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Last week, I talked a lot about the sense of community I felt at my placement. I think that is the biggest part of the culture I’ve experienced at Voices for Earth Justice as well. The atmosphere with the employees of VEJ, the volunteers, and the neighbors is an overwhelming sense of acceptance. People of […]

At this point, I’ve helped run more Fresh Market Pop-Ups than I can count. In every space we’ve entered, without exception, there have been staff, volunteers, or customers to receive us. Those folks all love Ed, my powerhouse of a coworker who moves produce to and from our production facility day in and day out.

Now that I am nearing the halfway point of my summer community placement here at EcoWorks, I think I am fairly well accustomed to the local culture within the organization. It being the sustainability-minded nonprofit that it is, obviously, there are aspects of such engrained into the culture and the mindset of the employees. Besides

It’s difficult to pinpoint the culture EcoWorks. I think it’s because we’re a bit of an ecosystem: all in one area with many different groups and needs and tendencies. I think these differences have produced a variety of interacting cultures that exist through the people that are attracted to each of our teams but also

While in this placement I have seen bits and pieces of the surrounding culture. I have heard stories of how vibrant and diverse it once was, and how connected people were to one another. With whites and blacks living next door to each other, kids meeting up for their after-school adventures, and adults standing on their

The environment and culture at Chandler Park Conservancy is typically relaxed and comfortable to be in. It seems like about once a week we have some kind of meeting to attend but we are typically in our work area most of the week getting things done. When I first walked into the workspace on my

The Chandler Park Conservancy is a very laid back and comfortable workplace. On an ordinary work day, nothing is really formal. The way people dress, speak, or act is very similar to how person would be around their family. Alex and Yvette both talk about everything under the sun, whether it be family issues or

Moving from a suburban, middle-class town, to an urban setting like Detroit has been quite the cultural shift. In terms of culture at my workplace, the residents at the Villages at Parkside are predominantly African American and are a range of ages, from infants to the elderly. This is quite different from the neighborhood I

Hi! This week I will be reflecting on the cultural cues that I have received at my community site. This past month, I have noticed many aspects of culture in the Green Garage. Some of these observations have including the youthful spirit everyone has, the general healthy diet of people that stay in the office

Hello everyone, I hope everyone is having a good week! This week’s post is about cultural cues and observations from my worksite (Nortown CDC). Workplace Culture The culture at my workplace is similar to my job during the school year. It is professional but also a “doing what we can on a shoestring environment”. It’s