At SDEV, I’ve been noticing how everything requires the collaborative effort of multiple groups. With that, I’ve also noticed how much everyone is willing to help each other out. We have volunteers working in our gardens every weekend, many who are from large corporations. We are planning a Garden Party fundraiser and many of those […]
As the weather gets hotter, so many things are in the works at DFA as they transition from finishing up the school year and moving on to summer cohorts. DFA is also a bit hectic as a few staff members prepare to move on to new things and chase after new dreams. Some people are
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Today I had a long conversation with a man I work with. It was spontaneous and real and interesting, and I mostly just listened as he talked. He told me about his childhood, where he was greatly loved but not always safe, growing up in the same area that is now called HOPE Village by
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Every day its something new. I never know what to expect and I’m always learning new things especially at my internship at the Osborn Neighborhood Alliance. Every day I am open to learning and observing. This past week I have been observing the dynamic of the Osborn community and how it functions. I have met a
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This has been a week of various little things coming together for me. Before starting this program and working in the local food-justice community, “food dessert” was a word I used without much thought; I knew there were economic and social disparities in Detroit and I just assumed describing the city as a food dessert
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I’ve come to the point where I can expect the unexpected every morning when I wake up and head to Hope House, and that’s something I love about this internship. The one activity that I actually can expect from almost every day though, is to spend at least some time working in the garden. I
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Today at work, I had the incredible experience of finally meeting a lot of FoodLab member businesses, people and names that I’ve heard many stories about in the past few weeks from my coworkers. Right now is the Allied Media Conference, which is a conference centered on social justice and activism in many spheres. Today
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I’ve observed a lot working with Chandler Park, but the thing that sticks out to me most is how the people working with the Healthy Neighborhood Initiative are ensuring everyone who wants to participate in the program has access. There are many barriers to getting individuals involved in the walking clubs, healthy habits meetings, and
Write a post about what you’ve been observing in your community organization and in Detroit. As a part of this post, you will also need to post a picture and write a brief summary about the photograph. As I end my third week working with Focus: HOPE’s HOPE Village Initiative, I notice small but significant
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I find it to be good timing that we are assigned to write about the work our organizations have done in the community when today, Thursday the 15th was the annual Southwest Detroit Business Association breakfast. In attendance were the owners of the most successful Southwest Detroit businesses, both new and old. Thus, this morning
