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Reflecting on my first (almost) three full weeks working with Voices for Earth Justice, I find myself thinking a lot about the meaning of being a good neighbor. I am from a very rural community, and, although my community was close and supportive of one another, I’ve never really experienced having neighbors in the traditional […]

It’s been a fruitful three weeks working with Soulardarity and with the cities of Highland Park and Detroit, but I really feel like I’ve been here much longer. So far, what I’ve observed the most out of my organization is a sense of such genuine care and desire to help the community. Their goals are

A major observation that I’ve had thus far within Detroit and at my job is the importance of being intentional of showing up and being present. In the office, Skylar and I are upstairs, away from the hustle and bustles of children, family, and programming occurring just a flight of stairs away. We both love

With all the new sites opening up, Brilliant Detroit is always bustling and there’s plenty to observe. As I’ve mentioned in my previous posts our job will be to create a guidebook for current managers and future expansions of Brilliant Detroit. Our research is occurring at the perfect point in time because Brilliant Detroit has

My bosses are friends with everybody. I must have met 200 people since I started here. Every time, “Hey! How are you doing? Good to see you!” I could think, now, “So, clearly, relationships help in the nonprofit business.” And I think it makes sense that to find grants and scattered funding, it helps to know

Getting to know my project, the community, my co-workers, and my cohort, has been great these past three weeks. At first, I was nervous because everything was so new, yet I was also excited and bright-eyed for that same reason. During the first three weeks, the nerves began to fade and honestly, my eyes began

This week in Detroit, I feel like I’ve learned a lot both about the city and my job/organization. I feel like I’ve grown into my role, and pushed myself to reach out to the team I work with and make myself an asset to them. Detroit truly seems like a special place to me. This

Fresh Corner had their team huddle as they usually do on Thursdays. It was immediately apparent that both of my bosses had reached a point of critical exhaustion, although when I expressed my concern, they brushed it off reflexively. The professional distance between the cofounders and their interns wasn’t clear to me until today. I’m

Clocking in week 3 with FoodLab Detroit and I am coming to enjoy it more and more everyday. We just wrapped up working on the Dream Cafe project which went well, selling out most days. The FoodLab chefs got to show off their culinary skills in making delicious yet healthy dishes and got a lot

Hi everyone! This week I want to talk about what I’ve been observing in FoodLab Detroit and the Green Garage. Now that the first ever Dream Café has passed, I’ve noticed a dip in energy in my coworkers (understandably so), so it’s been pretty relaxed around the Green Garage. My co-fellow and friend Roselyn Nsenga