I was placed with the Friends of Parkside Organization that works within the Villages of Parkside Community. They are a nonprofit organization located on the Detroit’s east side. The mission of this great organization is to create a safe and healthy environment for the residents living in the Parkside community. The main summer project that …
My community placement is with a non-profit in Highland Park called Soulardarity. To give some context, Highland Park is a small city bordering Detroit to the northwest with a population of roughly 10,000. Highland Park is often lumped together under the name of Detroit, but it does have its own historical significance and unique characteristics (first moving …
Two weeks down! I can hardly believe it has actually already been two full weeks. At times it feels like time is moving slow and then all of a sudden two weeks have gone by. After spending two weeks at Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision and I feel like I understand their mission and I’m starting …
This summer I’ll be working with Friends of Parkside, a non-profit organization located on the east side of Detroit in the Villages at Parkside community, a public housing complex. FOP provides services and resources to Parkside residents, ranging from monthly food distributions to free summer lunches for children to a Dear Santa gift program. FOP’s …
My community placement is with Voices for Earth Justice. VEJ is an interfaith organization, focused on environmental activism. They own property in the Brightmoor neighborhood, where they manage Hope House and Garden. VEJ has been involved in many different projects and campaigns since their inception in the early 2000s. I’m so excited to be working …
As is the way with moving to a new place, the second week there always seems to pass faster than the first. Now that I’ve been in Detroit a week already, my environment has become more familiar, the routes committed to memory, and faces have turned from strangers to friends. This summer, I am interning …
This summer, I am working with Skylar at Brilliant Detroit at their headquarters in Southwest Detroit. Brilliant Detroit’s mission is to create Kids Success Neighborhoods with the goal of having children be prepared within the K12 education system and closing the achievement gap. Brilliant Detroit works to create Kids Success Neighborhoods because 60% of children …
I am an intern at EcoWorks, working on the Michigan Energy Efficiency for All (MEEFA) project (kind of). MEEFA is supposed to be my focus at EcoWorks, as I am an economics and international studies major focusing primarily on poverty alleviation. MEEFA is the Michigan branch of a national non-profit focusing on ensuring energy efficiency …
My community placement is at the Chandler Park Conservancy, located on Detroit’s East Side. The organization’s mission is to develop exceptional educational, recreational and conservation opportunities for youth and their families on Detroit’s east side and the region, at Chandler Park. My task this summer is to create and administer surveys on the satisfaction of …
The Chandler Park Conservancy was created in 2014 and is a non-profit organization focused on the betterment of the eastside of Detroit. According to my supervisor, there is a stigma around Chandler Park that stems from a few years ago that still carry weight in the community. The Chandler Park Conservancy is working tirelessly to …
