MBK Fellows Spotlight: Buffalo Public Schools Internship Program
We featured this MBK Fellows spotlight in our .
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The Office of Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Initiatives (CLRI) in the Buffalo Public Schools, led by their Chief, Dr. Fatima Morrell, sponsored high-leverage internship experiences for the Fellows in their My Brothers鈥 Keeper Program over the听summer. These experiences gave the Fellows exposure to the real world of work while building their skills to become true leaders and pillars in their schools and the Buffalo community at large.
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The Fellows were matched with mentors in various departments within City Hall and the City Government offices. Izzah Ringer worked with Mr. Artis Green who coordinates Youth Recreation for the city. Sadik Sadik worked in the office of Mr. Ulysses Wingo, one of the city鈥檚 councilmen. Jaden Coronado worked with Mr. Franklin Carter in the Office of Summer Youth Employment, and Prince Mandilou worked with Mr. Ronald Dixon in the Office of Citizen Services.
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During that time, these dynamic young men also completed service projects with the theme of 鈥淚mproving the Mental Health of Young Men in Our Community.鈥 They began to implement a true peer mentoring process as they presented their work, findings, and best practices to the younger MBK program participants in 6th and 7th grade. The Fellows also assisted on field trips with the younger MBK scholars and began to develop effective relationships with their student mentees that they plan to build on as the school year progresses. The Fellows have shown the ability to communicate effectively, verbally and through the written word. They have put together presentations for their younger peers and left favorable impressions on the mentors who volunteered to supervise them.