TEAN Summer Internship

THE  EMERGENCY ACTION NETWORK (TEAN)​

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The Emergency Action Network (TEAN) is a nonprofit that harnesses the generosity of community members to meet the immediate needs of the most vulnerable youth in Brunswick, Maine. TEAN was founded in the summer of 2016 to work to alleviate the aggravations of poverty for children and families in Brunswick. In 2018, TEAN became a 501(c)3 organization. Since then, it has greatly expanded its scope from collecting material items to also collecting financial donations. In an era when politics have decimated safety nets for children and families as childhood poverty rises in Maine, it has become increasingly necessary for communities to organize and support their most vulnerable members. TEAN is in a unique position to act as an umbrella organization for community members and other groups working in concert to fill the unmet needs, we see every day in Brunswick. ​

​PROJECTS​

Update TEAN website and increase online presence:​

My fellow intern and I completely restored the TEAN website and brought it up to date with new images, stories, and visuals. ​

Found TEAN press, dating back from when the organization began in 2016, and uploaded the content on to the website for easy access. ​

Updated the Instagram and Facebook pages, and created an organizational LinkedIn account with content.​

I designed and created the TEAN Logo​​

TEAN oral history:​

My fellow intern and I conducted a series of interviews with the TEAN board and community allies and compiled this data to be used for writing a TEAN oral history. The oral history will showcase the evolution of the organization since its formation in 2016.​

​English dialogue groups with asylum seeker:​

My fellow intern and I began an English conversation group with the school age, mainly middle school and high school, asylum seekers to help them strengthen their English conversation skills. ​

We hope to develop an English dialogue and mentorship program to help the students during the school year, while they navigate the US school system and prepare for their futures. ​

​Intercultural training:​

In the month of September, I will be participating in an intercultural community support training, focusing on intercultural communication, equity and inclusion, collective loss & healing, reflective listening and supporting others, cultural considerations and community building.