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Over the course of five years, CORI will provide affordable, high-quality services to make community-based real estate projects possible and empower leaders in the field. Mid-career professionals will be engaged as CORI Fellows, who will receive a salary and benefits from the already existing and impactful intermediary partner CDAD, with supervision, training, and project-based work from Proxy. Separately, the initiative will host a Quick and Equitable Impact Fund to offer grants to support nonprofits with beautiful renovations that quickly refresh their existing spaces for improved programming. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8e96c34d87112f6007a4e4/80eff2a4-497c-48ab-a8aa-2736fc6ffeef/Untitled-33.jpg ABOUT CORI - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://proxybydesign.com/quick-equitable-impact-fund daily 0.75 2026-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8e96c34d87112f6007a4e4/1762615794642-507JRSMII1E72GN8DJGP/EHXT0754.jpg QUICK + EQUITABLE IMPACT FUND ISAAC AGREE DOWNTOWN SYNAGOGUE CHILDREN'S AREA BUDGET: $4,000 After the multi-million dollar renovation of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue (IADS) in the core of Detroit, a project which experienced a long series of setbacks to the budget while Proxy ensured that the client never had to compromise on its values or on the quality of the built environment, few dollars were left for a critical space in which children could play and relax while their parents worshipped just down a short hall. Proxy partnered with IADS staff to use donated books and toys along with off-the-shelf IKEA furniture and products to outfit a nook where the youth of their community could play and just be themselves within a matter of just a few days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8e96c34d87112f6007a4e4/1764114489663-GR57RRA0ORBPL25WR543/AlleyProjectWebPhoto.webp QUICK + EQUITABLE IMPACT FUND OUTDOOR CLASSROOM AT THE ALLEY PROJECT BUDGET: $24,000 As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Inside Southwest Detroit couldn’t safely use its indoor studio space for what ended up being multiple years, disrupting a culture of gathering and connection. Inspired by outdoor classrooms built by the Detroit Waldorf School as a COVID-19 response, this construction of this outdoor classroom at The Alley Project was co-led by Proxy and a Waldorf parent. It became a vehicle for restored connections between neighbors, and ultimately created a lasting physical intervention for shared, accessible, multi-use outdoor space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8e96c34d87112f6007a4e4/1764115238843-WZH7LD1SCY4U7G5RXX5U/642c99ad4aed4f38176a17d9_ENDStudio_DPC_039.jpg QUICK + EQUITABLE IMPACT FUND DETROIT PHOENIX CENTER BUDGET: $50,000 This new headquarters for Detroit Phoenix Center includes offices and programming spaces for staff and constituents, including an education hub, “joy zone”, game room, and zen room for relaxation. Proxy connected Detroit Phoenix center with END Studio, (a Detroit-based, women-owned, architecture, design and research practice) to thoughtfully renovate their new space after moving out of a basement that was prone to flooding. This move, paired with accessible yet design-forward renovations, improved Detroit Phoenix Center’s work to serve youth at risk of homelessness, offering them new programming space infused with dignity, vibrancy, and pride. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8e96c34d87112f6007a4e4/1764804009527-VYTKNPMX0EN803Z2HEWV/2891860388527190585.JPG QUICK + EQUITABLE IMPACT FUND URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVES (UNI) YOUTH RELOUNGE BUDGET: $13,000 Proxy facilitated a partnership between a longtime client —Urban Neighborhood Initiatives — and designer, small business owner, and lifelong Detroiter Bucky Willis of Crane+Boom. She facilitated a trauma-informed design process driven by the youth who would use these two small rooms totaling about 300 square feet as a space to feel safe and foster hope, and led the selection and installation of new furniture and furnishings to quickly transform the rooms into a place to build wellness and well being.