Jeffrey Mosher welcomes back Linda Little, President & CEO, NSO, Detroit’s Neighborhood Service Organization, Detroit, MI.
During their conversation they covered several questions:
What inspired NSO to create this new park, and what do you envision it becoming for people in recovery, their families and the broader Detroit community?
Why is it important to create a visible public space dedicated to recovery and healing, particularly at a time when substance use disorder continues to affect so many Michigan families?
How will the park connect with NSO's expanded substance use disorder treatment and other services on the Oakman Campus?
NSO is specifically asking Michigan businesses to become founding partners. What are you asking the corporate community to invest in—and why should companies see this as more than a traditional charitable donation?
What will corporate partners actually help make possible at the park, and what kinds of recognition or opportunities will businesses receive in return for their investment?
You've described the park as a place where recovery can be visible and where lives lost to addiction can be remembered. What do you hope people feel or experience when they visit it?
What would success look like for this project five or 10 years from now, and what role do you hope Detroit's business community will have played in making that vision a reality?
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NSO Launches Corporate Giving Campaign to Build New Park along Joe Louis Greenway Nonprofit invites business community to invest in healing, recovery; Destination along Joe Louis Greenway will increase access to substance use disorder treatment, honor lives impacted by addiction, strengthen Detroit neighborhoods DETROIT (AUGUST 20, 2026) – Neighborhood Service Organization (NSO), one of Michigan's leading providers of integrated health, housing and human services, is calling on Michigan's corporate community to become founding partners in the creation of a new park located on NSO's Oakman Campus, along the Joe Louis Greenway.
The park will serve as a transformative public space designed to promote healing, recovery and community connection while expanding access to critical substance use disorder (SUD) services; and also as a welcoming destination where individuals and families affected by substance use disorder can find hope, healing and support.
The project also supports the broader vision of the Joe Louis Greenway by using the unique green space along the Greenway to create a destination that connects neighborhoods, while addressing one of Detroit's most urgent public health challenges.
In addition to the new park, corporate investments will help support:
· Permanent supportive housing at the Bell Building and Clay Apartments
· Expansion of substance use disorder treatment services
· Integrated behavioral health and primary care services
· Community-based outreach, stabilization and wellness programs
For more information about the park, available partnership opportunities or to become a Corporate Community Impact Partner, visit www.nso-mi.org/corporate-giving.html or contact NSO's development team.
About Neighborhood Service Organization Neighborhood Service Organization (NSO) is a Detroit-based nonprofit that bridges the gaps in housing, healthcare and well-being by providing integrated services that help individuals and families overcome homelessness, behavioral health challenges, substance use disorders and other barriers to stability. For 70 years, NSO has worked alongside community partners to create pathways to recovery, independence and lasting opportunity for Detroit residents.
