Page 10 - HFA Annual Report 2015

Year in Review | Summer Internship Program

ach summer, HFA hosts a 10-week internship for two college-aged commu-
Enity members. The objective is to improve and increase active community
advocacy efforts by encouraging participants to develop their core abilities,
understand their individual strengths, and utilize those strengths to empower
themselves and others in the bleeding disorders community, ultimately build-
ing effective advocacy efforts. The Internship also encourages and provides the Visits to
necessary tools for members of the bleeding disorders community to stretch 20 Capitol Hill
their personal potential and champion their own needs through self-advocacy
at the state and federal levels.
Summer
2 interns
“ The most important thing I learned was that it often
takes a large, concerted effort to get legislation passed,
Issue briefs
but that with enough pressure and desire to make a change 2 written
happen, policy progress can occur. Seeing how grassroots
support can help legislation move through Congress helped
me understand the importance of our community’s Intern continued as part-time
” Relations staff member
advocacy efforts. 1 Policy and Government