Detroit Feedback Loop

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Detroit Feedback Loop was started in 2017 by a couple of Wayne State University students who saw an opportunity to make a difference in their city. As a food-desert, Detroit's population of individuals experiencing homelessness struggle to find sustainable sources of nourishment. Moreover, the food they do have access to tends to be fast food, highly processed meals, and overall they lack the proper nutrients that can be found in fresh produce or well-prepared dishes. Poor nutrition is a major contributor to this population’s elevated rates of diabetes. Furthermore, health disparities such as decreased access to affordable health care and poor health education exacerbate this health condition and others related to it. It’s comparable to a snowball rolling down a snow-covered mountain; each issue building upon the next until the collection of problems become an unstoppable, cyclical force continuing to spiral further into the depths of poverty. Poverty is by no means solvable by one or two kind acts, but rather a multitude of purposeful acts that collectively could give those struggling a chance to fight the uphill battle. These acts can level the playing field, allowing people to break the cycle of poverty.