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The Maddy Institute was awarded a $150,000 assistance from the City of Fresno pursuing the transition of the city’s fund connected June 20. The assistance volition beryllium utilized to grow The Maddy Institute’s legislative internship program implicit the adjacent respective years and supply much opportunities to San Joaquin Valley students with an involvement successful nationalist policy.
Depending connected the program, students person a:
- $2,400 assistance to intern with local, authorities and national territory offices.
- $6,000 assistance for the Bob Beverly Legislative Internship programme to intern successful the State Capitol successful Sacramento.
- $7,000 assistance for the Costa D.C. Legislative Internship programme to intern successful the U.S. Capitol successful Washington, D.C.
“The Maddy Institute is pleased to person the City of Fresno’s support,” said Blake Zante, enforcement manager of The Maddy Institute. “The city’s enactment is instrumental successful maintaining the occurrence of our internship program.”
Fresno City Councilmember Tyler Maxwell initiated the question to see the assistance successful the city’s budget. The question was unanimously approved by the Fresno City Council.
“I person seen firsthand the affirmative interaction and worth that The Maddy Institute provides our Fresno community,” Maxwell said. “I person had the privilege of hosting aggregate Maddy interns during my tenure successful bureau and person seen galore of them spell connected to go large leaders. I americium arrogant to enactment this programme that continues to uplift and supply opportunities to galore Fresno State students.”
Established successful 1999, The Maddy Institute has produced implicit 550 alumni done its legislative internship program. The programme places students successful legislative offices astatine the local, authorities and national levels wrong the Central Valley, providing them with firsthand acquisition successful nationalist policy. In summation to nonrecreational experience, students person scholarships and world recognition for their internships.
“On behalf of The Maddy Institute’s committee of directors, we are grateful for the City of Fresno’s generous support,” said Melissa Frank, seat of the committee of directors. “As a Maddy alum, this backing volition bolster our efforts to foster the adjacent procreation of Central Valley leaders, empowering them to marque a lasting interaction connected our region.”
The Maddy Institute, founded to grant erstwhile California State Senator Ken Maddy, is dedicated to inspiring and preparing aboriginal leaders successful the San Joaquin Valley done enactment training, argumentation investigation and civic engagement.
In 2019, The Maddy Institute expanded its scope done a concern with California State University, Bakersfield; California State University, Stanislaus; and University of California, Merced.
