Hi y’all! Im back again to share about my second week of DCERP. I am in love with my community organization. It’s called the Neighborhood Service Organization (NSO for short) and we work on ending homelessness. This is done through a housing first model which means that people are able to obtain housing with no …
Hello all! My name is Erin Abell (she/her) and I am a rising junior studying Political Science and Moral Philosophy. I had some major technical difficulties but I’m very excited to finally share about my first week of DCERP! To me, “community” means a safe environment where you are able to be authentically yourself. It …
I am interning for the City of Detroit’s Office of Civil Rights, Inclusion, and Opportunity. The Office does so many things, it is hard to list them all. Basically, they are a catch-all for all things DEI regarding city government. They provide language access services, handle complaints of discrimination throughout the city and within the …
This summer, I’m interning at the Southwest Detroit Community Justice Center. The SWDCJC is an alternative justice jail diversion center which aims to combat the root inequities that lead to incarceration through their programming. Every Wednesday, we facilitate a community court program with Detroit’s 4th Precinct that eliminates the fines and jail time associated with …
Hey Internet! My name is Ashley Trent, but people usually call me Ash and that’s how I like it. I am a student at Henry Ford College and this Fall I will start my third year. My major is Graphic Design, and although I already have my own freelance graphic design business, I wanted to …
Asalam alaikum everyone! This week, the community that I am working within had two Janazahs (Islamic funerals). The individuals who passed were both Muslim, but the family and friends that had attended each Janazah were noticeably more diverse. During the ceremony for Brother “Ahmed,” I observed Muslim brothers and sisters dressed in traditional Nation of …
Greetings! My name is Dahika Ahmed (she/her/hers) and I am a rising junior majoring in Psychology with potentially minoring in Gender and Health. I am a Bengali-Muslim American as well as a proud daughter of a single mother. I was born in Detroit and raised in Hamtramck, a diverse and predominantly immigrant-populated city within Detroit …
“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 …
Hi Everyone! My name is Maya Morse and I’m a rising junior studying History with a minor in Law, Justice, and Social Change. I’m super excited to be a part of DCERP and to have this wonderful opportunity to explore all that Detroit has to offer. My career goals include going to law school to …
Hello Everyone! This is Jazzmyn Loyd (They/Them, She/Her). I am working with ProsperUs Detroit this summer. A little bit about myself, I am originally from Detroit, MI, I am currently learning Japanese, I have a 10yr cat named Mario and we’ve had him for all 10 years, and I am an INFJ, which is a …
