Asalam Alaikum! Last week I introduced you to Dawud Clark. Dawud is a dedicated, kind, and respected member of this community, and his established “Welcome to the Muslim Center” is a hallmark of what makes this community center such a wonderful and hospitable place to be. Dawud is the house manager for DREAM’s Project Homecoming […]
Week 5: Do No Harm. Read More »
This week I have done a lot of independent work and background research. I have always been passionate about doing research, especially surrounding social justice issues. That is why I got involved with UROP my freshman year at U of M and that’s why I applied to DCERP. So far, my internship has not been
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This week, I was lucky enough to be able to interview my site manager, Pat Bosch, Director of Nortown Community Development Corporation. Read below to see what she has to say about herself and her work. What is your professional background? How did you get involved in community work? Professionally, my degree is a Bachelors
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I was on the phone with my parents the other day talking about how I’m having a hard time finding enough work to do because I tend to finish things really quickly. There’s something to be said about efficiency and making the most of your time, but the quality of work is the most important.
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I meant to interview my site mentor for this week’s post, but we both forgot during our check-in meeting today (which took up the full scheduled hour on its own). I love the work and atmosphere of my site, both during the first half when I was working at the Professional Development Center and now
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So this past few weeks, I have been making phone calls to families that identified as being homeless in the last school year. One of the questions I ask is “is your student(s)/family receiving any mental health services as a result of experiencing homelessness?”. So far I have called the parents or guardians of about
Week 5: Someone To Talk To Read More »
During my time working with CDAD, it has been refreshing to be surrounded by many women of color who care greatly for their community and respect each other. Everyone has been inviting and supporting interns and newcomers in adapting to the jargon and systems of CDAD. It is indeed empowering to see how much each
I think so far the most interesting thing I have witnessed being at CDAD (Community Development Advocates of Detroit) was the opportunity to watch and listen in on Detroit’s City Council Formal Session this past week. (This is actually when the members decided not to give Dan Gilbert the $60 million dollar tax abatement to
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Asalam Alaikum! This week I chose to delay posting all in the pursuit of love… not my love, but the love of a beautiful couple from our community. This shoot was incredible. We had tears, we had laughter, and we even had some rain, all on Detroit’s beautiful riverfront. We had so many great friends
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In the past week, I learned a lot from my assigned researches about the Detroit demographic and economic development non-profit landscape. My co-workers and I did a deep dive into Detroit immigrant population to assist with ProsperUs immigrant fellowship application. I noticed through census data that two neighborhoods close to Dearborn and Hamtramck has absorbed
