Emerson Fellow: Angelynn Hermes »
18th Class, 2011-2012
Field Placement: Midtown Partners, Inc. (Jackson, MS)
Angelynn developed and conducted a comprehensive community survey of the Midtown neighborhood to assess resources and needs and provide Midtown Partners with accurate information about on residents’ priorities for their neighborhood. She connected low-income and special needs home-owners with grants to repair and rehabilitate their homes. She also advocated for changes to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program’s selection criteria, promoting affordable housing solutions that meet the needs of low-income urban families and support urban revitalization in Mississippi.
Hunger Free Community Report:
Affordable Housing in Mississippi is a map of affordable housing projects built by the Mississippi Development Authority in the last ten years. States are color coded by the total number of dollars invested per county, and the chart details how many dollars have been spent in each county per low income family.
Policy Placement: National Conference of State Legislatures (Washington, DC)
Angelynn is working on the Hunger Partnership, designing a tool kit on Federal nutrition programs and developing materials to educate state legislators. Angelynn is also educating stakeholders about the 2012 Farm Bill and creating a report on trends in state immigration laws for the first half of 2012.
Pre-Fellowship Education/Experience:
Originally from Tucson, Arizona, Angelynn graduated from the University of Southern California in 2011 with degrees in French and economics. She has engaged in civic service around the issue of homelessness through Los Angeles by founding a politically active soup kitchen and interning at the Downtown Women’s Center. She also co-founded the Coalition for a Safer Campus and Community, which raises awareness of sexual violence and discrimination on college campuses. She has been an active member of Women’s Creative Collective for Change and various LGBT and labor rights groups.
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