The organization that I am currently interning at is a small non-profit. They are located in Queens, New York and are dedicated to “Empower and integrate underserved communities and other immigrants into civic and economic life.” They “advocate for social justice, boosting civic engagement, educational opportunities, healthcare access for all, senior support services.” The organization was founded in 2016 and is still helping communities in need to this day. I work within the Communications and Marketing Department.
On the organizations website they state that “I came up with the idea of the organization based off of seeing the issues that existed in the communities when I would travel. Whether these issues were from Agriculture, Health, Housing, Education, Energy, Financial Inclusion, Workforce Development to Water & Sanitation. Individuals in communities were tired of the false promises from their government and other organizations where they then started living in silence.” The organization’s founder was determined to help provide certain communities the tools they needed to have a successful and steady way of living. They said that “I was tired of seeing people suffer in silence and go through hardships losing faith completely…People would approach me to help them and then I realized that I needed to put something together in order to help more people to make an impact around the world” They believe in taking action rather than making promises that can’t be fulfilled. Changing the world and the lives of others is ultimately up to us.
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