{"id":15041,"date":"2016-03-01T03:13:27","date_gmt":"2016-03-01T03:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/?p=15041"},"modified":"2016-03-01T03:13:27","modified_gmt":"2016-03-01T03:13:27","slug":"why-challenge-detroit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/blog\/why-challenge-detroit\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Challenge Detroit?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A little over a year ago, I hit the &#8220;submit&#8221; button on my \u00a0Challenge Detroit application from my hometown of Phoenix, Arizona. I had never been to Detroit.<\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t tell many people that I had applied. After all, it was just Phase 1: a pitch and resume. And a few weeks later, when I made it to Phase 2, it was an essay and a video. Following that, I campaigned for the Community Vote. And suddenly I was flying out to a city I had only dreamed about moving to for the interview round.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the process, people wondered why I wanted to move to Detroit. Here are a few of my reasons, which might resonate with you as a reason to apply:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You believe the story of Detroit is more than its headlines\n<ul>\n<li>Even to this day, Detroit sees a lot of negative press. Beneath the headlines are people and real experiences. Get to know these, and draw your own conclusions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>You want to be a part of\u00a0something larger than yourself\n<ul>\n<li>Through the Challenge Detroit pillars of Give \/ Work \/ \u00a0Live \/ Play \/ Lead, fellows practice a balanced lifestyle which healthy to establish early in our\u00a0professional lifestyle. The program is centered around providing support to our communities, which helps me maintain perspective.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>You want to feel connected\n<ul>\n<li>I spent my first year out of college back in my hometown where I felt removed from personal and professional networks. As a fellow, you have 30 others experiencing similar challenges and successes, an engaged alumni network, and access to influencers in the Detroit area. Feeling supported by a community, especially in a new city, is a huge part of why I feel successful here.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>You are open to transformational experiences\n<ul>\n<li>Everyone has the potential to be a socially-conscious leader, but it takes a conducive learning environment and personal introspection to make it a reality. Challenge Detroit gives you the tools to make it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>You have a sense of adventure\n<ul>\n<li>Detroit can be gritty, strange, and surprising, but to truly know it, you have to be willing to take a deep dive, which\u00a0requires an adventurous spirit. Commit to the experience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Challenge Detroit fellowship has transformed my life. I&#8217;ve found\u00a0that good things are happening by\u00a0smart, compassionate, and\u00a0committed individuals in Detroit.\u00a0Come join the party.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/application\" target=\"_blank\">If you are reading this before March 6th, 2016, you can apply to be a year five fellow here.<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A little over a year ago, I hit the &#8220;submit&#8221; button on my \u00a0Challenge Detroit application from my hometown of Phoenix, Arizona. I had never been to Detroit. I didn&#8217;t tell many people that I had applied. After all, it was just Phase 1: a pitch and resume. And a few weeks later, when I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":268,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/268"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15041"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15041\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.challengedetroit.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}