Author Archives: jfigueroa12

When I first started this fellowship, ten weeks seemed like a really long time. Now we’re at the end of week ten, and I’m not really sure where all the time I thought I initially had went. My ten weeks … Continue reading →

This week I mostly focused on the operations manual for Zora’s House. The operations manual is a guide for Zora’s House volunteers on what their work entails in the space and with the people who use it. This document is … Continue reading →

Like my peers have mentioned, it is really hard to believe that there are only two weeks left in the fellowship program. I have really enjoyed my time with Zora’s House, and I look forward to what the next two … Continue reading →

For this week, my supervisor and I turned our focus a bit more towards the Women of Color Owned Summer Market. This is an annual tradition at Zora’s House, and is geared towards creating opportunities for women of color (WoC) … Continue reading →

This week, I have continued making edits to the Zora’s House employee manual, and turning towards starting to restructure their operations manual. As my supervisor mentioned in one of our meetings, the editing process for these manuals is a lot … Continue reading →

We are at the halfway mark of our fellowship, which is unbelievable. Time really does fly by! As I continue to meet more of Zora’s House’s ambassadors (who are the organization’s essential volunteers) and work on the employee and operations … Continue reading →

This week I have mostly focused on rewriting the portions of Zora’s House’s employee handbook that we discussed in detail during last week’s Operations, Infrastructure, and Culture Board meeting. The main takeaway from this particular assignment has been that it … Continue reading →

As week three comes to an end, an important theme that has come up in the work I am doing at Zora’s House is the importance of meeting people where they are, and finding ways to actually act on this … Continue reading →

During this second week, I worked remotely on the tasks I was assigned during my organization’s Operations, Infrastructure, and Culture Board meeting that was held last week. The board members and I were tasked with refining and adding on to … Continue reading →

Hi everyone! My name is Jacqueline Figueroa (she/her pronouns) and I am a summer fellow for Zora’s House. My theme for the first week of my internship has been the importance of care. I have gotten to meet very dedicated … Continue reading →