Kevon Paynter

Kevon Paynter wrote this article for YES! Magazine. Kevon is the Surdna reporting fellow for YES! Follow him on Twitter @KevonPaynter.

‘The price on everything is love’ — How a Detroit community overcomes a lack of city services

A range of neighbor-to-neighbor efforts in Detroit address basic needs, from healthcare to food access, that are going unmet by local government agencies.More

August 19, 2018
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