January 2022 Newsletter

January 2022 Newsletter

THANK YOU to our amazing community for supporting us this past year! 2021 was a very successful year for us despite all the incredible challenges of Covid.  Please keep your eye out for our Impact Report coming next month.  

A Few Exciting Changes to the BroadFutures Team

A Warm Welcome to Charlotte Morse

We are very excited to welcome Charlotte Morse to the BroadFutures team! Charlotte is joining our team as a Senior Program Associate, providing overall support for our programs and serving as a mentor for BroadFutures interns. Charlotte’s experience as a special education teacher informs her passion for disability justice in schools and in all other communities, including the workplace. She has worked closely with students with learning and related disabilities, supporting and empowering them in their academic, social, and professional development. Before coming to BroadFutures, Charlotte worked as a special education teacher with D.C. Public Schools, where she was recognized as Teacher of the Year at Eliot-Hine Middle School for School Year 2020-2021 and awarded the Highly Effective Teacher Distinction by District of Columbia Public Schools for School Year 2019-2020. Charlotte has also worked as a policy intern with PAVE (Parents Amplifying Voices in Education), a research intern with CAST (Center for Applied Special Technology), and an advising assistant at American University College of Arts & Sciences. Charlotte received her B.A. from American University in Public Health with a minor in Education Studies. She is currently working on her Master of Science in Education at Johns Hopkins. Charlotte is originally from Boston, Massachusetts and currently resides in Washington, D.C..

A Bittersweet Farewell to Alexa Weidanz

Alexa started working for BroadFutures four and a half years ago and has been an incredible member of our team. She has proven herself to be a passionate, dedicated, insightful team member, who is always calm, cool and collected. She has had such a positive impact on our participants, as well as our organization and we are deeply grateful for her hard work and dedication. Alexa is leaving the Washington, D.C. area to purse new adventures, and while we are sad to see you go, we are excited for you and wish you the best of luck in your new opportunities!! Don’t be a stranger!!! We will miss you. 

Announcing a new partnership with General Dynamics

BroadFutures is proud to announce our partnership with General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS), a global aerospace and defense company.  This summer we are launching a pilot internship program with GDMS. GDMS has a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion and sought out a partnership as they recognize that the use of traditional recruitment practices can inadvertently create barriers for some neurodivergent people.  BroadFutures will vett and support the young people in their internships while also educating and supporting GDMS team members in how to empower neurodivergent talent.  

If you are interested in interning with GDMS this summer, apply through our website  and be sure to click “General Dynamics” when indicating which program you are applying for. You can learn more about General Dynamics here.

Introducing our Winter 2022 intern cohort

This month we successfully kicked off our 14th internship program! This intern cohort is full of inspiring young people from all over the country. They each have unique talents, skills, and passions, and we look forward to see what they accomplish during their internships. We are currently in the middle of the initial training portion of our program and ensuring they all feel ready to begin their internships starting in February.

Thank you to our employer partners

We are so excited to welcome two new employer partners,

Mi Vida & Special Olympics!

Mi Vida is a popular restaurant serving Mexican cuisine at the District Wharf, and Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

We are equally as thrilled to welcome back 8 employer partners!

Join us for an Information Session:

Wednesday, February 23rd, 4:00 – 5:00pm EST

Interested in learning more about our Summer 2022 Internship Program? Join us for an information session to answer any questions you have. Please RSVP to ctrevey@broadfutures.org in order to receive the Zoom link. 

Apply to our Summer 2022 Internship Program

Program Dates: June 6th – August 5th, 2022

Application Deadline: March 15th, 2022

Interested in becoming an employer partner?

Please join our group of inspired employers looking to include neurodiverse talent!!!

Alumni Intern Spotlight – Cole Beaty

We are excited to feature Cole Beaty as an alumni intern! A 23-year-old from the San Francisco Bay Area, Cole recently graduated from Southern Oregon University with a degree in Political Science. This past summer he participated in our Summer 2021 Internship Program, where he interned with the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS). We are very excited to welcome back Cole as an alumni intern, where he will be interning with the Brookings Institution. Cole, we look forward to supporting you through your internship and we look forward to seeing all that you accomplish!