The DIS is a beautiful community center remodeled from a old grade school…read more The campus is nestled inside of a residential community on the west side of Detroit. The space is filled with nonprofit businesses offering much needed community resources. There is also a gym space, a renovated swimming pool area, which unfortunately no longer houses a pool, but it is now a cool rental space. There's also a convenience store, a Toarmina's Pizza, a community laundry space and a cool arcade inside. I've visited on a number of occasions as the agency I work for has remote offices in the space, offering various resources for the community. It's also a great place to network and meet other Detroiters. The parking lot is sizable and the building is managed by a great company and is secured with guards, inside and out.

I'd greatly and highly recommend this beautiful facility. It gave me great pride and honor to have…read moreour sister celebration of life ceremony here. I as well as many of my family members, are alumni of Durfee Middle School. What they have done here has preserved a wonderful landmark of our community. It's a blessing to have our former middle school preserved in a positive manner.

Great Facility for the whole Family. I've been taking my Family here for at least the last 30 yearsread more

Great facility with a lots of actitivites and events for all ages from kids to seniors. They have…read morebingo, dance classes, bid whist, water aerobics for adults, day camp for kids, basketball court, swimming sessions and swimming lessons for all ages. The pool and workout room are very nice and they have steam and sauna rooms. The facility also offers an outdoor walking track and outdoor fitness equipment. In the winter, you can workout at the indoor gym which has all of the usual gym equipment. I have to give a special shoutout to Linda at the front desk who was so helpful and informative when getting me and my mom registered. Also Sharon who works in the locker rooms went above and beyond in giving my mom and I a tour of the facilities. We weren't expecting a tour and just asked Sharon for directions and she was so kind in showing us all that the facility has to offer. I am really looking forward to enjoying many activities here!

Mama Akua Community House, founded by Dr. Yusef "Bunchy" Shakur, is vital to the Detroit Black…read morecommunity. It is important for different cultures to have spaces where they they can go which represent their beliefs and their and their folks. I attend the Community House on a regular basis to participate in a woman's circle. The Ava Jo Gathering Space holds the vibration of love and feels very warm and cozy. The esthetic is a bright depiction of African and Black American cultures with lots of art, posters, and inscriptions on the walls. There are always various event flyers, business cards and leaflets to take. The community house includes a cyber cafe, and co-working options and is available for a variety of activities facilitated by different community groups, and businesses. The gathering space is also rented for baby showers, pop-ups, and other celebrations and meetings.

We use the The Maplewood a lot!!! Dance classes are so reasonable that we can afford four classes…read moreopposed to the one we did at another studio. The library here is affiliated with other libraries so they can get what they don't have. The food pantry is available for those who qualify. There's an abundance of senior activities such as luncheons, fitness, crafts and even WII bowling leagues. the Maplewood is located in an old elementary so no fuss no frills. Staff is friendly.

Since the pandemic, they no longer offer drop in's, you have to buy monthly ($25/month) or yearly…read more($249). The steam room and sauna are closed until further notice, and their new hrs are M-Sat: 8am - 2pm & M-F: 4pm - 8pm. They are no longer open early at 6 am, nor do they stay open all day, Saturday's they close at 2, and Sundays they're closed all day.

I am very disappointed with the customer service at the Warren Community Center in Warren, MI. I…read morevisited the center twice within the last two weeks to get information about swimming lesson registration for my children. Unfortunately, both times the experience was unpleasant. The employees at the front desk were rude, unhelpful, and unfriendly. Today, I waited for around 15 minutes while one employee kept looking at her computer and another was on the phone. Even when I finally asked for assistance, the response and attitude were not welcoming or professional. As a city community center that serves families and residents, I believe staff should be respectful, cooperative, and willing to help people with basic questions. Instead, I left feeling upset and disappointed by how we were treated. I hope management takes this feedback seriously and works on improving customer service for families visiting the center.

This is the main park I used to go to as a kid…read more This community center was built long after my parents moved to one of the other GPs. Would have been nice to have access to this community center, good space. Access to the water and grounds too. The enclosed patio is quite nice. The main space was big enough for our party. Too bad we couldn't access the upstairs balcony to take cooler photos.

I've been to the harvest festival at this location two years in a row (The festival by the way is…read morereally nice every time we come). I realized the last time I went that there's a kronk boxing gym in the same building. Not only that, I then found out a month later that JBCVC offers tutoring for kids, has a learning lab and a library, and there's another gym inside the building that hosts pickleball games on many days throughout the week! I'm sure they offer much more and have them listed somewhere online, but I was personally amazed at just the few opportunities I found out about.