LONESTAR
PROGRAM
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Call: (512) 916.0508
TACDC’s Lone Star Program
provides college and graduate students interested in Community Economic
Development (CED) with the opportunity to work for a summer with a Community
Development Corporation (CDC) in Texas. Interns work with their host CDC to
develop a work plan and implement a wide variety of projects in the community
development field. In its fifth year, past Lone Star interns report that the
internship provided them with valuable work experience and networking
opportunities while contributing to organizations that improve the lives of low
income individuals and families in Texas.
Click Here for Information on the Lone Star Program!
If you
are interested in becoming a Lone Star Program Intern please click here.
If you
would like to host a Lone Star Program Intern please click here.
THIS
IS THE SHORT LIST OF HOST SITES FOR THE 2008 LONE STAR INTERNSHIP
WE HAD AN OVERWHELMING
RESPONSE! OVER 20 HOST OPPORTUNITIES WERE REQUESTED, WE ARE WORKING TO PROVIDE
AS MANY OPPORTUNITIES AS WE CAN AND HAVE DECIDED TO PUT UP THIS SHORT LIST.
PLEASE CALL Eduardo @ 512-916-0508 OR EMAIL Eduardo at eduardo@tacdc.org.
Thanks!
Neighborhood Recovery CDC – Houston –
Business Plan Internship: create a business plan which lays out the needs,
feasibility of providing financial services for residents and stakeholders of
the target area. If such services are feasible, then the business plan will
layout the structure and roll out of the services and provider methods.
Marketing strategy, as well as financial projections and organizational
structure are expected.
Avenida Guadalupe Association – San Antonio –
Assist with the AGA Neighborhood Association Ambassador Program, which is a
new program offered by the AGA designed to strengthen the relationship with the
neighborhood and residents that can facilitate communication between the AGA and
neighborhood residents. The intern will also assist with the Neighborhood
Commercial Revitalization (NCR) program sponsored by the City of San Antonio, to
enhance and revitalize the community utilizing resources such as Operation
Facelift. The intern will also assist with the Housing Programs which include
homebuyer education, in-fill housing, and asset preservation and emergency
repair.
Alamo Area Mutual Housing Association – San Antonio –
Intern will be researching veteran housing, veteran homeless housing, and
military housing; conducting outreach to military bases, Army Core of Engineers,
and the Veterans Administration at the national level; prepare report and
present report to the Board of Directors.
Neighborhood Housing Services of Austin – Austin –
Create measurement tool and conduct impact study of past clients and track
new clients to determine effectiveness of NHSA programs.
Frameworks CDC – Austin –
Research strategies to encourage homeowners who are delinquent on mortgages
to participate in foreclosure prevention counseling; assist in developing
outreach programs, partnerships with employers, builders and other
organizations, and developing outreach materials.
Brazos Valley CDC – Bryan –
Research existing land trusts; identify best practices and documents in
existence, work with TA&M Center for Urban Development to form one useable
document to present to municipalities; create public support with elected public
officials; assist in development of Caldwell subdivision; create inventory of
available lots in seven counties.
Mini BIO:
KAREN JUCKETT, TACDC Summer/Fall Intern 2007
Karen Juckett is pursuing a dual Master’s
degree in Public Policy and Latin American Studies at the University of
Texas at Austin. Karen’s professional interests include poverty
reduction and domestic/international economic development. During the
summer of 2006, Karen interned in the Economic Section at the U.S. Embassy
in Managua, Nicaragua. From 2002 to 2005, she worked at the
Inter-American Foundation, a federal agency that supports community
development in Latin America and the Caribbean. Karen has a B.A. in
Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia.
TACDC Thanks all Lone Star Interns For their Hard Work and contributions To
community development in Texas!
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Email:
Call: (512) 916.0508
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