Month: August 2021

August 2021 Newsletter

Congratulations to our Summer 2021 Interns!

On August 6th, we celebrated the successful completion of our first internship program since the start of the pandemic. Congratulations to all of the interns for all of your hard work!! We are so proud of all of your well-earned accomplishments and are excited to hear about your successes in the future.

We are grateful to all of our new and returning inspired employer partners who hosted our interns and provided them with invaluable experiences and support. We are also thankful to our parents, staff and donors for their partnership in ensuring a successful summer program. We appreciate those who took time out of their busy work days to come to our final intern presentations and employer recognition. We feel so fortunate to have this incredible community supporting us!

Save the Date!

Embrace Change, Celebrate Resilience Fall Gala

October 23rd | 6:00 – 8:30pm

Support our mission by becoming a sponsor!

Learn more information on our event page here.

A note…

At this time, we are hopeful the event will be in person at the rooftop of one of our employer partners, CBRE, at the District Wharf in Washington, D.C. With the Delta variant becoming increasingly menacing, we will have to keep an eye on things, and may need to return to a virtual format. We will let you know if anything changes!

Apply to our 2022 Programs

Winter 2022 Program Deadline: October 15th

Apply to our Winter 2022 Internship Program, which runs from January 24th through April 15th. Learn more on our website here.

Upcoming Virtual Information Session:

Thursday, September 30th | 12:00 – 1:00pm EDT

Interested in learning more about our 2022 Internship Programs? Join us for an information session to answer any questions you have. Please RSVP to [email protected] in order to receive the Zoom link.

Interested in becoming an employer partner?

We are always actively recruiting new employers!

Employer Partner Spotlight – Brookings Institution

We are thrilled to be featuring a new employer partner, the Brookings Institution! The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC. Their mission is to conduct in-depth research that leads to new ideas for solving problems facing society at the local, national and global level. Brookings brings together more than 300 leading experts in government and academia from all over the world in order to provide the highest quality research, policy recommendations, and analysis on a full range of public policy issues. 

Michael O’Hanlon, Senior Fellow and Director of Research in Foreign Policy at Brookings, provided critical support to BroadFutures’ intern, Lily, during her time at Brookings. Michael and Lily even co-authored an insightful article together, titled Do Not Take the War on Terror’s Big Success for Granted.  “BroadFutures is a great organization that understands how important it is to make the intern experience structured, purposeful, and carefully stewarded,” reflected Michael at the end of Lily’s internship. “Frankly, their approach should probably be emulated by many organizations sponsoring internships of whatever type. It was a joy to work with Lily and the whole team.” 

Thank you Michael and we appreciate those kind words! It was a wonderful opportunity for BroadFutures to work with Brookings this summer and we look forward to continuing our partnership. Learn more about Brookings here.

Intern Spotlight – Julia Hansen

This month we are featuring Julia Hansen, an intern from the Summer 2021 Program! Julia was an incredible addition to the cohort, consistently adding valuable perspectives to the group. Julia is a 19-year-old from San Fransisco CA, and is currently a Freshman at  Harvey Mudd College. 

This summer Julia interned with The AES Corporation, where she gained and improved upon her research, communication, and creative thinking skills as she worked on a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) project. We were so impressed with Julia’s strong work ethic, motivation, and ability to self-advocate. Reflecting back on her internship as well as the BroadFutures program, Julia commented, “Through the BroadFutures internship program and my experience at AES, I learned the importance of self-advocacy in the workplace and how to communicate with others more effectively.” 

Julia, we can’t wait to hear about your next accomplishments and good luck with your first semester!

July 2021 Newsletter

Save the Date!

Embrace Change, Celebrate Resilience Fall Gala

October 23rd | 6:00 – 8:30pm

Congratulations to our Summer Strengths Program participants!

Our Summer Strengths participants completed their college and career readiness  program last week! To all of the participants, congratulations on all of your hard work!!! It was an amazing five weeks. We built a community, played games, heard from guest speakers such as Getting Hired and InterContinental Hotels, and participated in workshops to improve career readiness skills. We invited families to come celebrate the end of program and heard presentations from our participants about what they learned in the program and what they plan to do after BroadFutures. To all of the participants, great job everyone and we wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors!!

One more week left of internships

Our BroadFutures interns only have one more week left of their internships before our program will come to an end. The interns have been making tremendous strides in their internships, applying what they have learned in our training each week in their internships. From research projects to video editing to creating images in Photoshop to giving presentations, these interns have accomplished a lot! We are looking forward to supporting them through their last week so they can finish out their internships strong.

Apply to our 2022 Programs

Winter 2022 Program Deadline: October 15th

Apply to our Winter 2022 Internship Program, which will run from January 24th through April 15th. Learn more on our website here.

Upcoming Virtual Information Session:

Wednesday, August 11th, 12:00 – 1:00pm EDT

Interested in learning more about our Winter 2022 Internship Program? Join us for an information session to answer any questions you have. Please RSVP to Carole Trevey ([email protected]) in order to receive the Zoom link.

Interested in becoming an employer partner?

We are always actively recruiting new employers!

Employer Partner Spotlight – The Cormac Group

The Cormac Group is a bi-partisan strategic consulting and lobbying firm in Washington, DC and dedicated to providing clients with a clear understanding of the governmental decision-making process. With over 60 years of combined experience, The Cormac Group has a vast area of expertise in developing results-oriented legislative and regulatory strategies at both the federal and state levels in the areas of higher education, healthcare, transportation and telecommunications. 

The Cormac Group has been a long time employer partner and we are thrilled they are hosting another BroadFutures intern this summer. Jim Link, a Partner with The Cormac Group, wrote, “The Cormac Group Team fully understands the huge contributions people with learning differences can make when it comes to adding value and providing positive results to our clients. We fully support the mission of BroadFutures and appreciate being their partner.” We look forward to our continued partnership!! You can learn more about The Cormac Group here.

Intern Spotlight – Tyler Asuncion

We are thrilled to be featuring Tyler Ascuncion this month. From Royal Palm Beach, Florida, Tyler is a 19-year-old who recently finished his first year at Beacon College where he is pursuing a degree in Business/Entrepreneurship and Computer Science. 

This summer Tyler is interning for American Institutes for Research (AIR) where he has been doing an incredible job. Tyler has been working on several different projects, including drafting a video script and creating a PowerPoint presentation on effective workplace communication. Tyler will present his powerpoint next week! Reflecting back on his internship as well as the BroadFutures program, Tyler commented, “The one thing I enjoy about my internship is the ability to improve my time management and ability to self-advocate. I’ve also enjoyed  being able to work with other team members. It created a sense of community when working for them,  helping with tasks, having questions when needed, and asking for feedback so I can improve.” 

Great job, Tyler, and good luck as you head into the last week of your internship!

In case you missed it…

Watch the recording for a Talk with BroadFutures Advisory Board Member, William Stixrud, PhD:

Talking with Young Adults to Promote Internal Motivation, Stress Tolerance, and Independence

Dr. Stixrud, a clinical neuropsychologist, author, and BroadFutures Advisory Board Member, came to speak with our community about communicating with young people to facilitate a healthy, respectful parent-child relationship, while promoting autonomy, agency, and resilience. Dr. Stixrud includes ideas from his first book, co-authored with Ned Johnson, The Self-Driven Child, and from their new book, which will be published in August, What Do You Say? How to Talk With Kids to Build Motivation, Stress Tolerance, and a Happy Home.