Who We Are

Our Own Wall Street is a 501c3 non-profit organization with an ecosystem designed to address the needs of underserved communities by sharing resources and teaching soft skills facilitated by Professionals and Business Owners. We provide educational workshops and events focused on the areas of Civic Engagement, Health & Wellness, and Personal & Professional Development.

Our goal is to create a sustainable ecosystem where program participants gain the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to support themselves and their community and to continue to work with Our Own Wall Street as advocates and outreach partners.

Civic Engagement

  • Voting
  • Advocacy
  • Community Outreach & Engagement
  • And More!


Personal & Professional Development

  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Customer Service Training
  • Continuing Education Support
  • Leadership Development
  • The Real Work First Project

Health & Wellness

  • Diabetes & High Blood Pressure Prevention
  • Tobacco & Menthol Education
  • Stress & Mental Health Support
  • And More!

Our Value Statements

Our Own Wall Street is a compassionate and innovative nonprofit organization that is driven by community partnerships and executes with excellence. We are committed to serving our communities with integrity, respect, and compassion. We believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to thrive, and we work to create a more just and equitable world for all.

Compassion for Communities We Serve
We care deeply about the communities we serve and are committed to working with them to create a better future. We listen to their needs and concerns, and we develop programs and services that are responsive to their priorities. We are committed to building relationships with our community partners and to working together to make a lasting impact.

Programmatic Innovation
We are constantly innovating and exploring new ways to serve our communities. We are committed to finding the most effective and efficient ways to deliver our programs and services. We are also committed to using data and evidence to inform our work and to ensure that we are making a real difference.
 
Community Driven
We believe that the best solutions to the challenges facing our communities come from the communities themselves. We are committed to empowering our community partners and to working with them to develop and implement solutions that meet their needs. We believe that everyone has something to offer, and we value the contributions of all members of our community.

Trusted Partnership
We value our partnerships with other nonprofits, businesses, and government agencies. We believe that we can achieve more by working to
gether. We are committed to building relationships based on trust, respect, and collaboration.

Executing with Excellence
We are committed to executing our programs and services with excellence. We strive to be efficient, effective, and accountable. We are constantly looking for ways to improve our work and to deliver the best possible results for our communities.

We believe that these values are essential to our mission and our success. We are committed to living these values in everything we do.

Send us an email at info@ourownwallstreet.org or visit us at 7436 Oakland Ave, Detroit, MI 48211.

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