90 Plus Years and The Legacy Continues
Mission Statement:
To expose the aviation industry to Detroit area youth as a career path and showcase the leadership and development opportunities of this community.
FDCA is celebrating and continuing its mission of providing opportunities focusing on:
- Youth education in aviation (with a S.T.E.M. curriculum base)
- Community improvement / economic development
- Increased efforts to return youth aviation education back to airport grounds
- Celebrating sponsor investment (successful donor fundraising)
- 90 years of continuous service on the eastside at Gratiot & Conner
The Spirit of Detroit
The organization was founded, at the request of Mayor Coleman A. Young, to fulfill an objective of serving as a community advocacy group to support economic development in and around the airport. Two years later, in 1992 the IRS granted the organization non-profit status.
FDCA was to connect the community with the airport in a positive way by promoting goodwill. Because of its large land mass area, the Coleman A. Young International Airport has a large footprint and is central in the neighborhood.
By sponsoring events throughout the year, FDCA fosters exposure in the aviation industry including the environment, personnel, and jobs found on the airport grounds. The mystery of what happens in and around the airfield is revealed to area youth who gaze upon the aircraft taking off and landing.
FDCA Invites You to Donate and Support Their Mission.