NCLM Southern City Volume 71, Issue 2, 2021

NCLM.ORG 39 NC COVID-19 Student Response Corps the program last year had never before taken on an intern— something that generally does require facilitation. Now, the tem- plate is there, and they’ve seen the benefits. This will be the second year of the Response Corps, launched in 2020 as the pandemic spoke for so much in resources. Last year’s “was a fantastic opportunity to gain professional experience and develop new, marketable skills,” an intern with the Pittsboro-Siler City Convention & Visitors Bureau named Andrew Gagliano said, according to literature from the governor’s office. And there’s the obvious second angle to the program beyond its relief for organizations in need. Said Gov. Roy Cooper, “We also hope it will lead some students to consider a career in public service.” An endowment from the John M Belk Foundation will provide stipends to the interning students. Municipal governments and other eligible organizations can request interns online at https://sites.google.com/view/ ncstudentcorps/request-an-intern. Questions can be sent to covidinterns@osbm.nc.gov . There’s the obvious second angle to the program beyond its relief for organizations in need. Said Gov. Roy Cooper, “ We also hope it will lead some students to consider a career in public service .”