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Detroit, MI

Kitchen Connect, Devita Davison

Devita Davison is a native of Detroit who came back to her hometown after her NY home was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy.  She sees her move back to Detroit not as an accident of nature, but as something ordained to happen by a higher power. As her mother told her, “God didn’t send the waters to drown you. He sent them to move you. Detroit Kitchen Connect was formed by Davison to help home cooks expand their businesses, as one of the biggest obstacles for starting a food business in Detroit is the high cost of setting up a commercial kitchen.  Detroit Kitchen Connect aims to increase entrepreneurial success by negotiating affordable kitchen rentals in local churches so start-up businesses can have access to commercial, licensed kitchen facilities and equipment.  According to Davison, the program hopes to provide a safe space for entrepreneurs to create their product, so that they can in turn provide a valuable contribution to the Detroit economy.