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| Mentorship makes a difference... |
January 28, 2002 |
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Heather is continuing her push to encourage New Mexicans to offer their knowledge, skills, and experience to kids through mentorship. She`s also encouraging Albuquerque-area students to apply for internships in her own Albuquerque office.
“I’ve seen mentoring make a difference,” says Heather. “With the recent passage of the Leave No Child Behind Act, we’ve substantially increased our financial investment in education, and we’ve given parents and teachers the flexibility to meet our kids’ needs. But our investment in our kids shouldn’t end there. I encourage everybody in New Mexico to reach out to a child. Teach him or her what you know and how to be a responsible adult. We can all be a part of the solution.”
APPLYING IS EASY
You can find the internship application form on my website and e-mail it, along with a letter of interest, a resume, references, and a writing sample on an important community issue, to: ask.heather@mail.house.gov. Check the internship section of my website for more details, or call my office at 505-346-6781.
 Wilson interns Dana Hernandez and Sergio Munoz compare notes while working the front desk in Heather`s Albuquerque office.
“One of the best ways to gain practical experience in the working world is through an internship,” said Wilson. “Not only does it give a young student a chance to learn about serving people, it also gives them invaluable experience for getting their first job.”
A PROMISING PROGAM
As part of a mentoring program called Albuquerque’s Promise--the local spin-off to America’s Promise--Albuquerque area business and community organizations have been asked to make promises of activities, programs, or projects which fall within one or more of these five categories:
an ongoing relationship with a caring adult
a safe place with structured activities during non-school hours
a healthy start
a marketable skill through effective education
an opportunity to give back through community service
Wilson pledged to develop an internship program in her Albuquerque office for high school students to give them an opportunity to learn about government and service to the community. In the nearly three years since its inception, 73 high school students have served in Wilson’s office in Albuquerque. These students assist with drafting letters, database maintenance, constituent services, research, and maintaining Wilson’s website and weekly e-newsletter. |
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