Month: September 2022

September 2022 Newsletter

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New Opportunities, New Impact Fall Gala

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Welcoming our newest Team member, Shaynie Hayward!

We are thrilled to welcome Shaynie Hayward to our team.  Shaynie is serving as our Program Coordinator. and comes to us as a Teach for America Alumni corps, having served as a teacher at Link Community Charter School in  Newark NJ., where she was committed to closing the achievement gap amongst students in low income areas who battle educational inequity.  Shaynie is incredibly passionate about the uplift of people from diverse backgrounds and works as a changemaker to make spaces more inclusive and equitable.  Shaynie’s background has equipped her with the ability to build agency within the  populations she has worked with and is translating that experience to our mission here at BroadFutures. Shaynie received her B.A. from Muhlenberg College in Sociology and her Masters of Arts in Education from Relay Graduate School of Education. Shaynie is originally from East Orange, New Jersey and currently resides in Washington, D.C..  Shaynie is excited to join our team, commenting that, “BroadFutures is a unique organization that works to instill agency and empower youth with disabilities. I’m incredibly proud to be a part of a team that works to provide opportunity to individuals who have lacked access to spaces while continuing to break barriers as neurodivergent youth make impactful changes in our communities!”

Congratulations and a heartfelt Farewell to our Senior Program Associate, Charlotte Morse

Charlotte is moving on to a very exciting opportunity at DC Public Schools as a Lead Educator, K-5 Math and Special Education Implementation!! We are so proud of you Charlotte and know you will greatly impact the K-5 special education curriculum in DC!! Good luck and do not be a stranger!!!

APPLY NOW for our 2023 programs! Winter Program deadline is November 1st

Learn more on our website here. 

Employer Spotlight – American Red Cross

This month we want to shine the spotlight on one of our newest employer partners, the American Red Cross, who became an employer partner this past summer. The American Red Cross is a non-profit humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief, and disaster preparedness education in the United States. 

When asked about the partnership with BroadFutures, Senior Program Manager of Talent Acquisition, Julie Hammond remarked that the “BroadFutures Intern Program provided me with a truly amazing experience. The team at BroadFutures supported Megan [our intern] and the American Red Cross with meaningful feedback sessions and growth for her opportunities throughout the summer. I appreciate the opportunity and look forward to being able to partner again in the future.”

We also look forward to a continuing partnership with the American Red Cross. Learn more about the Red Cross here.

Alumni Spotlight – Justin Wade

Our alumni spotlight this month is Justin Wade. Justin attended BroadFutures as part of the Winter 2019 program while on a gap year. Justin is currently attending Landmark College and is track to graduate the 2023 with an Associates degree in liberal studies. Justin was also recently accepted to Goucher College and plans to attend in the Fall 2023 where he will be pursuing his Bachelors in Anthropology.  Justing spent this past summer working towards his certificate as a registered behavioral technician. When asked about the impact of BroadFutures, Justin said that,  “Attending BroadFutures did wonders for me as the people there helped me grow as a person and taught me how to hold a job properly. BroadFutures primarily helped me become more confident with how I express my needs to others whether work or social wise and understand how a worker must serve the organization they work for.”

Congratulations Justin! We cannot wait to hear about your successes!