Since Congresswoman Kaptur is having a press conference on Wednesday in regards to how the shutdown is affecting food accessibility, today I continued working on contacting the executives of various regional food banks in order to gather more information for the upcoming press conference. There is one very large umbrella food bank organization in Ohio, … Continue reading January 17 →

Although I have no idea what I will do when I walk in the office, I do sometimes suspect that it may be a continuation of what was done the previous day. Today was one of those days. When I set up my desk, I started the day by calling a food bank, the Northwest … Continue reading January 16 →

Today I engaged in a diverse range of projects and assignments. One of the staffers here at the office will meet with a representative tomorrow morning from the Toledo Community Foundation. Curious about what exactly the goals of the foundation are, he had me look for organizations that the Toledo Community Foundation contributes to. I … Continue reading January 15 →

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is offering funding via the Lead-Based Paint Capital Fund (LBPCF) to encourage the identification and elimination of lead-based paint hazards in public housing. Entities that may apply for this grant are limited to Public Housing Authorities. The Public Housing Authority of Lucas County is the Lucas … Continue reading January 14 →

As the last day of the workweek, it was less busy than usual. Nonetheless, it was still a remarkable learning experience. Rather than beginning new projects and working on them, today was a continuation of projects I have previously worked on, so I will just offer an update on each of the projects: My Brexit … Continue reading January 11 →

Instead of switching between various projects and working on each one throughout the day, I focused on two main projects: further refining the Brexit memo, and summarizing grants that may be beneficial for the community. On grants.gov, there are thousands of grants that can be awarded to state governments, local governments, NGOs, and the list … Continue reading January 10 →

My third day at Representative Kaptur's office was somewhat similar to my first day. The first project I worked on was the Brexit update for Representative Kaptur's foreign affairs assistant. I addressed the questions he had (which are in the Day #2 blog) in an updated version of the Brexit memo/report. The question I has … Continue reading January 9 →

When I walked into the office this morning, I immediately continued working on the memo (or due to its length, it may be more appropriate to call it a report) on four grantees of the Community Development Block Grants (CDBG). I was far ahead of schedule (the memo/report was due Thursday) and I completed the … Continue reading January 8 →

Since this was my first day, I wasn't sure what to expect. In addition, this was my first independent study, which further contributed to uncertainty and anxiety. However, I quickly relaxed since every member in Congresswoman Kaptur's office was extremely personable and friendly. Once I met the staff, I was tasked with writing memorandums for … Continue reading January 7 →