About Us

Saturdays in the D

What We Do

Saturdays in the D is a free, community-focused program developed by
the City of Detroit in partnership with the University of Michigan Center
for Innovation in Detroit and supported by Ally Financial. It offers a range
of educational and professional development opportunities for Detroit
residents, including enrichment activities for youth and workforce-
focused workshops and certificate programs for adults, emphasizing skill-
building, career advancement, and college readiness.

With additional wraparound services like technology loans, peer
mentorship, and career counseling, the program empowers participants
to explore new opportunities, develop competencies, and connect to
thriving career pathways.

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Skill-based Learning
Opportunities

Enrich our growing community.

Program Features SITD offers hybrid certificate
programs and workshops
year round, and youth
learning experiences and
camps in the summer.

Networking and Mentorship
Opportunities

Acquire a robust support system.

Participants become part of a
close cohort of learners and
also gain access to peer
mentors, admissions
counseling, and career
resources.

Technology Loans

Take support to the next level.

Don’t have a computer? Don’t
let that stop you from
learning. SITD provides free
laptop loans for learners in
our program who need them
for the duration of the
program.

Staff and Faculty

Who We Are

Undoubtedly we have no questions to ask which are unanswerable. We must trust the perfection of the creation so far, as to believe that whatever curiosity the order of things has awakened in our minds, the order of things can satisfy. Every man’s condition is a solution in hieroglyphic to those inquiries he would put.