Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Meet the New GH Interns

This semester, Granny's House has three interns. With varying backgrounds and majors, we're excited for the unique skills and experiences each of them bring. Take a moment to meet our Fall 2011 interns...

Kristin Schmitz

Major: Social Work
Grad Date: December 2011
Hometown: St. Louis, MO

Q. What are you hoping to get from your internship with Granny’s House?

A. “Experience with kids. Last year, I did a Way with Words and Numbers, but that was just tutoring. I want to get more experience socializing and identifying with them.”

Q. What has been the most surprising thing about Granny's House so far?

A. “How much everyone does outside of Granny's House…like they (the staff) are always running around doing things for the kids. I learned how much of a family it really is.”



Ana Schweitzer

Major: Nursing
Grad Date: December 2011
Hometown: St. Louis

Q. What attracted you to Granny’s House?

A. I heard about it a while ago and it sounded like fun. I thought it would be interesting and provide variety.”

Q. What are you hoping to get from your internship with Granny’s House?

A. “Better understanding of the lower income population – socially and healthcare wise.”

Q. What has been the most surprising thing about Granny's House so far?

A. “The programs within Granny’s House (i.e. CALEB, Princess Academy). It’s great that they get to have some type of classes and get to develop with their peers and feel special.”


Kimberly Johnson Anderson

Grad Date: May 2012
Hometown: Kansas City, MO

Q. What made you want to intern at Granny's House?

A. “I’ve been volunteering at Granny’s House for about a year and a half. I love the kids and everything Granny's House stands for. I figured what better way to get more experience in the nonprofit sector while enhancing the relationships I’ve built.”

Q. What are you going to be working on this semester at Granny’s House?

A. I’ll still be doing normal volunteer things such as tutoring, helping with meals, and spending time with the kids, but I’ll also be more involved with the programming for the G.I.R.L.S. and increasing the online presence of Granny’s House through blog and Facebook.”

Q. What’s your favorite thing about Granny’s House?

A. “I don’t know if I could narrow it down to just one thing… Possibly seeing the kids grow and develop. I’ve been at Granny’s House for a relatively short time, but I’ve gotten to see God do some amazing things in the lives of these children.”

CPR is as Easy as ABC...

During the September session of CALEB the Science Club, Granny's House kids and other Columbia youth learned the basics of CPR and first aid. The MU chapter of Student National Medical Association (SNMA) led the workshop. Although cardiopulmonary resuscitation might sound a little intimidating, the children learned it was as easy as airway, breathe, circulation.

Pictures to come...


CALEB the Science Club is an extracurricular academic program hosted by the University of Missouri-Columbia that involves students at all levels. Although there is a very important emphasis on the middle-school age, students at higher levels of education are actively involved. The older students help to nurture the younger ones, providing extremely valuable input while gaining invaluable mentoring experience themselves. Usually there are Medical and Premedical students in attendance. Their presence models what the younger students can achieve.

For more information, visit the CALEB the Science Club website.