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This week was less structured than the last– I took the first few days of the week working from home to structure my research question surrounding the air impacts of environmental justice through air monitoring! I am interested in starting my first project, which would be a short (2-minute video) explaining the impact of energy […]

First week at Fresh Corner Cafe = check! So far, I have been enjoying my summer placement at Fresh Corner Cafe in Detroit. This organization is a social entrepreneurship committed to making sure their business is positively impacting the community. Through their Pop-Ups and Markets, they are able to sell produce and healthy meals to

I’m at the Osborn Neighborhood Alliance, a community-based organization in the Osborn neighborhood in NE Detroit. They are a small group of three full-time staffers, grown from two since their beginning in 2011. Mostly, now, they manage house renovation projects in the neighborhood, flipping vacant homes. They will sell the one they are working on

Focus: HOPE was established 1968 post Detroit Riots. It was founded by Father Cunningham and Eleanor who both had a vision for a more unified and equal Detroit. An organization created with a passion for civil and human rights by fighting racism, discrimination, and other inequalities that were and still are present. Although they have passed

Like that OutKast reference? I’m with Fresh Corner Café this summer. My supervisors are Noam Kimmelman and Valaurian Waller. If you didn’t already read this or hear me say this (which is probably unlikely at this point), Noam is a recipient of Forbes 2016 30 under 30 Award for Social Entrepreneurs, which is both profoundly

Well, it happened. I’m officially late posting a blog. We went to a Che Guevara event last night and I really loved it – so much so that I totally forgot about having to make this post. Oops! Anyway, time to get down to business. I am working with Detroit Food Academy this summer, and

I was placed with the Friends of Parkside Organization that works within the Villages of Parkside Community. They are a nonprofit organization located on the Detroit’s east side. The mission of this great organization is to create a safe and healthy environment for the residents living in the Parkside community. The main summer project that

My community placement is with a non-profit in Highland Park called Soulardarity. To give some context, Highland Park is a small city bordering Detroit to the northwest with a population of roughly 10,000. Highland Park is often lumped together under the name of Detroit, but it does have its own historical significance and unique characteristics (first moving

Two weeks down! I can hardly believe it has actually already been two full weeks. At times it feels like time is moving slow and then all of a sudden two weeks have gone by. After spending two weeks at Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision and I feel like I understand their mission and I’m starting

This summer I’ll be working with Friends of Parkside, a non-profit organization located on the east side of Detroit in the Villages at Parkside community, a public housing complex. FOP provides services and resources to Parkside residents, ranging from monthly food distributions to free summer lunches for children to a Dear Santa gift program. FOP’s