June 2018

I am hoping to see that the summer will be split into two parts— Information and research. I am halfway through my time with the Sierra Club, and I plan to make the most of it! We have, for so long, been talking about our focus for this summer. Rhonda has broken it down for […]

It’s Week Three, and I have noticed that some things change. In my internship, I just finished writing up the questions I’ll be asking our community members. I didn’t think I would be starting this all so quickly, but just next week the thing I thought defined my project will be over. When July comes

So far in my community organization, I’ve been observing how connected healthy food access can be to one’s overall health and wellbeing. For example, when we do our pop-ups at elderly homes, I’ve noticed that not too many of the residents there have access to just go to a grocery store, so a lot of

This week has been one of the biggest challenges that I have experienced thus far in the program. I had the amazing opportunity to go to horseback riding camp with some of the children from the Parkside Community. I was extremely excited to interact with the kids and horses, but there were moments when everything

Reflecting on my first (almost) three full weeks working with Voices for Earth Justice, I find myself thinking a lot about the meaning of being a good neighbor. I am from a very rural community, and, although my community was close and supportive of one another, I’ve never really experienced having neighbors in the traditional

It’s been a fruitful three weeks working with Soulardarity and with the cities of Highland Park and Detroit, but I really feel like I’ve been here much longer. So far, what I’ve observed the most out of my organization is a sense of such genuine care and desire to help the community. Their goals are

A major observation that I’ve had thus far within Detroit and at my job is the importance of being intentional of showing up and being present. In the office, Skylar and I are upstairs, away from the hustle and bustles of children, family, and programming occurring just a flight of stairs away. We both love

With all the new sites opening up, Brilliant Detroit is always bustling and there’s plenty to observe. As I’ve mentioned in my previous posts our job will be to create a guidebook for current managers and future expansions of Brilliant Detroit. Our research is occurring at the perfect point in time because Brilliant Detroit has

My bosses are friends with everybody. I must have met 200 people since I started here. Every time, “Hey! How are you doing? Good to see you!” I could think, now, “So, clearly, relationships help in the nonprofit business.” And I think it makes sense that to find grants and scattered funding, it helps to know

Getting to know my project, the community, my co-workers, and my cohort, has been great these past three weeks. At first, I was nervous because everything was so new, yet I was also excited and bright-eyed for that same reason. During the first three weeks, the nerves began to fade and honestly, my eyes began