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ANCA-Glendale Fall Internship Welcomes Two Bright Youth

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GLENDALE — The Armenian National Committee of America-Glendale (ANCA-Glendale) is proud to announce the start of its annual fall internship program. The organization welcomed the participation of Shushan Gabrielyan and Daniel Sinanian who hit the ground running last week and dove into their internship experience by supporting the organization’s free legal clinic event. “Shushan and Daniel instantly demonstrated their willingness to engage the projects of our organization and become a part of the ANCA-Glendale family” stated ANCA-Glendale internship coordinator Tigranna Zakaryan. “Given their shared commitment to social justice issues, I believe this program will provide the resources needed to support their development as emerging grassroots leaders both within our community, and in their future endeavors.” Gabrielyan and Sinanian are first-year students at the Glendale Community…

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Successful Community Legal Clinic Event Hosted At Glendale Youth Center

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GLENDALE — On Wednesday, October 7, 2015, the Armenian National Committee of America-Glendale chapter (ANCA-Glendale) in partnership with the organization’s regional Professional Network group (ANCA-PN) and the Armenian Bar Association hosted a community-wide free legal clinic event at the Glendale Youth Center. The event welcomed Glendale residents from the Armenian and non-Armenian community to receive free legal consultations on issues ranging from immigration, housing, family law, and many other issues. “We are proud to have relaunched our Free Legal Clinic series in the City of Glendale with our partners from the Armenian Bar Association and ANCA-Glendale,” stated ANCA Professional Network Co-Chair Shant Sahakian. “Our Free Legal Clinic series is an important joint initiative to serve our community members with free one-on-one legal consultations and we…

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ANCA-Glendale Now Accepting Fall Internship Applications

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GLENDALE—The Armenian National Committee of America, Glendale chapter (ANCA-Glendale) is now accepting applications for their annual fall internship program. Interested applicants should apply by visiting www.ancaglendale.org/initiatives/internship/ and submit by September 15, 2015, at 5:00 PM. For nearly ten years the ANCA-Glendale has provided opportunities for emerging student leaders to gain an in-depth understanding of Armenian-American issues and local advocacy efforts. In addition to hands-on organizational tasks, program participants attend workshops featuring a variety of guest speakers including elected officials, ANCA leadership, media specialists, and community leaders. Interns partake in joint projects with fellow colleagues as well as individualized learning experiences ranging from media relations, mass voter mobilization, and community engagement efforts. Within eight-week participants also develop and execute a personal research project pertaining to local Glendale based…

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