Hey Y’all! Aminata here Joining DCERP is one of the best decisions I’ve made! My cohort is so fun to be around. Everyone is so friendly and funny! We’ve gone on mini field trips and learned so much about Detroit and community through our DCERP meetings. I know that these people will stay in my […]
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This summer I am so happy to be working with Chandler Park Conservancy. It has already been an amazing start to the program and getting the opportunity to work with such an incredible organization. Chandler Park’s mission is to give recreational, conservational, and environmental education opportunities to the community. They offer free youth sports programs
I’m researching with the Michigan State University Extension: Detroit Partnership for Food, Learning, and Innovation (DPFLI) this summer. This organization grows food in an urban garden and donates it to 2 food pantries in the Brightmoor area. Their most recent mission is to grow an edible food forest with 200 varieties of fruit and nuts
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Hello Guys, Just like I said in my elevator pitch: “i’m working with Detroit Public Schools- Office of Homeless and Foster Care. We are collecting data on students’ attendance and living status in order to find interventions that can reduce the chronic absenteeism rate in Detroit schools. We provide services such as food, clothes, school
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This summer, I was placed at Chandler Park Conservancy. Many parks have specific things that they focus on, however, Chandler Park is known for sports. Chandler Park puts on events throughout the year as well as many programs. They also have many amenities that attract people with different sports interests and interests in general. Their
ProsperUs is an economic development initiative non-profit that builds and sustain Detroit entrepreneurs and small businesses. This non-profit provides entrepreneurship training and financial training along with micro lending. In providing these services, ProsperUs builds a closer relationship with their clients which I find to be very inspiring and should be implemented into more businesses. I
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Literally rushing to get it in before the contemporary art museum visit. I am researching with ProsperUs this summer! ProsperUs is a community development financial institution. It provides micro-lending services, entrepreneurship training and other business assistance to prospective entrepreneurs in Detroit, who lack accessibility to traditional banking services. ProsperUs puts equity at the center of
Hey everyone, the happy second week of work !! I hope everyone’s projects are going well and having a nice summer :)) The community organization that I am working with is the Community development Advocates of Detroit(also known as CDAD). Through community engagement, advocacy work, and capacity building, we hope to improve the quality of
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Alright. Week 2. You’d think that by now I’d know what I’m doing? And I guess I kind of have an idea. But really, I feel a little all over the place. My site does so many things and works with so many people that every day – and almost every hour, really – is
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Hi y’all! Im back again to share about my second week of DCERP. I am in love with my community organization. It’s called the Neighborhood Service Organization (NSO for short) and we work on ending homelessness. This is done through a housing first model which means that people are able to obtain housing with no
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