For the final project of this Challenge Detroit year, I worked with United Way for Southeastern Michigan, which strives to mobilize the caring power of Detroit and Southeastern Michigan to improve communities and individual lives in measurable and lasting ways. I was particularly interested in working on initiatives to help expand college and career pathways […]
I had the opportunity to volunteer at the Small Giants Summit back in May, and I wanted to share more about the organization and experience. I helped with registration, guiding guests, and event support and in exchange I was able to listen to the many speakers and lessons. I heard from multiple Detroit business owners […]
Through Challenge Detroit, fellows attended a performance at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra of Guiseppi Verdi’s Requiem at the beginning of May. Challenge Detroit partners with Detroit Passport to the Arts to provide fellows with the opportunity to attend cultural events around the city and previously we have attended the Holiday Brass concert, the play Firepower at […]
I started seriously running just before I moved to Detroit in August 2015 and it’s been a big part of my life every since, and is very connected to my time in this city so far.
Here are some of my favorite places to run in the area:
The Riverwalk –
The Riverwalk runs along, you guessed it, […]
It’s hard to believe that we are almost done with Challenge #4. Okay, sometimes it’s easy to believe that we’re in our 7th month of the program, but the fact that we (the fellows) have already done 4 major projects, served hundreds of volunteer hours around Detroit, and attended numerous events around the city is […]
On February 7th, I joined students from Wayne County Community College on an Underground Railroad Tour led by Kimberly Simmons. Simmons is the Executive Director & President of the Detroit River Project, author of A Fluid Frontier, and a Mayflower descendant with strong connections to the Underground Railroad as the great great great granddaughter of […]
I have lived in Detroit for over a year and a half, but last week was my first time taking the People Mover. The People Mover is an automated light rail system that covers a 3 mile loop of downtown Detroit. I took the People Mover to a networking event to avoid moving my car, […]
There are five pillars that make up the foundation of Detroit: work, play, live, lead and give. The give pillar applies to volunteering and community service. Fellows volunteer with project partners like MACC Sports and Forgotten Harvest, after work at events like our Mariners Inn Game Show Night, and independently each month.
I chose to volunteer […]
If you looked up challenge in the dictionary, you might find “a call to take part in a contest or competition, especially a duel” or “an objection or query as to the truth of something, often with an implicit demand for proof”.
In Challenge Detroit terms, each challenge is a 5-week project with a Detroit non-profit. […]
At the end of September, an article about potential Detroit school closings was released and I’ve been thinking about it all month. I am by no means an expert on education, but serving with City Year Detroit last year and continuing involvement in public education this year at Wayne County Community College District has me […]
