The end is finally here, and I just wanted to thank everyone for such an enjoyable and unique summer! In rereading my first blog post, I can tell how much I’ve grown within these past 9 weeks. I’ve learned what community work can look like and especially the effort that goes into nonprofit work. The …
One week left! It’s hard to believe that our time in this program has almost come to an end. I can say that working on the evaluations for Friends of Parkside has definitely been a learning curve. It was my first time leading a project like this, and it was much more challenging than I …
3 weeks left! It’s so hard to believe that we’re more than halfway through. I’m excited for the next week as it’s finally leading up to the Health Fair that FOP has been preparing for! I’m excited and nervous since I don’t know what to expect, but based on what I heard from everyone involved, …
It’s been a busy week! Over the past 5 weeks, I’ve learned so much about Friends of Parkside, and especially about my mentor, the one behind it all. I learned how Mr. Rowe was a resident of the Village of Parkside, and it was his mother who he took after later in life. His mother …
Can’t believe it’s been 4 weeks into the program! In interacting with the community of Friends of Parkside, I can say with certainty that they are all passionate people. The culture that exists with FOP is very welcoming. As the majority of the staff are residents of the community that they serve, everyone knows everyone, …
First, I want to say that reading How to Kill a City was quite interesting as we saw the perspectives of the gentrifiers. Something that particularly stood out to me was when the author had mentioned Mike Ilitch and the construction of the so-called Red Wings Arena in the 7.2 area. This is actually something …
Reporting back for Week 2, starting with a little run-down! First, for my community placement, I’ve been assigned to work with Friends of Parkside, a non-profit organization located on Detroit’s east side. Since 1991, Friends of Parkside’s mission is to serve the needs of the residents of the Village of Parkside. From food drives and …
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 …
