Our Mission
DCWF exists to serve historically marginalized Detroiters, blending education and programming about cooperatives, with non-extractive loans to support democratic and community-based businesses in Detroit.
Support DCWF
Your contribution will enable DCWF to provide free technical assistance, educational programming and resources to emerging and existing democratically owned businesses in Detroit, to support Black business ownership, community wealth building, and community economic control.
Our Programs
We provide non-extractive financing for start-ups, existing businesses, and for ownership transitions. We also run ongoing workshops and an annual Co-op Incubator, and opportunities for co-ops to build community with one another.
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What Is a Cooperative?
Cooperatives are people-centered enterprises owned, controlled and run by and for their members to realize their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations. (ica.coop)
Meet the Co-ops
Get to know loan recipients and graduates
of the Co-op Incubator
In the News
Pandemic turns heads toward co-op business model, Axios, November 1, 2022
Worker Cooperatives Can Teach Businesses About Valuing Employees During “Labor Shortage”, WDET, October 8th, 2021
Black Bottom Garden Center co-op works to make difference in Detroit, Fox2 May 23rd, 2021
These Three Businesses Are Creating A Worker-Owned Economy in Detroit , WDET, October 4 2019
New loan fund looks to develop co-op economy in Detroit, Model D, October 2 2018
The Co-op That’s Keeping Community Money Out of Big Banks, December 4, 2018
A National Worker Co-op Financing Network Emerges, Non-Profit Quarterly, December 6, 2018