Over the last several semesters, the NC InCK team has had the opportunity to work with a group of phenomenal interns. Spring 2023 was no exception. From working on a capstone project involving justice-involved youth to developing resource lists for families in NC InCK’s service area, our interns have done incredible work during their time with NC InCK. Read more about our interns, their work, and what they learned below.
Lauryn Ewing is an undergraduate social work student at NC A&T (’24) from Charlotte, NC. She worked closely with the team of Integration Consultants to create a resource list for families within three of the NC InCK counties. In May, she will begin her work as a servant leader intern ambassador with Freedom Schools Partners Inc.
“I realized how impactful the core child services are within the community and how beneficial these conversations are.” – Lauryn Ewing
Sarah Liable is an undergraduate Health Policy and Management student at UNC-Chapel Hill (’23) from Lehighton, Pennsylvania. Sarah worked with NC InCK for several semesters on the housing workgroup, Q3, and Medicaid Resource Guide. This year, she completed her senior honors thesis on “Evaluating the Quality of Shared Action Plans”. Throughout this research, she reviewed over 70 SAPs and conducted interviews with Family Navigators and Integration Consultants to gather insights and recommendations. After graduation, Sarah is joining Teach for America in Charlotte, NC.
“I learned that health equity work takes a team to develop meaningful goals, conquer health barriers for families, and help a child grow and develop in their community.” – Sarah Liable
April Peck is a Public Policy Master’s student at UNC-Chapel Hill (’23) from Greensboro, NC. Throughout the Spring semester, she worked on her capstone project with NC InCK, which culminated in a report on “Addressing the Coverage Gap for NC’s Justice-Involved Youth”. The report and accompanying slide packet include information on all things juvenile justice, Medicaid, Section 1115 waivers, the consequences of the Medicaid inmate exclusion policy, and how other states are calling upon 1115 waivers to address the coverage gap.
“I learned all about juvenile justice. [It was my] first time working with the justice system! I learned about a policy affecting NC’s justice-involved youth and its negative impact.” – April Peck
Karina Vasudeva is an undergraduate Health Policy and Management and English and Comparative Literature student at UNC-Chapel Hill (’24) from Washington D.C. She worked with NC InCK over the course of NC InCK’s implementation up until Spring 2023.She worked on the development of a Housing Roadmap and Overview and the collaboration between NC InCK and the Alamance-Burlington Schools System for NC InCK’s manual referral process.
“I discovered how imperative (and yet complicated) forming coalitions across core child services is.” – Karina Vasudeva
The NC InCK team is grateful for all of your work and the experiences we had along the way! We wish each of you the very best!