We are thrilled to welcome Lydia Ward as our Spring 2022 intern. Originally from Saginaw, Michigan, Lydia moved to Cleveland this past August to pursue her Master’s in Social Work (MSW) as an Advanced Standing student at CWRU’s Mandel School. With a specialization is Community Practice for Social Change, Lydia is passionate about creating change on a community and government levels. She hopes for a future career in advocacy on behalf of children and their families at the local and state levels to provoke policy change/reform in the future.

Welcome to the team, Lydia — we are excited to work with you and look forward to our community members getting to know you over these next few months!