Our 2023 Summer Youth Internship was a fast, but inspiring eight weeks.
These interns showed creativity, drive, passion, and a deep understanding of the toll gun violence takes on our communities and families. Here are just a few of the things they did in such a short amount of time:
- Learned about the legislative process, root causes of gun violence, grassroots strategies, and policy-based solutions that prevent gun violence
- Protested politicians’ lack of action against gun violence
- Participated in two gun violence prevention rallies, with interns serving as featured speakers
- Designed gun violence prevention posters for rallies and protests
- Recruited advocates and educated people about gun violence at various events around Milwaukee
- Met with leaders from local governments and nonprofit organizations to discuss grassroots strategies for change and collaborate on projects
- Created a “Rocks Make Waves” social media campaign using the hashtag #WaveEdFund (Watch their video, where they explain how it works!)
- Began discussions leading to WAVE Educational Fund’s new Youth Advisory Council, a year-round opportunity for teens to help lead our work to reduce gun violence
Partners Supporting Our Work
Once again, our interns collaborated with a variety of other organizations and local leaders in their work. We deeply appreciate the time and expertise of all these partners who helped make the internship both meaningful and successful.
BLOC
Change The Ref
Grassroots Northshore
Moms Demand Action
Overpass Light Brigade
City of Wauwatosa
City of West Allis
Village of Shorewood
Read about the 2022 Youth Summer Internship.
For More information about our youth programs, Contact Darrell Lofton at dlofton@waveedfund.org.