Fight For Life Foundation
Implementation Specialist Intern
Fight for Life Foundation is a nonprofit organization focused on supporting individuals and families through community-based programs and services. The organization works to improve access to resources, promote stability, and create positive outcomes for the populations it serves.
Primary Responsibilities and Projects
During my internship, I worked on the Dream Builders program, an 8-week program where we visited different schools and worked with a small group of students. Each week focused on a new goal, helping students build skills such as confidence, planning, and decision-making.
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Sent emails to different schools to communicate and gather information on their data, such as student check-ins and check-outs.
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Visited different schools to engage with students, set new weekly goals, and review progress from previous sessions.
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Learned adaptability by adjusting to different environments and handling challenges during sessions.
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Helped update the SEL (Social Emotional Learning) library by organizing and adding resources for student development.
Volunteered to go on a field trip to Republic Airways
Learning Objectives and Outcomes
During my internship, I learned how to communicate professionally, stay organized, and manage responsibilities both in-person and remotely. I was expected to be reliable, support program activities, and work effectively with students, schools, and my team. With all the feedback I received, I will continue growing and developing my career by improving my skills and applying what I learned from this experience.
Fight For Life Experience
Dream Builders Program
I had the opportunity to help start a program with my supervisor at two schools, Frederick Douglass and GPLA. We worked with a selected group of students and held weekly meetings. In each session, we discussed a goal, created a plan to achieve it, and followed up on progress the next week. We also included activities and icebreakers at the start of each meeting to keep students engaged and build a positive environment.