Arielle Cook became one of the first CONNECT2Careers (C2C) participants to begin a Bank of America Military-Connected Youth Internship. Bank of America partnered with C2C to create this exciting internship program, providing subsidized wages for 25 military-connected young adults (including young veterans and children of military families) to complete 40-hour internships.

Along with the other participants, Cook was matched to her worksite based on her personal interests, the distance to her and the need expressed by C2C’s community partners. Sharia’s Closet, a nonprofit whose mission is to provide free gently used clothing to individuals and families in immediate need, was one partner in need of support. It was a match made in heaven as the organization’s needs aligned perfectly with Cook’s interests and experiences, creating an opportunity to complete a meaningful internship that was beneficial to Cook and the organization.

Read more about Cook’s time at Sharia’s Closet at the San Diego Workforce Partnership website.