The We Want Green Too Fundraiser — powered by OMG Music
Turn a song into a home for a Veteran.
We Want Green Too builds safe, energy-efficient, healthy homes — and green-economy jobs — for Veterans on Detroit's East Side. Give, stream, or share the campaign song, and turn music into homes. No Veteran left behind.
We pride ourselves on helping Veterans create and sustain a healthy, suitable lifestyle when returning home from war. Every warrior has a next mission — and we are their partner in that mission.
We are here for their first step, and each step that follows, because we believe every Veteran should have a positive future. There's always another goal to achieve, another mission to discover.
Our Story
We Want Green, Too! is a grassroots, community-led nonprofit founded by Gloria J. Lowe in 2007 — inspired by her work with Veterans at the Detroit Veterans Center.
Our Purpose
To be a self-sufficient, independent, sovereign people — to live in the world we believe is possible through building a sustainable community that recognizes our humanity.
Team Work First
Teamwork is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission to create sustainable housing in Detroit is powered by collaboration between community members, local leaders, and especially the Veterans we proudly bring into our workforce. We believe in second chances and shared purpose.
"No Veteran should be without a place to call HOME!"
— Gloria J. Lowe, We Want Green Too
Our Mission
We Want Green Too is building a safe, inclusive, and sustainable space on Detroit's East Side—ensuring no Veteran is left behind.
We empower Veterans through environmental education, green job readiness, and community connection, helping them lead in the growing green economy.
The We Want Green Too film
Plays automatically — tap the speaker icon to hear their story. Filmed by The Years Project.
Detroit's East Side
90-Day Campaign · Live now
Help build the next home — and the next career.
For the next 90 days, we're rallying support for We Want Green Too's next energy-efficient build and round of green-job training. Every gift, every stream, every share moves a Veteran closer to home.
$0raised so far
90-day goal$100,000
An honest start — be the first. Donor #1 gets this campaign moving.
What your gift funds
A home repair A Veteran's certification A healthier home
People love music — so we made giving feel like it. OMG Music powers this fundraiser with one campaign song and four joyful ways to turn it into homes and green jobs for Veterans.
The campaign song
Coming soon
An original track contributed by a featured artist for We Want Green Too. song & audio to add
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Give & get the song
Donate any amount and the song is yours as a thank-you. A donation, not a sale — if the artist donates their share, nearly all of it reaches the cause.
Lead the campaign
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Stream & share — free
Play and share at no cost. A business sponsor pledges an amount per stream or share — so listening alone turns into dollars for Veterans.
Awareness engine
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Benefit concert
A live show where ticket and entry donations fund the cause — music as a fundraising event the whole community can rally around.
This campaign
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Fan ambassadors
Get a personal share link — gifts that come through it are credited to you. Spreading the song becomes its own way to give back.
Multiply the reach
Be Part of It
Four ways to power the mission.
Whether you make music, love it, run a business, or lead a cause — there's a place for you in the We Want Green Too fundraiser.
Artists
Join as a Musician
Contribute the campaign song and lend your voice to the cause.
What you get
A featured artist spotlight
Reach our supporters & ad audience
Tie your name to Detroit's Veterans
Supporters
Join as a Fan
Listen, share, and give — the easiest way to make a difference.
Three real programs putting Veterans into homes, into careers, and into a thriving green economy — plus food sovereignty and environmental justice.
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Green Job Training
ICAN Workforce Development
Hands-on training and nationally recognized certifications in home energy efficiency — preparing Veterans and Detroit & Highland Park residents for in-demand green-energy careers. Recently delivered with Michigan EGLE.
Restoring blighted East-Side homes with green materials and recycled resources — turning them into a community space for Veterans and neighbors. Home repairs and energy upgrades that rebuild a whole community.
Energy-efficient, non-toxic, healthy homes built for Veterans — protecting families from hidden hazards. Our HUD-funded Healthy Homes Program is now enrolling households across the East Side.
Every gift funds healthy homes, green jobs, and community for Detroit's Veterans.
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Founder
Founder & Executive Director
Gloria J. Lowe
A Detroit community activist for over 35 years. After an accident at an auto plant, Gloria reinvented her approach to work and community — founding We Want Green Too and serving as an Executive Board Member of the Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition.
"Every warrior has a next mission. We are their partner in that mission."
Board & Leadership
Led by Detroit, for Detroit.
A grassroots organization guided by a committed six-member board — neighbors, builders, and advocates rooted in the community they serve.
GL
Gloria J. Lowe
Founder / Executive Director
CJ
Coleman A. Jordan
Board Director
TK
Todd Keith
Board Director
GR
Gary Ringer
Board Director
EH
Emma Hammond
Board Director
KM
Keith Martin
Board Director
Contact Us
Questions? Let's talk.
Reach out about giving, sponsoring, performing, partnering, or our Veteran programs.