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4 people are interested
Seeking interns for investigative story - interview, make phone calls
ORGANIZATION: Seeds in the Middle
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4 people are interested
We need an intern who can make phone calls and do computer/Internet research that will advocate for small charities. This is about civil rights and equity and to fight systemic discrimination.
Must be able to keep confidentiality and be reliable. You must be able to be personable on the phone and follow direction.
Can become a news story and you can get credited.
Please email info@seedsinthemiddle.org or call Nancie directly at 917-697-3745.
What you must do to be considered:
1. Send cover letter why you want to do this
2. Send resume or bio about you
3. Give exact times and dates you can dedicate to this project.
4. Only write us if you are committed to do this
Please be reliable.
If you work with us, we will write a letter of recommendation and we can vouch if you want to get college credits for this. Please note executive director of Seeds in the Middle is also an experienced, investigative journalist.
If you are interested in investigative reporting for the public good, this is for you.
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About Seeds in the Middle
Location:
153 Warren Street, BROOKLYN, NY 11201, US
Mission Statement
Seeds in the Middle partners with students, educators, parents & their communities to access all opportunities, beginning with improving health, enhancing arts education and greening their environment. We empower and educate all to get healthy and scale educational and social disparities. Our pilot schools are in central Brooklyn, a neighborhood with among the city’s highest obesity, diabetes, and heart disease rates. We teach how to grow, market, cook, access and prepare fresh food, how to exercise & engage in the arts, all the elements needed to promote life-changing lifelong health. Our volunteers come from all walks of life. We cross cultures. We transform gray into green, destitution into inspiration.
Description
Seeds in the Middle offers joyful, healthy interventions that nurture the whole child and address the multiple obstacles blocking low-income children and families from getting healthy. We teach how to grow edible gardens, run a student-led Hip2B Healthy Market, bring chefs into schools, started soccer, running and fitness programs at school and in the community and music and arts in the schools. We integrate professional development for teachers so that a healthy lifestyle and environmental stewardship becomes organic and sustainable in the school community. To build community, we created Soccer for Harmony tournaments and the Crown Heights Farmers Market. In two years, we have engaged more than 1,000 families, and students and teachers report changing their habits to include more fruits and vegetables, and fitness. This is a pilot for any school and Seeds in the Middle plans to replicate.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
January 12, 2020
SKILLS
- Administrative Support
- Data Entry
- Research
- Journalism
- Grant Writing / Research
- Internet Research
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- 4 hours a week or more.
- Must be able to make phone calls, be personable, be reliable, write daily reports of calls. and interviews.