Norwich resident spends summer break helping others
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SOUTH JERSEY – While most college students took a break from the books over the summer, Meghan Lippa of Norwich, spent eight weeks interning for the Food Bank of South Jersey, a nonprofit in Pennsauken, New Jersey, that provides food to people in need, delivers health and wellness programs, and designs sustainable solutions to help people improve their lives.
Currently attending Niagara University, Lippa was one of 120 students selected for the Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty (SHECP) 2019 Internship Program.
Students accepted for the program live and work with fellow interns in impoverished communities across the country. Beyond providing valuable support to their assigned agencies, SHECP interns gain a greater understanding of the root causes and consequences of poverty in a wide range of disciplines.
“The SHECP internship was a unique opportunity to learn from an established organization, how to serve a community that could benefit from health and nutrition education. I learned that there are simple ways that public health practitioners and invested community members can engage the community in such a way that can improve long-term health outcomes. I hope that I will have the opportunity to bring this knowledge back to my hometown area,” said Lippa.
Lippa is a 2016 graduate of Norwich High School. She is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in social work, with minors in sociology, statistics, and psychology, and expects to graduate in May 2020.
Lippa’s future goals are to earn a dual degree with a master’s degrees in public health and social work.
Currently attending Niagara University, Lippa was one of 120 students selected for the Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty (SHECP) 2019 Internship Program.
Students accepted for the program live and work with fellow interns in impoverished communities across the country. Beyond providing valuable support to their assigned agencies, SHECP interns gain a greater understanding of the root causes and consequences of poverty in a wide range of disciplines.
“The SHECP internship was a unique opportunity to learn from an established organization, how to serve a community that could benefit from health and nutrition education. I learned that there are simple ways that public health practitioners and invested community members can engage the community in such a way that can improve long-term health outcomes. I hope that I will have the opportunity to bring this knowledge back to my hometown area,” said Lippa.
Lippa is a 2016 graduate of Norwich High School. She is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in social work, with minors in sociology, statistics, and psychology, and expects to graduate in May 2020.
Lippa’s future goals are to earn a dual degree with a master’s degrees in public health and social work.
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