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Ted Vasgo Gloster Jr.

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Just build—
@theforigininitiative
@theforiginnc
@sevir.hq
@healthwithvas
— and let purpose lead.

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A real village. A real Nation.

Everybody has a part to play. I saw the vision but that’s just one part to a bigger system that requires the collective. None of us are perfect but with principles and honor, we building something that feels perfect man🤞🏾🖤

The signs are up at The Forigin Neighborhood Coalition @theforiginnc

Make sure yall follow and hire @offtheland___ @rolinadvanced for your building needs.

S/O to @mth.nige for capturing these priceless moments, hire him for y’all media needs 📸

#theforiginneighborhoodcoalition #staydangerous taken in Detroit, Mi by @vasmotive

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Money skills start early.

The Forigin Initiative is proud to work with BMEA ( @thebmeaschool )for financial literacy enrichment this school year. In this clip, students are tackling real questions about credit, assets, and liabilities, building the foundation they’ll need to make smart financial decisions for life.

We believe financial education should be engaging, so we keep it interactive and fun while making sure the lessons stick. When young people understand how money works, they’re better prepared to build wealth and opportunity for themselves and their communities.

Big thanks to BMEA for being great partners. We’re just getting started.

Interested in bringing economic and financial literacy programming to your school or organization? Email us at info@forigin.org.

#theforigininitiative #financialliteracy #detroityouth taken in Detroit, Michigan by @vasmotive

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🍂 HARVEST FEST is coming to the neighborhood! 🍂

The Forigin Neighborhood Coalition invites you to pull up Saturday, October 24th from 1PM to 4PM for an afternoon of food, fun, and community.

Here’s what we’ve got for you:
🌶️ Chili Cookoff
🎃 Trunk or Treat
🎨 Face painting, so bring the kids out!
👻 Costume Contest. Come in your best costume.
🌽 Harvesting onsite
🎯 Cornhole
🎶 Halloween music all day

Then stick around, because at 6PM we’re lighting the bonfire and putting on a movie. Bring your own blanket. 🔥🎬

Come through, have a good time, and bring love. This is what community looks like.

📍 15720 Alden St., Detroit, MI 48238

📝 Register at the link in our bio

Want to volunteer? We’d love to have you.
Call or text 424-380-6019 or email: info@forigin.org.

#HarvestFest #ForiginInitiative #ForiginNeighborhoodCoalition #Detroit #detroitevents taken in Detroit, Michigan by @vasmotive

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🍂 HARVEST FEST is coming to the neighborhood! 🍂

The Forigin Neighborhood Coalition invites you to pull up Saturday, October 24th from 1PM to 4PM for an afternoon of food, fun, and community.

Here’s what we’ve got for you:
🌶️ Chili Cookoff
🎃 Trunk or Treat
🎨 Face painting, so bring the kids out!
👻 Costume Contest. Come in your best costume.
🌽 Harvesting onsite
🎯 Cornhole
🎶 Halloween music all day
Then stick around, because at 6PM we’re lighting the bonfire and putting on a movie. Bring your own blanket. 🔥🎬
Come through, have a good time, and bring love. This is what community looks like.

📍 15720 Alden St., Detroit, MI 48238
📝 Register at the link in our bio
Want to volunteer? We’d love to have you. Call or text 424-380-6019 or email mailto:info@forigin.org

#Detroit #DetroitEvents #DetroitCommunity #truckortreat #halloween taken in Detroit, Michigan by @vasmotive

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You’re invited 🍂🎃 (Read the caption 🙏🏾)

The Forigin Neighborhood Coalition presents our first HARVEST FEST!

📅 Saturday, October 24th

⏰ 1PM – 4PM & 6pm (movie and bonfire)

📍 15720 Alden St., Detroit, MI 48238

🌶️ Chili Cookoff (2 members of the community can join the competition! Please fill out the form!)
🚗 Trunk or Treat (Partners and parents are welcome to bring a car!)
🎨 Facepainting
🌱 Harvesting Onsite
👻 Costume Contest
🎯 Cornhole
🎶 Halloween Music

Then stick around at 6PM for a Bonfire & Movie 🔥🎬 Bring your own blanket!

Scan the QR code on the flyer or hit the link in bio to register. Bring the kids, bring the neighbors, bring your appetite. See you there!

#harvestfestival #detroit #pilgrimvillage #theforigininitiative #foriginneighborhoodcoalition taken in Detroit, Michigan by @vasmotive

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I’m joining the @uofmichigan Caswell Diabetes Institute for a community conversation on diabetes, genetics, and environment, and how science and community can work together for healthier lives in Detroit.

See you soon!

📅 Wed, Oct 14 | 6–7:30 PM
📍 Detroit Public Library – Main

Scan the QR code to register.

#detroit #communityhealth #theforigininitiative #umich taken in Detroit Public Library by @vasmotive

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Protect the unity— it’s understood.
Workouts at The Coalition with The Nation.

These days are priceless. Come join us Saturday, 9/26/26, at 11am.

Pain… that’s the medicine for the day. taken in Detroit, Michigan by @vasmotive

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Let’s work family 🏋🏾‍♂️🌱

See the send slide for the schedule. RSVP using the 3rd slide please!

As we eat from our garden let’s build our bodies at our gym 🏋🏾‍♂️.

Workouts at The Coalition🫡

Register by scanning the QR Code (screenshot and then hold down on the screen where the QR code is).

#detroit #theforigininitiative #theforiginneighborhoodcoalition by @vasmotive

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Detroit sits on some of the highest rates of diet-related illness in the country. 69% of Detroit households experience food insecurity. 32% of us live a mile or more from a full-service grocery store. And nationally, food insecurity hits up to 2 out of 3 Black residents in some counties, compared to 1 out of 3 white residents.

Those lines were drawn a long time ago. Redlining played a part in which blocks got investment, and 80 years later you can still see it in what’s on the shelf.

Here’s what most people don’t connect. Food isn’t only fuel. Neurotransmitters, gut hormones, and the gut microbiome are directly shaped by what you eat. Nutrient-dense diets track with lower rates of depression and anxiety, while diets heavy in refined sugar and saturated fat predict greater psychological distress. Meals loaded with refined sugar and poor fats can reduce cognitive flexibility and raise impulsivity soon after eating.

Steadier mood means steadier thinking. Steadier thinking means better decisions, including the money ones. You cannot build generational wealth on a body running on empty.

That’s why we started The Coalition. Not another program telling people what to eat. A living example, on real ground, that youth and adults can walk into and see working.

🌱 15720 Alden St. Come see it.

#detroit #foodjustice #communitygarden #theforigininitiative by @vasmotive

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Working

S/O @detroitbarcode @ripright

Workouts at @theforiginnc dates are dropping shortly 🫡 by @vasmotive

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PART TWO🗣️ IN OUR SERIES W/ @theforiginnc @theforigininitiative

Hearing from the people who make the mission possible!! 💪🏾

COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE 🎉
🗓️SATURDAY AUGUST 22nd 11am-2pm
📍 15720 ALDEN ST. DETROIT MI

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.#detroitbrickbybrick #theforigininitiative #volunteerism #communityengagementmatters #communitydevelopment taken in Detroit, Michigan by @vasmotive

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The Forigin Initiative is a nonprofit where we teach youth through after-school programming about EQ, economics, and civic engagement, with our green space, The Forigin Neighborhood Coalition, being an extension of the Civic Engagement and Community Development focus.

Founder Ted Gloster came back to Detroit's District 2 during the pandemic and got to work. The Forigin Initiative is his green space and after-school program focused on economic literacy, civic engagement, and emotional intelligence.

Touching grass and still learning, as he puts it. 
31 Days of Black Business 🖤 Link in bio. by @vasmotive

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