Detroit Shoreway | Community Organizing
Moneeke Davis is a resident of the Detroit Shoreway neighborhood and runs a youth community garden, Mustard Seed Garden, on Elton Avenue. A recipient of the 2015 Detroit Shoreway award, she is also working on a project to promote social cohesion that includes working with the community to identify and design a gathering space for the area. She sits on the Steering Committee for Our Alleys Revitalized (OAR), an ongoing project driven by residents in collaboration with Graffiti HeArt and artists from Rustbelt Monster Collective, a project that aims to illustrate the stories of residents in their neighborhood. During the two-year rehabilitation of her new Habitat for Humanity home, Moneeke attended and graduated from the Practical Nursing program at Brown Mackie College. Currently, she is a sophomore pursuing an associate degree in nursing Cuyahoga Community College. Moneeke’s mission is to use her gifts, knowledge, and abilities to bring people together to change the nation one community at a time.
