About the Coalition
About Us
Who Are We?
The Get the Lead Out Detroit Coalition (Coalition) was established with the support of the Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation with a purpose of reducing the number of Detroit children poisoned by lead hazards in the home and in soil by identifying and executing strategies to support lead safe kids and lead safe homes for families.
The founding partners include: Building Community Value; CLEARCorps Detroit; Data Driven Detroit; Detroit Future City; Detroit Health Department; City of Detroit Housing and Revitalization Department; Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice; DTE Energy Efficiency Assistance Program; Enterprise Community Partners; the Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation; Kids’ Health Connection; Lakeshore Legal Aid; Michigan Department of Health and Human Services – MI Lead Safe; Rocket Community Fund; and Wayne State University Center for Urban Studies – Detroit Lead Advocacy Parent Group/DLEAD.
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Recent Press Releases
Get The Lead Out Detroit Coalition Encourages Testing for National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, Oct. 20-26, 2024
Lead poisoning is 100% preventable and testing is critical to detect lead poisoning. Starting this year, it is the law that all children in Michigan be tested for lead poisoning between 12-months and 24-months of age. Exposure to lead hazards in and around the home...
Get The Lead Out Detroit Coalition Debuts New Website with Free Public Resources National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Oct. 22-28, 2023
LeadOutDetroit.com website is designed as a clearinghouse for information and resources to learn about lead hazards and preventing lead poisoning. Exposure to lead hazards in and around the home has a lifetime impact on children. Children under six years of age are...
Get The Lead Out Detroit Coalition’ Presents the ‘Lead-Safe Kids Resource Fair, Part of the 2023 FREC East Book Fair and Family Resource Day on March 18
March 8, 2023 (DETROIT) – Working to protect the children and residents of Detroit from lead poisoning, the newly formed Get The Lead Out Detroit Coalition presents the Lead-Safe Kids Resource Fair on Saturday, March 18. Free and open to the public, the event is part...
Our Work
Founding members came together because of their shared concern for children. They are committed to reducing lead hazards that can poison our children by developing collective strategies that support the improved health of children. The Coalition leverages the work of members to address gaps in individual strategies and allow centralized sharing of resources between organizations that can be scaled. The Coalition is leading a campaign to mobilize communities, organizations, and people to act (learn more, get help, demand change).
What Drives Us?
Detroit children are at substantial risk for lead poisoning. The combination of housing age/conditions, poverty, access to health care, and racial disparity are a lethal threat in a city where 48% of children live below the federal poverty level.
In-home exposure to lead paint and dust are the main pathways for children and pregnant women to experience lead poisoning. Almost one-half of Michigan’s lead poisoning cases are in Detroit.
CLEARCorps Detroit (CCD) provides administrative support to the Coalition. With a mission of creating healthy homes for children by reducing the impact of environmental hazards (with a specific focus on lead in paint and soil), CCD believes that this work must occur at the intersection of reducing health risks by improving the quality of the home.
The Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation has a focus on Environmental Health, Justice & Equitable Development with a specific interest in reducing the elevated blood lead levels in children in Detroit and Wayne County through reduced lead exposure in housing, soil, and water. They support efforts to develop new cost-effective methods and property owner incentives to reduce lead exposure; increase public demand for action by the private sector and by government; and design effective policies and policy enforcement.