Through this program, participants will learn more about the psychosocial needs of the local community; issues of literacy, housing, unemployment, homelessness, and immigration/ migration; how local organizations, residents, and small businesses are building a stronger community; cultural celebrations, unique foods, and similarities/differences within the Latino community in the region; Dia De Los Muertos/Day of the Dead; and clinical issues specific to working with the Latino population. Feet On the Street Tours and Events focuses on cultural tourism and social issues to strengthen relationships, the economy, and the image of Detroit. Our goal is to connect and reconnect the people, both visitors and locals, to the city of Detroit.
When walking the exhibit halls in Henry Ford Museum, don’t miss the bus where Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, the chair in which Abraham Lincoln was assassinated and a camp bed slept on by George Washington.