Student Stories On the path to economic mobility and beyond, our program interns, alumni, and partners share their success. Students Share Unique Work-Based Experiences in Government... Urban Alliance students highlight their experiences in a government internship program at the Department of Homeland Security (... Avanath Partnership Connects Young Adults to Paid Internships ... Since 2020, Urban Alliance has been introducing high school students to careers in the property management and real estate/leas... Chicago High School Internship Boosts Kaylah Cannon’s MS... Meet Kaylah Cannon, who just completed her high school internship in Chicago. Kaylah was an intern at Northern Trust. She is at... Improving Professional Skills in High School Emani Brooks, a High School Internship Program alum, shares how she improved her creativity and other professional skills durin... Intern Perspectives: High School Student Finds Opportunity Thr... Naomi Kyei-Asare is a senior at Paint Branch High School in Maryland and an Urban Alliance intern from the Greater DC (Montgome... August Jackson Gets a Head Start at Paid Tech Internship Meet August Jackson. She is the 2022 Intern of the Year for the Baltimore region. During her senior year at Western High School... Wrapping Up the Urban Alliance Internship with Jayson When Jayson Hayes steps onto the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) campus this fall, he will have earned an... Intern Perspectives: The Importance of a High School Internship Ifra Syed did her high school internship in 2022. As a senior at Paint Branch High School, I have learned many valuable things... Intern Perspectives: Why Rising Seniors Should Intern at Urban... by Annelle Diane Tsafack Tigoumo, Staff Writer March 17, 2022 I am a senior at Springbrook High School, and I moved to Americ... Q&A with Lesly Amaya, Urban Alliance Northern Virginia Alum During Lesly Amaya's junior year at Justice High School, she was at the crossroads of deciding where to apply for a first job. ... Urban Alliance Teams Up with the Department of Homeland Security Recently, Urban Alliance CEO Elizabeth Lindsey and UA Alumni Zamiya Sabour and Davette Williams joined U.S. Department of Homel... From Students to Staff: How Two Alumni Give Back When Urban Alliance students graduate, they’re never really leaving the program. The door is always open for whatever support o... Reina Huguley, Chicago 2021 For 2021 Kenwood Academy graduate Reina Huguley, becoming an Urban Alliance intern meant more time to concentrate on her scho... Walter Savage Focuses on Career Readiness at Urban Alliance De... For Detroiter Walter Savage, becoming an Urban Alliance intern has helped him lay a foundation for career readiness. “UA has im... Airreona Godfrey Reflects on Paid Internship in Detroit 2020 A senior at Frank Cody High School in Detroit when she joined Urban Alliance, Airreona knew she wanted to make something of her... Jeovanny Diaz, Northern Virginia 2020 TC Williams High School senior Jeovanny Diaz said that before joining Urban Alliance, he had been “struggling a lot,” but the U... Dalante Rhoden, Detroit 2019 Dalante Rhoden joined Urban Alliance with a desire to gain more work experience, but ultimately had a firm plan to follow in hi... Danilo Andrade, Northern Virginia 2019 Before Urban Alliance, Danilo “Dan” Andrade worked at a car wash, freezing in the winter and sweltering in the summer. But he t... Jasmine Love – Chicago 2019 Jasmine Love was excited for her first professional experience with Urban Alliance. “I’m from the South Side of Chicago,” she s... Deshon Williams – Baltimore 2019 As a career and technical education student at Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School, Deshon Williams learned a lot abo... Donnell Bonaparte, Jr. – Baltimore 2019 Walking into the Baltimore City Public Schools Office of Communication on his first day as an Urban Alliance intern, Donnell Bo... Denardo Worthy, DC 2019 At the end of his Urban Alliance internship, Denardo Worthy felt “astonished.” Astonished that he had gained so many valuable s... Obama Youth Jobs Corps Exposure to new possibilities and expanded networks through paid internships can be life-changing for many of the students we... Makiah Watson, Chicago 2018 Makiah Watson always loved school, from pencils and pens to textbooks and even homework. She dreamed of becoming a teacher. but... Roselany Montero, Baltimore 2018 Roselany Montero has big dreams — and thanks to Urban Alliance, she feels like her dreams are within reach. “They prepared us t... Debby Jaldin, Northern Virginia 2018 When Debby Jaldin and her mother used to pass by Virginia Tech’s campus, they would joke about how she wanted to go there one d... Valeria Belmonte – Northern Virginia 2018 In high school, Valeria Belmonte was mostly focused on working. She had a job at Chipotle, and didn’t really see herself going ... Rene Santos, Northern Virginia 2018 Rene Santos was confused. He was all over the place. He didn’t know what his future would hold. Then he found Urban Alliance. ... Dejuan Johnson, Montgomery County 2018 Before finding Urban Alliance, Dejuan Johnson, an ambitious and driven young man, encountered mostly closed doors. “Before this... Khadijah Gikeneh, DC 2018 Khadijah Gikeneh grew up east of the Anacostia River, a traditionally underserved part of Washington, DC, and experienced a tra... Eva Mercado, Northern Virginia 2018 Before joining Urban Alliance, Eva Mercado worked alongside her entire family at night in a newspaper warehouse that “lacked ve... Blanca Zelaya, Northern Virginia 2018 Blanca Zelaya was eating lunch in her high school cafeteria when she overheard an Urban Alliance (UA) staff member telling her ... Elisabethe Ocon Calderon, Chicago 2013 In 2012, Elisabethe Calderon made a decision that transformed her senior year of high school and shaped her plans for the futur... Glenda Flores, Northern Virginia 2017 Glenda Flores has always wanted to be a pediatrician, but when she shared that goal with her school counselor, she was told it ... Eddie Amoah, Northern Virginia 2016 At first, Eddie Amoah wanted to quit his Urban Alliance internship. But his UA program coordinator had seen how much he had alr... Mariyamawit (Mariyam) Shiferaw, Northern Virginia 2018 2018 Northern Virginia intern Mariyamawit (Mariyam) Shiferaw wants to work in the fashion industry after college. “She’s focus... Idalia Zavala-Mejia, DC 2018 Idalia Zavala-Mejia’s plans for the future radically changed after joining Urban Alliance. She never saw herself attending coll... Lauryn Hill, Baltimore 2017 Lauryn came to Urban Alliance with no desire to attend college. But while working with her mentor at the U.S. Centers for Medic... Stephon Walker, Chicago 2017 Like many young people, Stephon Walker approached his senior year of high school with a mix of excitement and uncertainty. For ... Virginia Hospital Center Virginia Hospital Center is a leading comprehensive healthcare facility in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The 342-bed no... DigitasLBi However, it quickly realized that partnering with Urban Alliance also fostered an internal culture of inclusion, and helped Dig... Bloomberg BNA Bloomberg BNA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bloomberg, is headquartered in Crystal City, Virginia and is a leading source of le... William Bates William is now an employee at his high school internship site, Wells Fargo, and a senior at Bowie State University majoring in ... Alexandria Renew Alexandria Renew Enterprises, also known as AlexRenew, operates one of the most advanced wastewater reclamation facilities in... Artemis Real Estate Partners Deborah Harmon is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Artemis Real Estate Partners, LLC, a real estate investment firm th... Assima Egbame, DC 2014 Assima Egbame participated in the Urban Alliance High School Internship Program as a senior at Coolidge Senior High School. Fro... Alumni Spotlight: Raul Alvarenga ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Raul Alvarenga'09 Urban Alliance is honored to provide young people with the skills necessary to be succes... Alumni Spotlight: Mbachur Mbenga ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Mbachur Mbenga '11 The Alumni Services department is fortunate to serve wonderful Alumni with various back... Alumni Spotlight: Theodore Stewart ’11 Can you believe that there are over 1200 DC Alumni and over 100 Baltimore Alumni? The numbers continue to grow, and we are very... Alumni Spotlight: Theodore Stewart ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Theodore Stewart '11 Can you believe that there are over 1200 DC Alumni, and over 100 Baltimore Alumni? Th... Alumni Spotlight: Lori-Ann McKenzie-Henry ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: Lori-Ann McKenzie-Henry '07 Margaret Murray Washington Career Senior High School and UA alumna Lori-Ann McK... Alumni Spotlight: Jasmine Gray ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: DC ALUMNA JASMINE GRAY ‘09 Many Interns initially complain about menial tasks like filing or database entry ... Alumni Spotlight: Reggie Tarver II ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: DC ALUMNUS REGGIE TARVER II ‘09 For 2009 DC Alumnus Reggie Tarver II, balance is the key to success. It was...
