OUR MISSION
DownCity Design (DCD) is a non-profit community design studio that empowers people to imagine and create better futures for their communities, using the tools of design.
OUR VISION
DownCity Design is a community organization working to build a city of problem solvers. We empower students, educators, and community members to use design skills to improve the places where they live, work, and play.
DownCity Design was founded in 2009 by Adrienne Gagnon and Manuel Cordero, with the mission of improving Providence by getting young people involved in designing and building solutions for their communities.
Since our founding, DownCity Design has grown rapidly, transforming the lives of over 2200 youth who have participated in our programs so far.
OUR WORK
In our free youth programs, Providence teens design and fabricate new amenities to improve their communities. Since our founding in 2009, over 2200 participants in our free afterschool and summer design programs have collaboratively built more than 85 permanent amenities for public spaces in and around Providence, including community gardens, outdoor classrooms for public schools and creative play structures for parks.
Currently, our 18 free youth programs engage 450 underserved teens annually in creating structures and graphics for public spaces. Our programs help participants develop essential skills and habits of mind like collaboration, communication, creative problem solving, and persistence. In 2019, DCD was named Afterschool Program of the Year by the RI Afterschool Network.
More than 280 adults have also participated in our free professional development programs, learning to use the design process to generate innovative solutions for topics including affordable housing, community-based agriculture, creative placemaking and public education.
Company Details
- Employees
- 22
- Founded
- -
- Address
- 425 West Fountain Street,
- Phone
- 401.272.8070
- Industry
- Design Services
- NAICS
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Specialized Design ServicesIndustrial Design ServicesOther Specialized Design Services
- Website
- downcitydesign.org
- Keywords
- Design Thinking, Community Engagement, Design-Build, Education, Non Profit, Youth Development, Architecture, After School, Secondary Education, Project Based Learning, Youth, Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Design, OST, Urban Planning, K12, Facilitation, Professional Development, Teaching, Construction, Construction Management.
- HQ
- PROVIDENCE, RI
Downcity Design Questions
Downcity Design's helpline number is 401.272.8070
Downcity Design's website is downcitydesign.org
Downcity Design's LinkedIn profile is https://www.linkedin.com/company/downcitydesign
Downcity Design has
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Downcity Design's categories are Design Services
Downcity Design's founding year is 2009
