My placement for this summer is in Deadline Detroit, which is an independent, grass-roots news organization within the metro-Detroit area. The mission of this organization is to create a platform in which local community members reclaim their narrative. The organization aims to offer reliable and authentic Detroit-focused news. During my placement, my overarching project involves […]
During my summer, I will be working with the Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD). Their mission is to provide a good education to the children of Detroit. As the organization continues and rebuilds, it hopes to not only increase good educational practices to children in these public schools but to actively seek ways that
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Over the summer, I have the pleasure of working with Chandler Park Conservancy (CPC)! Chandler Park Conservancy is a non-profit organization located on Detroit’s Eastside. My community partners’ mission is to provide environmental stewardship, recreational activities, and conservation opportunities (if you couldn’t tell from their name:)) for the community. Along with the work they provide
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This summer I have the privilege interning at Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision. The nonprofit organization works to improve the environment and strength the economy of Southwest Detroit through their projects. Working together with local residents, community organizations, and government agencies, SDEV works to combat environmental issues in the area. For this summer, I am tasked
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Dear Angel, Last week, you broke and shut down as everything seemed to happen all at once. You wondered if the work you were doing was pointless, but through the support of your cohort and coworkers, you got back up. They reminded you that you weren’t alone and taught you how significant the work is.
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For my internship, I will be working for the Friends of Parkside which is a neighborhood in Detroit. This neighborhood is a public housing complex that houses several people in it. My summer project is finding out how we can help the residents in this community have access to what they need during this pandemic
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This summer I am working with Authority Health, a community-based GME Teaching Health Center dedicated to improving the health of residents in the City of Detroit and Wayne County by assuring access to care. Authority Health houses many programs like the Detroit Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, for example. They also have Medical Residency programs that focus
Hello again.Week one—and by now, most of week two—is under my belt. This summer I’m working with Developing Despite Distance, or as they like to call it, 3D. 3D is a nonprofit still in its early stages that supports young Detroit men who have an incarcerated parent. We host letter writing workshops to facilitate communication
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Friends of Parkside is a non-profit community organization dedicated to bettering the lives of the residents in The Villages of Parkside community, located on Detroit’s Eastside. After being with the organization for about two weeks now, it is clear that the members of the organization are 110% dedicated to achieving their goals of maintaining a
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The community organization I am working with is FoodLab Detroit. FoodLab is a community of black food entrepreneurs that are dedicated to enhancing the definition of good food in Detroit as well as making it a sustainable reality. Foodlab is committed to helping these black owned businesses get started and ultimately achieve their full economic
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