The end is finally here, and I just wanted to thank everyone for such an enjoyable and unique summer! In rereading my first blog post, I can tell how much I’ve grown within these past 9 weeks. I’ve learned what community work can look like and especially the effort that goes into nonprofit work. The […]
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It has been such a pleasure to work with the Office of Homeless and Foster Care in the DPS Community District. In my first blog post, I mentioned that I was prepared to help make any input or opinion on issues that students are facing particularly in foster care. I was disappointed that I didn’t
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Woohoo! Congratulations on being done everybody! This summer has flown by so quickly. So much learning happened so quickly, and I will definitely keep reflecting on and processing my work this summer as the school year starts. It has felt good to shift into a different gear of intentional community work. Once the year starts
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Hello, It has been so wonderful working alongside everyone and getting to know other fellows. I hope you all have been enjoying your summer and I cannot wait to see what everyone accomplishes. Looking back at when I first joined, I knew very little about the city or the type of work I will be
When I began this program, I had a particular idea of the kind of work that I would do. It is interesting to see how that turned out to be similar in many ways, yet different in others, to the project I ended up completing. I am proud that my fellow intern, Naomi, and I
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Asalam Alaikum, Walaikum Salam, this is the proper response to the greeting “Asalam Alaikum” and it translates to “And unto you peace”. I chose to start my first blog post with the greeting Asalam Alaikum because I think it is symbolic of the values that come with community work and community-based research, but after two
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It’s so fascinating to go back and reread the intentions I set at the beginning of the program. I feel that I’ve succeeded in accomplishing them and have come out of this experience with more professional and personal growth than I could have imagined. I’ve learned so much about grant writing and I’ve been fortunate
Dang, it’s hard to believe it’s already August. Not gonna lie, I came into this experience feeling like I was ready to conquer my tasks and really blow people away with what I was already capable of. Boy was I wrong. After giving my final presentation yesterday, my site mentors gave me some incredible feedback
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I can’t believe we’ve reached the last week of DCERP. Although my time with HVR was short, it certainly was sweet, and I’ve learned so much about community health and non-profit work. In my first post, I said that I would feel proud to help increase access to healthy resources in the Hope Village community
In my first week post, I discussed that I really had a desire to learn everything I could about agriculture during my time at the DPFLI. I specifically said that I wanted to learn as much as I could so I could be a helpful worker. This summer I’ve learned about agriculture techniques, plant identification,
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