Our 2024 Youth Summer Internship is underway, and our interns have been busy! This year, we have eight youth between the ages of 15 and 21 helping to raise awareness about the impacts of gun violence and the commonsense solutions that save lives.
What have they been up to?
- Learned about the root causes of gun violence, including the lack of key resources and structural racism
- Worked with WAVE staff to learn and practice effective advocacy strategies for creating change
- Spoken with people about gun violence at Fondy Farmers Market, PrideFest Milwaukee, and the Emani Robinson Community Day
- Helped run Milwaukee’s Wear Orange events for National Gun Violence Awareness Weekend (and one of our interns even spoke at the press conference!)
- Volunteered at the Juneteenth Kid’s Zone, making sure the day was fun for people of all ages
Want to meet the interns? Check out the video below to see brief bios of each of our youth interns!
Of course, our youth internship has still nearly a month left! Our interns will be busy around the Milwaukee Metro area practicing their advocacy skills.
For more information, contact Darrell Lofton: dlofton@waveedfund.org