Even More to Appreciate – Lydia’s internship learning 4 years later

Feb 3, 2025 | News, Volunteers

We were honored to welcome Lydia Tamrat to our team as an intern several years ago. Those of you connected to Advoz lately may remember Lydia who interned through the Shalom Project. Lydia stood out as a rock-star intern, excelling in nearly every aspect of the work....

Life Learning as an Advoz Intern – Kaylee Geesey

Apr 30, 2024 | News, Volunteers

Kaylee Geesey interned with Advoz in the spring of 2024 in conjunction with Millersville University’s Social Work program. As I reflect on the time spent with Advoz, I am filled with gratitude and humbled at the growth I have seen in myself. I am the first...

Role-Modeling Restorative Practices

Apr 10, 2023 | News

As I write this blog, I am in my ninth week of interning with Advoz: Mediation & Restorative Practices. It has been a healing experience for me to work with Advoz staff and volunteers because they center relationships in all aspects of their work. I have witnessed...

Interning for Mediation: Riley Sloat

Jan 25, 2023 | Mediation, News

I am Riley Sloat, and I am currently a senior at Elizabethtown Senior Highschool. I am interested in having a career as a mediator due to the business and Personal Law class I took in my sophomore year, wherein part of the curriculum was to do a mock...

Intern Stories: Meet Brelan Wilcher

Dec 9, 2021 | News

Brelan Wilcher, operations intern and Millersville University Social Work major Using practices centered around Mediation and Restorative Justice, Advoz centers around healing the harm caused within the community. In one way, it aims to achieve this by serving as a...

Working Upstream to Undo “Criminal Minds”

Aug 18, 2021 | News

By Chris Fitz “Matthew” was only 13 years old. But this wasn’t his first run-in with the law. In our meeting, he fluently relayed the ways that adults in his neighborhood called the police about him—and how those complaints added up. He used terms like...