Hi everyone! My name is Lila Zook and I am a senior music therapy student at California State University, Northridge. I am raising money to pursue an unpaid internship at a Memory Care Facility in West Hollywood, CA. In order to receive my bachelor's degree, I have to complete a 6-month full time internship. Unfortunately, many of these internships do not have stipends.

I am very excited to practice music therapy for older adults and those in dementia care, but am worried about affording rent, bills, and gas. Any financial help would be greatly appreciated and will go towards my degree and investing this time for my career. Without financial help, I would have to work on the weekends for 20-25 hours in addition to 40 hours of unpaid work during the week. I am worried about burnout and hope that some support from family and friends could help me make it through successfully. Thank you for reading this and I hope you have a good day!