The Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights on Wayne State University’s campus does a phenomenal job with community engagement and programming for the youth of the city of Detroit. These components are what drew us to work with the Keith Center on our impact project. As we began our project, we identified 3 main […]
Recently I had the opportunity to do what I love most, challenge the youth in the city of Detroit. My host company, General Motors is very visible within the community but I don’t believe that the community is visible inside of General Motors. This is something that we can fix. Making sure the youth has […]
Recently, I was able to explore Detroit on a whole new level. I had the opportunity to scratch something off of my bucket list which was riding a bike while exploring the Dequindre Cut. Not only did I have the chance to ride the Dequindre Cut, I had the opportunity to do it on the […]
Considering that the weather is finally warming up, this is my favorite time of the year in Detroit. I tend to stay inside during the winter months so I am ready to be out and explore all that Detroit has to offer. I now have the ability to walk around, eat outside and just explore […]
Homelessness is a big deal in the city of Detroit. For some reason we feel that it’s only important to help them and specifically feed them around the holidays and only if they are within a program or shelter. We cannot forget about the individuals that might not make it into a shelter, but most […]
Don’t you want to join the greatest fellowship that Detroit has to offer? Come join challenge Detroit where you have the experience to work with a plethora of businesses and no profits to make a greater impact on the Detroit community. Being apart of Challenge Detroit has been very beneficial in my life. It has […]
This month I had the opportunity to partner with Minds Matter and Focus Hope. The reason that I reached out to Minds Matter was because this was an opportunity to bring two of my biggest passions together, the youth and my community. Minds Matter Detroit is a new organization that’s supports students with their journey […]
To some Christmas is about celebrating Jesus, spending time with family, receiving gifts, and eating tons of delicious food. Can’t say that I don’t agree, but we often forget about the importance and the gift of giving. This holiday season I had the opportunity to adopt a family from Mariners Inn, with the help of […]
Challenge Detroit had the opportunity to host an amazing game night for the gentleman of Mariner’s Inn. Mariner’s Inn serves as a safe haven for men battling homelessness and substance abuse. “I have never won anything in life and today I won twice” is the quote one of the Mariner’s Inn gentlemen told me after […]
Floor hockey at the YMCA was probably one of the most fun events that I have been apart of in a while. It is really cool how After 5 Detroit puts on these activities for the young Detroit working class. Watching so many young professionals from all of these different companies, come together to #PLAY […]
