MPN Summer Internship Program

Promise Neighborhood According to our interns:
"...it gives you an opportunity to get more involved in your community."
"...it teaches your how to have a job and keep one."
"...it provides you with help for your future."
"Promise Neighborhood gives minors a chance to experience their career in real-life situations"
"...it helps students get a head start on their careers...."
"It is a plan to promise children good things and keep them away from trouble."
"Promise Neighborhood mean helping out the community, teaching teenagers what its like to have a job.... Its a good way to keep kids out of trouble and to have them doing something positive this summer."

Our summer interns started work last week with several community organizations including First Choice Primary Care, Mercer University's Tift College of Education, Boys and Girls Club, Macon Housing Authority, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and Centenary Church. Our 22 interns will work for four weeks doing a variety of tasks from office work to assisting with summer camps.

"I am an office assistant at Big Brothers Big Sisters Heart of Georgia," said Kevin, "and the best part of my job is learning business tips and communication ideas." Tanaji, who also works at Big Brothers Big Sisters said that her favorite part of her job was learning new things and helping out in the office. Interns agree that their jobs are teaching them valuable work and life skills that will assist them later in life. When asked what Promise Neighborhood means to her, Shoterricka said that, "it means a lot to me because it is preparing me for my future and getting me ready for the real world."

All of our summer interns live (and now work) in the Promise Neighborhood and hope to go to college after they graduate from high school. Our interns' career aspirations include everything from a firefighters to an engineer, a cosmetologist, a CSI investigator, and a pharmacist. We can't wait to see what the future holds for our interns!