The 19th District Internship
Association was created in 1977 as a community involvement, good
government initiative to provide financial sponsorship for college
students from the 19th Congressional District of Pennsylvania to work
in the offices of our Congressman each summer. Internships give
students a chance to be a part of government in action, with
opportunities to attend hearings, draft response to constituent letters
and research issues, as well as to provide staff support services.
Since its inception in 1977, the
Internship Program has been extremely successful in annually sending a
significant number of enthusiastic students to Washington for a
first-class, first-hand experience with their government.
To support the program, Association
members are invited to a spring reception in the 19th District each
spring to introduce the interns, new Association members, and guests to
the current Association members. Occasionally the Association also
organizes a bus trip to Washington for an exciting mix of business and
pleasure. Association members and guests are invited to attend at their
own expense.
“I
am so grateful for the opportunity provided to me by the 19th District
Internship Association to work with Congressman Platts and his
incredible staff this summer. Through this internship, I have gotten to
fully experience the duality of Congress that I have read about and
studied in the classroom. I have gained insight into the policy-oriented
goals during my time in the D.C. office, as well as experiencing the
value of the role of public service in the Adams County District Office.
It has been a truly remarkable ten-week internship that I would never
have been able to partake in without the help of this incredible
association.”