Elizabeth Clackson

Elizabeth is a graduate in Political Science who hopes to work in public policy and urban governance. Through the NLC Menino Fellowship, Elizabeth spent the fall semester paired with IOC Director and Professor Graham Wilson in an on-campus Directed Study program.

Through her Directed Study and her internship with the NLC, Elizabeth examined the Boston Centers for Youth and Families (BCYF) to see if equity exists between each of the locations in programs, pricing, funding, and facilities. She evaluated BCYF’s accessibility to each community they serve by researching each center and the varying programs they offer per location and analyzed membership fees and comparing it with the average income per location. Elizabeth hopes to see if programs, such as these centers, help or harm the equity of communities and cities at large, using Boston as a case study.

Elizabeth came to fellowship with a passion for social justice and advocacy work, particularly for marginalized communities. On campus, she was a member of BU’s Filipino Student Association (BUFSA), where she helped the organization expand knowledge and raise awareness of Filipino traditions through community involvement and education. Off campus, she served as an outreach intern at the Mayor Marc McGovern’s office in the City of Cambridge. Through her internship, she engaged Cambridge’s constituents through surveys, compiling data reports, and drafting policy proposals for the mayor to consider.

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