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2017 Highlights Summer Youth Internship Program 2017 Highlights Summer Youth Internship Program 1,827 Interns Placed 1,712 - 94% Completed Internship 539 Internship Providers $2,251,280 Awarded to Interns 256,800 Approx. Hours Worked by Interns 48 Students Achieved Dual Enrollment College Credit Hialeah Shores Nursing and Rehab. Center Staff with Interns Internship Provider Testimony Intern Testimony “Our intern, Isaiah Porter kept up with the “An internship is really about building fast-paced environment, provided valuable relationships with coworkers and company feedback and asked appropriate questions clients. Thank you, Stantec, for giving me the when necessary.” best professional experience of my life.” - Claudelle Joseph, Intern Supervisor - Janiyah Kennedy, Intern at Stantec City of Miami Gardens Public Works Booker T. Washington Senior High, NAF Academy of Engineering Manager, “Keep Miami Gardens Beautiful” Isaiah Porter, Intern from Sandra Hodge, Intern Supervisor iTech @Thomas A. Edison Ed. Center Stantec, Public Information Officer Internship Provider Testimony Intern Testimony “Jose worked in our IT department. What a joy to work “My internship assignment broadened my work- with! Our IT director was so impressed with his abilities related knowledge. In this picture, I am collecting a that he has asked us to offer Jose a part-time job after the blood sample from the dog’s vein in order to run a internship program.” canine heartworm test.” - Gus Barreiro, Intern Supervisor - Anabel Lopez, Intern at Bravo Animal Clinic The Children’s Trust Felix Varela Senior High, Veterinary Academy Jose Herrera, Intern from Public Policy and Community Law Enforcement Officers Engagement Liaison Juan Fernandez Bravo, DVM Memorial High School Intern Supervisor Alonzo & Tracy Mourning Senior High* Hialeah Senior High Miami Central Senior High* Robert Morgan Educational Center* American Senior High* Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High Miami Coral Park Senior High Robert Renick Educational Center Arthur & Polly Mays Conservatory of the Arts Homestead Senior High* Miami Edison Senior High* Ronald Reagan/Doral Senior High Barbara Goleman Senior High* International Studies Preparatory Miami Jackson Senior High* Ruth Owens Kruse Educational Center BioTECH @ Richmond Heights High Academy Miami Killian Senior High* School for Advanced Studies - Booker T. Washington Senior High* iPreparatory Academy Miami Lakes Ed. Center* Homestead Center for International Education iTECH @ Thomas A. Edison Ed. Ctr. Miami Norland Senior High* School for Advanced Studies - North Coral Gables Senior High* John A. Ferguson Senior High* Miami Northwestern Senior High* South Dade Senior High* Coral Reef Senior High* Jose Marti MAST 6-12 Academy Miami Palmetto Senior High South Miami Senior High Cutler Bay Senior High Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Miami Senior High Southwest Miami Senior High* Design & Architecture Senior High (DASH) Maritime & Science Technology (MAST) Miami Southridge Senior High SPED Outreach Center D.A. Dorsey Technical College MAST @ FIU Biscayne Bay Campus Miami Springs Senior High* Terra Environmental Research Institute Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High* Medical Academy for Science and Miami Sunset Senior High* Westland Hialeah Senior High Felix Varela Senior High* Technology (MAST at Homestead) New World School of the Arts Wm. H. Turner Technical Arts High* G. Holmes Braddock Senior High* Miami Beach Senior High* North Miami Beach Senior High* Young Men’s Preparatory Academy Hialeah Gardens Senior High* Miami Carol City Senior High North Miami Senior High* Young Women’s Preparatory Academy *Schools with NAF Academies of Engineering, Finance, Health Sciences, Hospitality & Tourism, and/or Information Technology Thank You 2017 Internship Providers A & A Orthopedics Mfg. Cohen, Chase, Hoffman & Schimmel, P.A. Haitian Talent and Resource Center Miami Beach Police Athletic League, Inc. Rondon Printing A & J Professional Beautification Cold Stone Creamery Haitian Youth Community Center Miami Children’s Initiative Ronin Learning A & J Trucking Community Connections for Life Halperin, Dr. Scott Miami Children’s Museum Room 2 Bloom A Cuba & Travel Community Medical Center Hammer Herzog & Associates, PA Miami Children’s Theater Samuel K. Jackson Youth Center A. C. Orthodontics Community Planning and Development Hammocks Veterinary Hospital Miami Dade College Sant La Haitian Neighborhood Center A+ Mini Storage COMO Metropolitan Miami Beach Headquarter Toyota Miami-Dade Children’s Court Santander Bank Aardvark Animal Clinic Comprehensive Family Counseling Heartland Health Care Center Miami-Dade County Govt. Offices & Parks Schobel, Dr. Ruth Abreu, Dr. Edel Compu-Med Vocational Careers Corp. Hello Beautiful Nails and Beauty Miami-Dade Family Learning Partnership Seaboard Marine Academy of Knowledge Preschool Concept Health Systems Henry S. West Laboratory Miami-Dade County Public Defenders Office Seagull Hotel ACB Warehouse Equipment Expert Concerned African Women Herskowitz Law Firm Miami-Dade County Public Schools Second Baptist Church, CDC Achieve Miami, Inc. Continental National Bank Hialeah Park and Casino Miami International Airport Securities and Exchange Commission Advance Blind & Hurricane Coral Gables Football Association Hialeah Shores Nursing and Rehab. Center Miami International Cardiology Consultants Select Medical Clinic Advanced Labeling & Marketing Coral Park Medical Center Hilton Hotels & Resorts Miami Lakes Dental Associates Semaj’s One Way Catering Aella Design Group Coral Reef Medical Supply HNTB Corp. Miami Lakes Eye Care Center Shake A Leg Miami Aflac Insurance COSPHATECH Holiday Inn Express Miami Seaquarium Shalom Community Church AFSCME Local 199 Country Club Children’s Education Center Holiday Inn MIA Miami Sunset Cheerleading Camp Shane Learning Center AIE CHARTER School Country Walk Animal Clinic Holiday Inn Miami Beach Miami Youth Gardens Shiny Smile Dental Care Albert M. Quirantes, Attorney at Law Courtyard Marriott MIA Holsen, Inc. Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Silver Palm Dentistry Alejandro Martinez Pediatrics, P.A. Courtyard Marriott MIA West/Doral Holy Family Episcopal Church Center Singer Health Center All American Paper Cutler Bay Animal Clinic Holy Rosary St. Richard Summer Camp Milam’s Market Small Talk Academy All Florida CV Latino Hope for Miami Monroe County Attorney’s Office Smile Care Dental All Star Party World / Line Drive Academy D & D Rehab Center, Inc. Humane Society of Greater Miami Moonlighter Makerspace Sneakertown Miami ALM Sports D.J. Auto Collision Hurricane Jumpers Mount Sinai Medical Center Snubbs Consulting Alternative Action Agency Dade County Farm Bureau Hutchinson, Dr. Paula Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Center SOL Insurance Agency AMC Sunset Place 24 Dade County Federal Credit Union Hyatt Place East Mr. Internet Systems Somerset Academy Amedica Children’s Center Dade Family Dental i2 Labs Mrs. Reid’s Reading Stars South Dade Chamber of Commerce American Red Cross Daluz Optical & Supplies ICO Uniforms MWL Engineering South Florida Auto Brokers AMS Music School Camp Dennis J. Chin, CPA IG Adjusting National Medical Institute South Florida Educational Federal Credit Angelique Euro Cafe Dental Dreams Inktel Contact Center Solutions Nel & Son Union AOIT Mighty Eagles Booster Club Dept. of Children & Families Inner City Dance Club of Miami New Angels Day Care South Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Apex Radiology South Fla./Jackson North Diaz, Dr. Jorge L. Inspired Rhythms Dance Co. New Era Dental South Florida Pain & Rehab Center Arch Plaza Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Dick’s Sporting Goods Integral Medicine Group Inc. New Family Dentistry South Florida Pediatric Partners Areas USA, Inc. Dieppa Law Firm, P.A. Intercity Dance Club of Miami New Horizons Community Mental Health Speak To My Future, Inc. Arts for Learning Miami, Inc. Diva Arts Dance Studio InterContinental Miami Center SpeedyIT360 ARTSouth at MDC Homestead Divine Academy International Finance Bank New Life Medical Institute Sport and Dance Studio Aspira RAM Charter School Doctor Party Rental Internos IT New Providence Baptist Church Squadra Soccer Atlantic Overseas Express Doctor’s Medical Center Interport Logistics NFTE St. Catherine’s West Rehabilitation Hospital August, Dr. Craig Doors and Plus, Inc. 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