Interns provide vital support to the Kate's Club mission of empowering children and teens, their families and young adults who are grieving. We would not be able to provide the scale and quality of free grief support services to our communities without our interns, and we are delighted to introduce you to our Spring 2026 intern cohort. Without further ado, meet the interns Alexandria, Julie, Brittany, Spiegel, Fernando, and Makayla who will support our free grief support programs in the Metro Atlanta, Southwest Georgia, Northeast Georgia and Coastal Georgia areas.
Meet Kate's Club Grief Support Intern Alexandria
Alexandria is currently a senior at Georgia State University, majoring in Social Work. She intends to pursue a Master’s degree in Social Work with the goal of obtaining her LCSW. Alexandria is deeply passionate about mental health and music, and aspires to integrate her love for music into her future career as a Music Therapist. She believes that her experience with Kate's Club will equip her with the knowledge and skills necessary to support children's mental health and assist them in developing healthy coping mechanisms while grieving. In her spare time, Alexandria enjoys exploring new restaurants, producing music, and traveling.
Meet Kate's Club Grief Support Intern Julie
Julie is a recent graduate from Georgia State University with a B.S. Degree in Psychology and a minor in Educational Psychology. Through her schooling, she found Kate’s Club for one of her courses and fell in love with this organization and decided to continue her time here as a Buddy Volunteer for over a year. In her day to day life, Julie loves listening and singing to music as well as attending musicals and plays at the Fox Theater. She loves working with children and finds being an advocate for mental health very important as she find that these are her main priorities and callings in life. She is excited to explore this next step as an intern and can’t wait to continue to make a safe space for all of the Kate’s Club families!
Meet Kate's Club MSW Intern Brittany
Brittany is a Master of Social Work student at Widener University and currently serves as an MSW intern at Kate’s Club. She is excited to learn more about supporting children and families through grief and loss, and was drawn to Kate’s Club because of its mission to provide a safe and healing space for young people. Outside of her internship, Brittany enjoys getting massages, going to the gym, spending time in nature, and caring for her cats. She aspires to earn her Social Work license and pursue a career as a therapist.
Meet Kate's Club Outreach Intern Spiegel
Spiegel is currently a junior at Georgia State University, majoring in Psychology. Spiegel was a Kate’s Club member as a child, and as soon as they saw Kate’s Club listed under GSU’s applied practicum programs, they were eager to apply. The mission of Kate’s Club is very personal and powerful to them. They are excited to be able to help individuals in similar predicaments to where they were as a Kate's Club member, and they are even more excited to see what they can learn from the many wonderful people involved in Kate’s Club, from its members to its staff. In their free time, they enjoy making digital art, coding, DJing, reading, and moving in nature. Spiegel hopes to use their degree to aid the communities they care about, from specializing in queer-oriented therapy to working in drug rehabilitation facilities.
Meet Cobb County Program Intern Fernando
Fernando is currently studying for his B.S. in Psychology at Georgia State University. He currently serves as the Cobb County Intern here at Kate’s Club and is so excited to learn more about supporting and supplying care for grieving children and their families. What drew Fernando to Kate’s Club is the powerful message of normalizing grief. Outside of Kate’s Club, he loves listening to music, playing video games, watching movies, and going out and exploring nature. He plans on gaining his M.S. in Mental Health Counseling and becoming a Mental Health Therapist in the future.
Meet Kate's Club Grief Support Intern Makayla
Makayla is pursuing a Bachelor of Business Administration in management at Georgia Southern University, with an expected graduation date of spring 2026. She is currently a grief support intern in our Southwest Georgia region. She is eager to deepen her understanding of the professional and managerial aspects of business and to enhance her communication skills. During this internship, she is committed to volunteering and supporting this organization because she truly believes in what Kate's Club stands for. Outside of Kate's Club, she enjoys traveling, crocheting, music, and fashion. Makayla's goal is to obtain her real estate license and eventually become a broker.
Free grief support for kids and young adults in Georgia
Kate’s Club empowers children and teens, their families, and young adults facing life after the death of a parent, sibling, caregiver or someone important to them. The organization builds healing communities through recreational and therapeutic group programs, education and advocacy. Since its founding in metro Atlanta in 2003, Kate’s Club has served thousands of individuals who are grieving, through both member and outreach services. Kate's Club offers services in Metro Atlanta, Southwest Georgia, Northeast Georgia and Coastal Georgia.