students working with public-sector organizations dedicated to social issues
Internship at the Legacy Program: Teaching children to save the past From June 15th until August 7th of 2015, I had the wonderful opportunity to intern with the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Center for Archaeological Research, or CAR. Specifically, I worked in CAR’s public outreach division, the Legacy program. The program director of Legacy… Continue Reading Sam Jaklich, Center for Archaeological Research
In the spring of 2015, I interned with the Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center (HCWC) as a primary prevention educator. Over the course of my internship, I helped co-facilitate small groups in the middle schools and high schools in Hays and Caldwell Counties, researched primary prevention, and participated in events that were either hosted by HCWC or… Continue Reading Lindsey Robertson, Hays-Caldwell Women’s Center
Gang violence is a persistent problem for Mexican and Central American, individuals. This problem has caused an increase in the number of individuals applying for asylum. Blake (2012) states, “According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), from 2009 to 2011, the number of asylum applications from Mexico in the United States more… Continue Reading Jesus Hernandez, American Gateways
Refugee Services of Texas (RST) is a non-profit organization that works with Church World Service, Episcopal Migration Ministries, and the U.S. Committee of Refugees and Immigrants to provide services for refugees, asylees, human trafficking survivors, and other displaced people in an attempt to help them regain their self-sufficiency in their resettlement in the United States.… Continue Reading Amy Oakes, Refugee Services of Texas
In Fall 2013, I worked at Refugee Services of Texas (RST) as an employment specialist intern. Before applying for an internship, I was a volunteer at RST for a year. I mostly worked there as an interpreter of Persian language for Iranian and Afghani refugees. During this time, I became familiar with the nature of… Continue Reading Bita Razavimaleki, Refugee Services of Texas