Education
Wave Project
Wayne State Hillel Fraternity
Volunteer With Us
Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Brilliant Detroit! Our work cannot advance without your support. There are many opportunities to choose from but if you don’t see something on our list that is of interest, let us know about the gifts and talents you’d like to contribute to Kid Success.
Apply Now To VolunteerWork With Us
As Brilliant Cities staff and interns, the work of Kid Success is in our heads, our hearts, and on our shoulders. We would be honored by you joining our team. We are not currently hiring for particular roles but are looking for interns to support our build-out. You may email your interest to info@brilliantcities.org and, if your interest is employment, we will let you know when we are ready to hire.
See Current OpportunitiesReports
Impact Report 2025
Annual Report 2024
Annual Report 2023
Annual Report 2022
Annual Report 2021
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