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KAN Internship�Program

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Agenda

  • About Know Allegiance Nation
  • Youth Internship Process
    • Enrollment
    • Work Permits
    • Pay Methods
  • Work Sites/Placements
  • Timeline

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Know Allegiance Nation

Who we are

KAN Youth Summit 2023

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Know Allegiance Nation�(KAN)’s mission is

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To Build A Nation of Knowledge Seekers through Consciousness Raising and literacy attainment.

Pillars 1 – Basic Literacy

Pillar 2 – Advanced Literacy

Pillar 3 – Survival Literacy

Pillar 4 – Adult Literacy

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PILLAR I:��ILLUMINATE: �LITERACY�ENTREPRENEURS

Basic Literacy

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���PILLAR 2:��OPERATION�REBEL�COMMUNITY RADIO

Advanced Literacy

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PILLAR 3:��KAN FARMS

Survival Literacy

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PILLAR 4:��KAN BOOKS

Adult Literacy

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We Are Building A Nation through Passing on Knowledge to Young People that will Become��Elders that will Pass on Knowledge to Young People.

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We Pledge Allegiance to Knowledge.

#knowallegiance

#literacybyanymeans

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Bikes Barrels & Books Fair �Bi-Annual Event

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Youth Internship Process

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Youth Internship Process

Application, Enrollment, Interview, Selection, Training, Internship Experience

KAN Youth Summit 2023

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Partnership

Know Allegiance Nation partners with Connect Detroit and the City of Detroit’s Growing Detroit’s Young Talent initiative for stipends and to share administrative duties across the program. Your direct contact for the program is with KAN.

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Previous Host Site Placement Areas

Retail

Community Organizing

Gardening/Farming

Urban Planning

Art, Media Making, Design

Capacity Building

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Work Sites

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Previous Work Site Placement Areas

Retail

Community Organizing

Gardening/Farming

Urban Planning

Art, Media Making, Design

Capacity Building

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Previous Work Site Placement Areas

Selling books, veggies, groceries, inventorying and stocking

Event Planning, Resource Gathering, Resource Sharing

Growing, harvesting, cooking and baking food

Creating artistic stages and maintaining parks

T-Shirt Making, Design, Laser Engraving, Publishing

Organizing volunteers, administrative work, etc…

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Work Site Placement Areas

Bookstore, Eastern Market, DPFC Grocery Store

Record Label/Techno Museum, The Healing Festival

Firehouse Garden, Deeply Rooted Gardens

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Oakland Avenue Artists Coalition, MOORE Community Park

Nzinga LeJeune Publishing

Vanguard CDC

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Know Allegiance Nation Positions List

Click to see list:

Know Allegiance Nation Positions List

List will be updated with work site partners positions in the near future. 50 roles are available in total.

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Know Allegiance Nation Internship

  • July – August, 120 hours total, averages to ~20/week
  • Worksite Requirements
    • MI Youth Labor Laws Posted
    • Non-residential Space
      • Adequate workspace
      • Functioning Bathroom
      • First Aid Kit
      • Safety Standards
    • Effective Supervision
    • Provide Health & Safety Training
    • Emergency Plan(s)
  • Weekly Timesheets

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Elements of Internship

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Shared first day -

June 26th*

(subject to change)

Participation in Books 4 The Block

Know Allegiance Nation Radio

Weekly Group Debriefs and Written Reflections

Shared Celebration Last Day of Internships

@ The Healing

    • What can you do as a host site to make the last day special?

Aug 22nd – The Healing

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Supervision x Mentoring

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Supervision

Any examples of positive and non-positive experiences that you would like to share?

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Mentoring

Any examples of positive and non-positive experiences that you would like to share?

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Elements of Mentoring

Mentor/mentee is present, organized, and ready 

Weekly check-ins (How are you doing with work or non-work stuff?)

Are there any resources you need? (KAN has access to supports of all kinds)

Goal Planning 

Knowing and supporting life goals

Connecting life goals to internship learning opportunities

Setting/Creating Boundaries (space, time, resource)

Connecting intern to networks and people that can support life/career goals

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Timeline/Schedule

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Internship Timeline

April - May - Youth Recruitment/ Registration

April - June - Youth Intern Pre-training

May 10th – Youth deadline for GDYT registration

May 15th – Youth deadline to submit enrollment docs

June 26th* - First day of Know Allegiance Nation paid internships (subject to change)

Aug 22nd – The Healing (Shared last day)

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“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.”

Malcolm X (El Hajj Malik El-Shabazz)

KAN Youth Summit 2023

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Thank You

Know Allegiance Nation

support@knowallegiance.org

www.knowallegiance.org

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