Week Three: Growing and Learning

Posted on June 25, 2021 by autumnford4
  • This week I was able to start working on finalizing the details on a project I will be working on for the rest of the summer. I was excited to start working on helping ROX in areas of my interest. I made a detailed plan about how I was going to complete this project. I went into detail about eight goals. My first goal was to reach out to legislators in Educational and Financial Committees to inform them about ROX. I will also be reaching out to congressional members with inner city school districts. Thirdly, I will reach out to members in leadership positions in various organizations to see how ROX can pair or work with them. Fourthly, I want to identify the most successful strategies to make a legislative tool kit in other states. Another goal of mine is to research information about girl’s well-being and use key statistics from ROX research to communicate the necessity of ROX. Sixthly, I will need to research how to communicate effectively with congressional members and people in leadership positions. I will also try to find additional resources for ROX from places such as the Department of Education. Lastly, I will try to find school districts that ROX programs could be most sustainable in. 
  • I was able to have lunch with the other interns at ROX and it was nice to sit down and share about our experiences, takeaways, and what we had learned so far.  I really appreciated being able to have a conversation focused on how our different interest drives us to unite for a bigger cause. 
  • I had lunch with two people on staff in ROX. The first was the Program Manager. It was extremely interesting to hear her journey in social work and nonprofits. During our conversation, I was able to discuss questions about social work and how it played a role in nonprofits. Furthermore, it was inspiring to hear how she was drawn to do work to support and help girls. The second person I met with was the Executive Assistant. It was also interesting to hear her journey to ROX. She went into detail about her experience at ROX and how welcoming the community has been to her. I definitely would love to work somewhere, in the future, that has a culture like ROX. 
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