
You know that feeling when you’re exactly where you’re meant to be, even if it’s knee-deep in mud? That was me in 2023. Two long, heartbreaking years had passed since devastating floods swept through my beloved Detroit, yet so many homes still hadn’t received help. As a Detroit native, that didn’t sit right with me. I knew I needed to get my hands dirty and my boots on the ground.
So, I joined Team Rubicon, took a few easy steps and before I knew it, I was a Greyshirt volunteer. One house hit me really hard. A family with two small children had been living with a mucky, ruined basement for over a year. As we dug in, trying to transform that mess into something livable again, I reflected on the teachings of my grandmother and mother, who would often say, “It’s a blessing to be a blessing.”