Community Service

At the end of my senior year of high school, I volunteered at my District Office. They usually have college interns who are majoring in political science or something like that, but they were short so I was very much welcomed. The district office isn’t where the councilman, Jumaane Williams, works but where the employees deal with constituent and community issues. During my time there, they held a health fair, provided aid for block parties, provided immigration services, etc. I worked mostly with the Director of Constituent Services, who assisted individuals with stuff like housing issues, slumlord issues, severely damaged sidewalks, access-a-ride problems and a multitude of other things. I also worked a little with Councilman Williams’ Scheduler, who organizes all of his events, appearances, meetings, etc. Overall, it was great to see how a community is organized and how much work is put into it. Plus the fact that there are so many departments and people who are there to help with certain issues that a lot of people in the community probably don’t even know about.