Newsletter & Action Alerts
The Parkside Community Connector is the newsletter of Friends Of Parkside (FOP). It is free to every household at The Villages at Parkside.
Action Alerts
Updated September 8, 2026.
HUD is reviewing a change to the Detroit Housing Commission’s 2026 Annual Plan. The change rewrites the rule for when DHC has to give public notice, hold a public hearing, and consult the Resident Advisory Board before it acts. Friends Of Parkside (FOP) filed written objections with the DHC Board of Commissioners on August 3, 2026, and with HUD on August 25 and September 5, 2026. FOP’s reading is that HUD’s 75-day review period closes in late October 2026, and that if HUD does not act by then the change is treated as approved. Printed copies of everything FOP filed are free on request — call 313-822-0311 or stop by 5000 Conner Street, Suite 103.
Dates ahead: 5th Precinct CompStat meeting, Tuesday, September 15, 2026 · FOP Community Meeting, Wednesday, September 23, 2026 · HUD RAD Resident Engagement Office Hours, Wednesday, October 7, 2026 · FOP Community Meeting, Wednesday, October 28, 2026. Call 313-822-0311 for times and locations.
Every Issue of the Connector
Every issue below is the complete issue, exactly as it was distributed. Printed copies are free on request — call 313-822-0311 or stop by 5000 Conner Street, Suite 103. To be added to the mailing list, call us or email newsletter@friendsofparkside.org.
Volume 8, Issue 16 — March 16, 2026 · 12 pages
Open Letter to Parkside Residents · Youth–Stellantis expands FOP’s Dear Santa Helper Program · Don’t Sign Anything Until You Read This · Update on Parkside Resident Council Leadership · February 11 Parkside Community Engagement Meeting: Project Update · Residents’ Questions and DHC Responses · Environmental Questions Submitted to EGLE About Parkside Phases 1A and 1B · State Designates Parkside Phases 1A and 1B as a Project of Significant Public Interest · “They Said First Right of Refusal, then First in Line, Now DHC Says Get a Priority Number.” · Join Friends Of Parkside as an AmeriCorps VISTA Summer Associate
Volume 7 — June 29, 2025 · 24 pages · Special Issue
An Open Letter to the Residents of The Villages at Parkside · Understanding the Bylaws — Why Does It Matter · Your Resident Council Board: Roles and Accountability · 2025 Parkside Resident Council Election Result · Why HUD’s Sample Bylaws Matter · HUD Sample Bylaws · Your Right to Vote Out a Resident Council Member · The Silent Signature: What Residents Weren’t Told About the MOU · Who or What Is the Friends Of Parkside · The People Behind the Friends Of Parkside · What Parkside Taught Me About Power · HUD Resources · Pop Out, Parkside!
Volume 6, Issue 14 — July 29, 2024 · 32 pages · Special Issue
Open letter to TVP residents from FOP · Parkside Redevelopment · Role and responsibilities · RAD Meeting Questions & Answers #1 and #2 · Questions received by DHC in May 2024 · Parkside Community Engagement Questions & Answers · A Recap of the June Meeting · Appendix: Resident Engagement Results
Volume 5, Issue 13 — February 2024 · 8 pages · Special Issue
Overview of Videovoice · Process of the Videovoice Project · Key Takeaways from the Project · “Voices of Parkside” Movie Night Event
Volume 4, Issue 12 — July 17, 2023 · 8 pages
14th Annual Parkside Health, Safety & Job Fair · Parkside children at DSO Black Panther · Parkside Community Safety Meeting · TVP Community Center’s new decorative planters · TVP Launches Beautification Contest · Annual Parkside Health, Safety & Job Fair Guide · Trivia Contest · Get Covered — FOP is now a health insurance enrollment site
Volume 4, Issue 11 — June 27, 2023 · 8 pages
To Tow or Not To Tow · TVP Mailbox Update · Bright Futures Youth Program afterschool highlights · Free meals for Parkside children start June 26th · Bright Futures Summer Youth Program begins July 10th · Winner of the Reimagine the Community Center drawing · TVP’s Beautification Contest · FOP hosts monthly Parkside Community Meetings · Seventh Annual Parkside Curb Ball Tournament photos
Volume 4, Issue 10 — Week of June 6, 2023 · 8 pages
“Let’s Fix Parkside’s Mailbox Problems Together!” · FOP will host a Community Safety Meeting June 27, 6–7:30 p.m. · 7th Annual Parkside Curb Ball Tournament set for June 14th · Free breakfast and lunch for Parkside children starting June 26th · Bright Futures Summer Youth Program starts July 10th · SPACE Photos · TVP Launches Beautification Contest · Your Turn to Reimagine
Issue 10 — Week of May 23, 2023 · 8 pages
FOP partners with DCDC to reimagine TVP Community Room · Parkside Seniors complete Senior Planet Chromebook Essential class · The Ailey Mailbox is Back · TVP Launches Beautification Contest · FOP Tool Lending Library sponsored by NexTiles · Kroger Plus Shopper’s Card flyer and quarterly payout · Trivia Contest
Issues published before 2023 are not yet online. If you have a copy of an early issue, we would like to add it to this archive — call 313-822-0311.