The community organization I’m working with is Focus: HOPE. Founded after the Detroit Riots in 1967, Focus: HOPE’s mission is to fight racism in practical ways. Over the years, they have developed various job training and food security programs. Personally, I will be working mostly with their Hope Village Initiative (HVI), which is a holistic approach to empowering the 100-block area surrounding Focus: HOPE. It’s not necessarily clear what my role or research will be, but I will be focussing mostly on the HVI. So far, it seems like I will be helping to compile existing data into one, easy to use dashboard, and to add more data to the dashboard.<\/p>\n
My first week in Detroit has been great. I’ve spent a significant amount of my time in the kitchen cooking, but have also\u00a0had a really great time seeing the city with the people I’ve met.\u00a0We’ve seen a lot, had a good time around Wayne State, and done things that I\u00a0haven’t done in the city in the past. In terms of Focus: HOPE, the people there are showing me a true passion for the city that I have never really seen before. They are passionate about everything they do and will not stop at anything to fight for their community. I went to a meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals to fight violations of a Dollar Tree that is to be built on a street in the Hope Village. It was just a dollar store, but they fought to ensure that it would be THE BEST dollar store in the City.<\/p>\n
Hope\u00a0we get a fridge soon. And hope we keep having a good time, excited to see more this weekend!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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