NEWS AND MEDIA
LR NEWS
Unlocking Detroit Youth’s Potential: Harvard College Teams Up with the Durfee Innovation Society
Rhonda Evans2025-02-26T20:19:13+00:00February 26th, 2025|
Major Construction Begins at Anchor Detroit!
Rhonda Evans2025-02-21T15:45:26+00:00February 21st, 2025|
This recognition belongs to ALL of US!
Rhonda Evans2025-02-19T20:44:17+00:00February 19th, 2025|
Life Remodeled Welcomes Three New Board Members
Rhonda Evans2025-02-07T17:30:45+00:00February 7th, 2025|
Life Remodeled partners with College for Creative Studies to launch its new Practicing Design Center program
Rhonda Evans2025-02-07T18:08:46+00:00February 6th, 2025|
CBS Mornings: Rebuilding America: How a nonprofit is helping to repurpose old school buildings
Rhonda Evans2025-02-07T16:53:20+00:00December 3rd, 2024|
Your gift impacts more students like Paige
Rhonda Evans2025-02-07T16:54:30+00:00November 13th, 2024|
VP of Opportunity Hubs Brandi Haggins received Power of One Dedicated Woman Award
Rhonda Evans2025-02-07T16:58:18+00:00September 9th, 2024|
Detroiters Are Thriving
Rhonda Evans2024-12-03T16:34:11+00:00July 11th, 2024|
VIDEOS
WDIV Flashpoint featuring Diallo Smith, CEO of Life Remodeled
Durfee Field Day 2025
Life Remodeled partners with Little Caesars to support Durfee/Central Parent Teacher Conference
Black History Month Luncheon
LR IN THE NEWS
On the morning of May 19, 2025, a message was shared with our Life Remodeled team, reminding them of the upcoming Juneteenth holiday and the significance the day holds for both our organization and for Americans across the country.
Chris Holman speaks with Diallo Smith, President & CEO, Life Remodeled, at Media Row in the Grand Hotel, while at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference.
Life Remodeled in Detroit staged its Prom Remodeled, presented by Amazon, on April 26 at the Durfee Innovation Society in Detroit. Guests dressed in prom dresses and tuxedos were treated to strolling hors d’oeuvres and cocktails and a lineup of entertainment that included national performing artist DJ Kool and the 1980s cover band Mega 80s. // Photographs by Patrick Gloria
Clay and Lisha B from The Morning Rollout had special guests in the studio — Diallo Smith, President and COO of Life Remodeled, and Ian Conyers from Amazon
Looking to take your nonprofit to the next level? ? In our latest episode on The Intentional Fundraiser podcast, we delve into the revolutionary “Next Level Nonprofit Operating System” with expert insights from Chris Lambert and yours truly.
Nonprofit Life Remodeled is asking the public to vote for the name of its next neighborhood hub project.
Our communities have ties that can bring us together, rather than divide us, even those that remind us of the worst of human history. Imagine the brighter future we can build together.
After putting forth three years of concentrated effort in the community, the Detroit-based nonprofit Life Remodeled received some ‘sad’ news that their two final offers to transform the Cooley High School into an ‘Opportunity Hub’ were rejected. HOWEVER, their ‘SADNESS’ was turned into ‘JOY’ when they were contacted by an organization that actually ‘WANTED’ them to repurpose their school building into something like what they just did in the Central High School neighborhood with the Durfee Innovation Society.
Lippert Components, Inc. (Lippert™), a leading supplier of highly engineered components for top original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) in the recreation and transportation product markets and their related aftermarkets, is excited to announce a new way for team members to serve their communities. In collaboration with the Detroit-based nonprofit Life Remodeled, this experience provided Lippert with an opportunity to extend their community outreach efforts beyond Elkhart County, leaving a lasting legacy of positive change.
Seven years ago, volunteers from DTE Energy’s Lynch Road Service Center began volunteering with Life Remodeled, a non-profit organization in Detroit that works to rebuild local communities.
When nonprofits–or any organization for that matter–are poorly run, it inhibits their ability to deliver value for their customers and communities. Because nonprofits often deliver vital services to our most vulnerable citizens, we need systems in place that make them more efficient, more focused, and more productive. On today’s episode, we talk with the leader of Life Remodeled, a community-based organization in Detroit, MI that is transforming communities and providing opportunities for many people experiencing life-controlling challenges.