June 2017 – Page 8 – Detroit Community-Engaged Research Program

June 2017

Week Numero Dos

My placement is with the Vernor and Springwells Business Improvement District which is housed and administered by the Southwest Detroit Business Association. A “business improvement district/zone” is a special district that collects additional property taxes from owners of commercial properties within a specific location to fund additional services for the community. The Vernor and Springwells Business …

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So Far, So Great!

So far, so great! The pass two weeks have been great especially since I started my new position as a summer intern at the Osborn Neighborhood Alliance. First off I love my co-intern (Julia), we have very similar views and I enjoy working with her so much. I also love my new co-workers they are funny, …

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~week 2~

I am working at FoodLab Detroit this summer, on the Detroit Grown and Made project. FoodLab is a community of food entrepreneurs, meaning small food business owners, who are committed to “making good food in Detroit a sustainable reality.” These business owners range from owners of established restaurants, to food truck owners, to people who …

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Week 2!

I’m thrilled to be working at Chandler Park Conservancy (CPC) this summer.  CPC is a fairly new nonprofit based on the eastside of Detroit, and works based out of Chandler Park to improve the health, education, and well-being of the surrounding community.  CPC shares a building and works closely with Eastside Community Network (ECN), whose …

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Week 2

Working a nine to five is tiring. Working a nine to five where you have to read about the nuances of housing, real estate, and Detroit’s poor housing market is exhausting, but giving back to the community you were born and raised in is worth being exhausted for at the end of the day. I …

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Week #2

I work for Develop Detroit, a non-profit social enterprise that focuses affordable mixed-income housing. In our monthly work meeting, we discussed the importance of sticking to a common message about Develop Detroit’s values and goal in order to secure funding, so I hope I don’t put them to shame. The company is a mission-driven real …

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Welcome Home

I spent the first month of summer in Leon, Nicaragua. As all the members of my team talked about what they were doing next, there was a common theme. “I’ll be home for 2 days until I start working at this summer camp,” “I’m doing Teach for America out of state,” “I’m traveling,” and the …

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