Second Harvest Heartland

SNAP Outreach Intern

June - August 2023 • Brooklyn Park, MN

What I liked

I love the Second Harvest Community. They are all very passionate about what they do!

What I wish was different

I wish I would have been able to interact with my boss a little bit more.

Advice

Make sure you are willing to drive.

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Communications Intern

June - August 2019 • Saint Paul, MN

What I liked

Opportunities to interview clients, volunteers, and donors and to write articles and receive feedback on my writing.

What I wish was different

Paid position.

Advice

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Health & Hunger Outreach Intern

September 2018 • Maplewood, MN

What I liked

Flexibile Good opportunities for networking Getting a better understanding of food systems and distribution Learning about how resources like SNAP, WIC, NAPS/CSFP, and other food resources work

What I wish was different

More team-work based projects Additional help with handling certain tasks because can be overwhelming

Advice

Don't be afraid to get out of your comfort zone and get to know the staff you work with in the office. Also take initiative to share your own ideas and find new projects to do.

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Nutrition Program Advocate

June - August 2018 • Maplewood, MN

What I liked

I liked that it was a fast pace environment, I also liked that I got to interact with many people and meet volunteers. There was always something to do during my intership, if I needed something to do someone found something for me to do. I got to meet different people each day and got to interact with clients. I also got to sit down and do administrative paper work as well. It was a well rounded intership in the sense of doing various things.

What I wish was different

One thing I wish has been different was just to slow down and enjoy the interactions we were having and learning how to socialize with people again outside of college.

Advice

One piece of advice I would share of this experience is to have patience and openminded. This is important because not everyone you meet will think like you and act like you and being openminded really helps you build those relationships with your peers working with you, your supervisors and other staff. Having patience is important be cause not everyone goes at the same pace and learns at the same pace. Especially when working with clients you need to have patience because the clients do not know about the entire company like you do or the process to get to a certain point.

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