Education
​Programs

Our guiding wellness principle is that a healthy mind, body, and spirit are the result of good nutrition and education. 

Poverty is the driver of poor health outcomes for minority children and their families. PHC provides underserved students the tools to overcome these obstacles in their early years with a multi-prong evidence-based approach. 

In research, goal setting and problem solving are meaningfully related to improvements in happiness, health, and academic success. Through the Emerging Scholars program high school students are inspired to envision a future full of hope and possibilities. 

Healthy Minds

PHC works in partnership with the Detroit Public School Community District to infuse neighborhoods with high quality education programs, creating an evidence-based model for improving community health and vitality. 

FUN Pantry (Fundamentals of Understanding Nutrition)
The FUN Pantry (Fundamentals of Understanding Nutrition) provides a nutrition and physical education program that helps teachers transform their classrooms into health conscious environments. Aligned with the Michigan Grade Level Content expectations, students, parents and teachers are motivated and supported to begin a journey toward a healthy lifestyle. The program is based on a teacher approved and USDA My Plate (link to USDA) curriculum, student healthy snack preparation, pop-up grocery store experience, take-home bags of food, and recipes and books with nutrition and physical activity messages for the whole family.

​The FUN Pantry program supports urban youth in a lifelong quest towards health and wellness.

Emerging Scholars Program
Helping Detroit’s underserved high school students become college or career ready is a unique aspect of PHC’s mission. Select high school students’ commit to a volunteer and paid work place internship in a field of their choosing and mentors track and support their growth and development. 85% of the Emerging Scholars have attended college​. 

Scholars report:

• 90% said that the work experience helped them confirm their career paths.
• 100% said the experience gave them confidence that they could attract positive things into their lives.
• 90% said that the experience helped realize that they could be successful in new situations. 

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Service and workplace learning are combined to inspire the students to envision a future full of hope and possibility.

​The first Emerging Scholars program was launched at Renaissance High School in 2015. The Farber Scholars program originated thanks to the vision and financial support of Audrey & William Farber. The Farber program is still in existence today and is motivating other community leaders to support the creation of additional scholars’ programs. The goal is to have a program in all Detroit high schools.

Summer in the D Kids Camp 
The camp offers a wide variety of engaging activities, including swimming, dance, outdoors sports activities, arts & crafts, community gardening, nutrition and academic education, social emotional skill building and field trips to many of Detroit gems, including local parks, riverfront, science center, DSO, and museums. 

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Teen Leadership Programs
+Detroit, PEERCORPS and Narrative 4 are three programs that are led by a diverse group of students from around Metro Detroit. They engage in a wide variety of service learning projects to assist Detroit students and build bridges between students in the suburbs and city. 

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Research Fellowships and College Internships
Graduate and undergraduate students from colleges and universities are a vital part of the PHC family. Through their research and volunteer endeavors, PHC evaluates and improves its community programs, while providing real life experience to college students.

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