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My bosses are friends with everybody. I must have met 200 people since I started here. Every time, “Hey! How are you doing? Good to see you!” I could think, now, “So, clearly, relationships help in the nonprofit business.” And I think it makes sense that to find grants and scattered funding, it helps to know […]

Getting to know my project, the community, my co-workers, and my cohort, has been great these past three weeks. At first, I was nervous because everything was so new, yet I was also excited and bright-eyed for that same reason. During the first three weeks, the nerves began to fade and honestly, my eyes began

This week in Detroit, I feel like I’ve learned a lot both about the city and my job/organization. I feel like I’ve grown into my role, and pushed myself to reach out to the team I work with and make myself an asset to them. Detroit truly seems like a special place to me. This

Fresh Corner had their team huddle as they usually do on Thursdays. It was immediately apparent that both of my bosses had reached a point of critical exhaustion, although when I expressed my concern, they brushed it off reflexively. The professional distance between the cofounders and their interns wasn’t clear to me until today. I’m

Clocking in week 3 with FoodLab Detroit and I am coming to enjoy it more and more everyday. We just wrapped up working on the Dream Cafe project which went well, selling out most days. The FoodLab chefs got to show off their culinary skills in making delicious yet healthy dishes and got a lot

Hi everyone! This week I want to talk about what I’ve been observing in FoodLab Detroit and the Green Garage. Now that the first ever Dream Café has passed, I’ve noticed a dip in energy in my coworkers (understandably so), so it’s been pretty relaxed around the Green Garage. My co-fellow and friend Roselyn Nsenga

My reflections of my placement so far are of mixed reviews to say the least. What I do enjoy about my placement are the people that I work with, actually physically being in the neighborhood that I am trying to service, and talking with the residents of the community. Yesterday I went out with a

Here we are! Week three, officially one-third done with DCBRP. Things are moving fast at DFA as we get ready for our kids to join us for our summer program, and I am so excited to put all of my plans into action. I’m also really pumped to be working with youth again, something I

My community organization is great and we have a lot of things going on in the near future. Sadly, I cannot upload the picture I took, but our work area has become over crowded with flyers and registration forms for the different events coming up. Our whiteboard is no longer white but purple and red

Its week 3 and there always seems to be something going on in Chandler Park. I’ve been fortunate enough to be able to sit in on 3 different meetings that pertain to different aspects of the Conservancy. I’ve noticed that in 2 of the 3 meeting, members of the community/neighborhood have been present and their