While this may not be the best choice of words, I did ‘enjoy’ reading How to Kill a City about Detroit. Before I moved to Traverse City, Michigan, I lived in a small, rural town about forty minutes east of Buffalo, New York. In school and just in conversation or watching television, I have learned […]
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Growing up about an hour away from Detroit, one of my goals in joining DCERP was to learn more about the city and the people who live there. I hesitate to make a broad generalization about Detroit based on my limited knowledge of less than three weeks working with Great Lakes Now. But through my
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This summer, I am working with Nortown Community Development Corporation (CDC), a nonprofit organization with a mission to bring economic development to Northeast Detroit (District 3). Over the next two months, I will be working on a few different projects, along with assisting with other priorities and tasks. One of my projects is to research
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Hey all! The organization I was placed with was 826michigan, in which Lily and I will be working for. Their mission is to help public schools in Detroit and offer the younger students an opportunity to improve their writing skills in every way possible. The project I’ll be working on is collaborating with 826michigan to
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This summer, Ray Ugaz and I are working with 826michigan. 826michigan is a nonprofit tutoring and writing center that aids students in Detroit, Ann Arbor, and Ypsilanti. According to 826michigan’s website, their mission statement is: “826michigan inspires school-aged students to write with skill and confidence in collaboration with adult volunteers in their communities. [Their] writing
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Hey, it’s Myla. I’m working with Detroit Food Academy this summer (geographically closest to 826michigan, CDAD and SW Detroit). Detroit Food Academy (DFA) is a nonprofit organization that provides summer and school-year programs to middle and high school students interested in any part of food. DFA’s program is educational and covers many things: food injustice,
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I am proud to say that I am interning with Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision (SDEV). SDEV’s mission is to improve the economy of Southwest Detroit and combat environmental issues in order to better the neighborhood and health of Southwest Detroit residents. This summer I will be doing a little bit of everything from public outreach
The News Juicer Foundation is the nonprofit side of the company Thinking Habitats; my role in the nonprofit is working on curriculum research and design for the learning program ‘Front Porch Experience’ which is intended to be offered to middle school/high school teachers. The Front Porch Experience is designed to teach news media literacy, community
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Neighborhood Service Organization’s mission is to change lives by providing outreach and holistic services to vulnerable populations. The name of their organization is representative of the work they do from providing meals and a place to stay for those experiencing homelessness to offering physical and mental healthcare and case management. They truly are good neighbors
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This summer I am working with the City of Hamtramck in their Community and Economic Development department as their Summer Youth Program coordinator. In order to gage the needs of the community and to capture their vision for the City, the City developed a Master Plan in addition to other official plans to help the
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