“If you make the world a better for kids, you make it better for everyone”
Kid President
Hi everyone! My name is Edisa and I will be working with the Detroit Public Schools- Office of Homeless and Foster Care. A community is a group of people in the same area working to gather to improve the lives of the people living in that area. What attracted me to do community work in Detroit is because learning about it in my sociology classes, I realized that Detroit is just like my city Chicago. They have very similar social justice issues that are negatively impacting low-income families living in these cities.
The skills and strengths that I will be bringing to my community project are communication skills, data analysis skills, my love for children in foster care, and my passion for helping children. I have had so many experiences working with children in so many different settings. I have also encountered a lot of youth who have been in the foster care system and who identified as being homeless at some point in their lives. This knowledge will help me be able to provide some input and suggestions to this internship from the youth’s perspective. The skills I would like to develop and improve in this program are data analysis, computer and software data collecting, and learning more about how the children’s home status affects their school performance.
Edisa, it’s wonderful to hear about your love for kids in foster care. I think that your background makes you a perfect fit for working with Detroit Public Schools. I’m excited to see all of the things you accomplish this summer!
Loved reading about your love and passion for children. You’re definitely on track to make a big impact this summer!
Hi Edisa! I also had learned about similarities between Detroit and Chicago from stories of people who live in Chicago or from the news. As someone who lives in Detroit, I became interested to go to Chicago and learn more about the city. I hope to be able to visit there soon.
Hey Edisa, your love and passion for kids permeates the screen while I read your post! I have always been wondering how individuals could help with structural change in the school system, and I can’t wait to see how you could combine your education passion and data analytics to participate in this effort!