DAVID MATHEWS CENTER FOR CIVIC LIFE

Jean o'connor-snyder internship program (joip) - joip is the longest running program of the david mathews center for civic life. The joip internship provides immersive civic learning opportunities for college students to research deliberative practices and asset-based approaches for working with alabamians in community-based projects. The david mathews center for civic life administers the joip program, collaborating with faculty mentors to recruit students from instititions of higher education across alabama. In 2022, the jean o'connor-snyder internship program (joip) included working with the faculty mentors, hosting retreats and meetings, and conducting site visits with students.

Library programs and alabama issues forums (aif) - library programs are built around books about civics or young children about historical figures and community engagement. The organization provides a physical 3 foot tall bookshelf with books about civics, historical figures, and community engagement for young children. The civics or young children books are kept by the schools (elementary school-age children). The library programs are done primarily in the summertime due to summer reading programs offered by librariesin the summer. The alabama issues forums (aif) provides citizens with an opportunity to come together and address an issue of public concern through deliberation. Deliberation is a form of decision-making that encourages citizens to examine multiple approaches to addressing an issue and ultimately find common ground for action. Through deliberation, a group of individuals attempts to look at what matters to a community in relation to an issue and weigh possible action ide

Teacher's workshops - during the workshops, the organization conducts summer teacher training workshops as well as other educator training workshops throughout the year.