http://www.justharvest.org

Just Harvest

Policy and Community Organizing Intern

May - August 2018 • Pittsburgh, PA

What I liked

Survey collecting in Downtown Pittsburgh, attending rallies to support higher minimum wages, expanded public transit and improved healthcare. The staff is knowledgeable and is a kindred team whose members look out for each other.

What I wish was different

More specific projects

Advice

Start work with an open mind and heart. You will have days where your empathy is crucial: while taking calls, you might have a 30-minute phone call listening to a grandfather struggling to pay his electric bills. Other days, you will be emailing representatives and learning about state government. If you can work on more than one project concurrently, and you can switch tasks easily, you will thrive at Just Harvest.
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