June 2019

My experience has been great so far and I really look forward to the rest of the summer. I honestly appreciate the leniency in things such as dress code or being able to work from home on certain days. I still need to get ready and leave as if I was going to the office […]

This summer I am working with FoodLab. FoodLab’s mission is to help “design, build, and maintain systems to grow a diverse ecosystem of triple-bottom-line food businesses as part of a good food movement that is accountable to all Detroiters”. A triple-bottom-line business is an organization that not only works for profit, but also incorporates and

I’m working at Soulardarity this summer. They are a nonprofit in Highland Park working to make sure residents of Highland Park have control over their own utilities, especially options for solar energy. They are a collection of community members working to hold government accountable, fight energy monopolies, and build a green and just future! My

I didn’t really begin the program with any specific expectations on what my daily work life would be like, but I feel placed in the best placement for me. The MSU Extension is MSU’s way of “making an impact” in Detroit. My boss is Naim Edwards, who I consider more of a mentor, and who

I work at Friends of Parkside on the east side of Detroit. The organization is a non-profit with the mission to provide different health, safety, and educational opportunities for residents at the Villages of Parkside. The organization addresses the wants and needs of residents. Friends of Parkside provides different activities and programs for children and

As a native Detroiter, I know all about the love for Hellcats, formerly known as Dodge Chargers. Every summer, I hear the clubs of Dodge Chargers, Challengers and 300s racing down Detroit streets. For me, I love seeing the cars racing when its appropriate. For the incident that occurred on the Lodge freeway, it was

I work for FOCUS: Hope. This program was created to stop racism/discrimination as well as prevent poverty. In this company, we create programs that provides: education, food; and jobs. This way it creates a net for the community to support itself. By sustain constant levels of education, food, and employment in the community. For my

I work with FOCUS HOPE, just like its name the organizations main goal is to bring hope to Detroit. The main mission of the organization is to end the cycle of poverty, racism and injustice in Detroit. A future being envisioned by the program is for this same mission to be in effect throughout the

My community placement is with Woodbridge Neighborhood Development Corporation. The mission of WNDC is to develop the vacant lands into affordable housing and also to help with rehabilitation of the current homes in Woodbridge. This summer, I will be doing a research project about the current housing market in Woodbridge and also the history of

As my second week at 826michigan comes to a close, I am starting to understand what the rest of this internship will entail. I have laid out three “SMART Goals” (SMART is an acronym, it’s basically a work plan for how to achieve my goals and complete my projects for the internship). I have also