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United
Way
pilots
new
internship
program
for
Detroit
students
Organization
tapped
among
four
selected
nationwide
for
internship
pilot.
DETROIT
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Following
a
competitive
national
application
process,
United
Way for
Southeastern
Michigan
has been
selected
to pilot
one of
four
locally-sponsored
NAF
Future
Ready
Labs in
the
country.
Earlier
today,
the
organization
officially
launched
its
pilot on
the
campus
of Wayne
State
University.
United
Way’s
lab will
offer
students
opportunities
to
participate
in
high-quality
paid
internships.
Unlike
traditional
one-to-one
internships,
multi-week
experiences
will be
offered
to
upwards
of 25
students
who will
be able
to apply
classroom
skills
while
learning
what it
takes to
succeed
in life.
NAF Labs
compliment
United
Way’s
College
and
Career
Pathways
(CCP)
initiative,
part of
the
organization’s
Education
impact
strategy
along
with
Health &
Basic
Needs,
and
Economic
Prosperity.
The CCP
initiative
currently
supports
the
curriculum
at 10
Detroit
Public
Schools
Community
District
(DPSCD)
high
schools
to
better
ensure
students
graduate
prepared
for
college
and/or a
career.
The Labs
will
enhance
the CCP
experience
with an
innovative
solution
toward
closing
the
internship
gap.
Working
in
partnership
with
DPSCD,
business
partners,
and NAF,
students
will
participate
in an
internship
experience
with
comprehensive
structure.
The
interns
will
also
complete
a
project
of value
for the
business
sponsors
in a
collaborative
team-based
environment,
participate
in
skill-building
workshops,
and
connect
with
professionals
who may
also
serve as
mentors.
To
further
enhance
the
experience
United
Way will
assemble
an
advisory
board
comprised
of
business
professionals
and
community
leaders.
The
advisory
board
will
support
development
of
workforce
talent
in high
schools
such
that
students
are
better
prepared
for a
variety
of
industries
post-
graduation.
United
Way has
partnered
with
JOURNi,
a
non-profit
dedicated
to
equipping
communities
with the
skills
and
know-how
to jump
start
local
economies,
and
local
agency
Strategic
Community
Partners
offering
additional
technical
assistance,
to
support
the
pilot.
In
addition
to
United
Way’s
NAF Lab
pilot in
Wayne
County,
other
lab
pilots
are also
expected
to lunch
across
the
nation
in the
following
locations:
•
Harford
County,
Maryland
•
Cabarrus
County,
North
Carolina
• Orange
County,
Florida
For
more
information
about
United
Way for
Southeastern
Michigan
and its
impact
strategies,
visit
www.UnitedWaySEM.org.
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