DCBRP 2015

One thing that’s really challenging for me in the Green Garage is speaking quietly. The climate is very gentle and relaxed, and I unfortunately have a voice that negates both of those things. Naturally, my voice carries a significant amount. Having an “inside voice” for me basically means whispering, which makes me feel like a […]

The most interesting cultural trend that I’ve observed during my time in Detroit definitely stems from the culture that I’ve observed in my workplace. This is both in the Green Garage and also within my respective organization. Though I expected the Green Garage to be a fairly relaxed workplace, I still expected a more serious

Osborn Neighborhood Alliance (ONA) is a neighborhood organization that works to organize the communities of Detroit’s northeast side. We are a team of service and government organizations, schools, churches, businesses, and residents who are dedicated to community pride! Our goal is to maintain a high quality of life where we can work, play, shop, and live

Reflecting on culture. Write about cultural cues that you’ve received at your community site. Think about culture broadly defined (ex. workplace culture, age, race/ethnicity, etc.). Workplace culture in the Green Garage is what I expected it to be in essence, as a nonprofit-ey community of organizations, but I couldn’t have envisioned it in any detail.

Reflecting on culture. Write about cultural cues that you’ve received at your community site. Think about culture broadly defined (ex. workplace culture, age, race/ethnicity, etc.). Southwest Detroit is an extremely unique and close-knit community.  Everyone knows each other and I am lucky enough to have met most of the important people in the community through

I have really started to get used to an office routine now and have been able to get more responsibilities from Pat. The 9 to 5 still seems pretty boring but most days I am able to get out of the office and go to meetings or walk through parks and residential areas in north

Week three was the busiest and most exciting yet. I feel like I’m really falling into place with my coworkers at the office, especially my boss. Being able to understand my supervisor’s work style and communication makes work a lot less stressful. The increase in my interaction with the community is also playing a big

As I have explain I am elbow deep in it. I got out for a while but felt weird without the comfort of it. It’s always been a big part of who I am and now it pulled me back. These past three weeks have been really eye opening for me  now that I am

In my few weeks working at the Detroit Food Academy I have had the opportunity to observe the interesting community that is the Green Garage. The Green Garage is a building that allows many organizations to operate out of it, all of them with a commitment to a triple bottom line business model (with a

Since last Thursday, Will and I have been going to the Fresh Corner Pop Ups and have started handing out surveys to the customers. I feel it’s been beneficial for us to see the community members utilizing Fresh Corner and get to interact with them. For me, that makes the impact Fresh Corner can have