Franklin Wright Settlements in Detroit taking people from crisis to self-sufficiency
Scott Talley, Special to the Detroit Free Press
April 9, 2021
Around 5 a.m. on many mornings, a group of three comes together for prayer, by phone, as they ask a Higher Power for strength to serve people in need across Detroit. The three early-risers are part of the executive team for Franklin Wright Settlements, a human-services organization that has answered calls for help in a variety of forms since 1881.
“We find our prayer calls exhilarating,” said Franklin Wright Settlements president and CEO Monique Marks, who has become accustomed to communicating with her chief operating officer Stacie Robinson and vice president of strategy and development Ahmad Nassar during the wee hours of the morning. “We were doing the calls before COVID, but since then we have become even more serious and more deliberate about praying and staying positive. With our team, we have no office hours, it’s mor