Clothing store at Twelve Oaks Mall helps Detroit teens go to college

NOVI, Mich. – The proceeds from Merit, a clothing store at Twelve Oaks Mall in Novi, help Detroit teens go to college.

The athletic-inspired clothes are custom made, and for the past four years, the company has donated 26 percent of its revenue to pay for an after-school mentoring program. The money also provides scholarship money to help students pay for college.

Students meet at a newly renovated church on Detroit's west side weekly for the program, which is designed to be nontraditional so they don't feel like they are stuck in a classroom.

Many of the students in the program are behind in proficiency levels and have grades that are behind in math and reading.

To learn about Merit and how it is making a difference for Detroit Students, watch the video above.