To apply to be a Lone Star Host, please complete and return the HOST APPLICATION FORM to TACDC via – email to Eduardo@tacdc.org, by fax (512.916.0541), or mail it to TACDC, 1524 South IH35, Suite 310, Austin, TX 78704

 

POSTMARKED by Friday, February 27, 2009 deadline.

 

Program Overview

 

Lone Star was created in 2000 to offer our growing network of CDCs the ability to:

- Count on additional staffing possibilities with student interns currently training in CED
- Create a pool of qualified candidates with experience in the CDC field
- Offer "hands-on" experiential training to a potential future employee of a CDC
- Begin establishing relationships with universities and colleges for recruiting, research and other collaborations

TACDC recognizes that in order for organizations to increase their capacity, they must be able to recruit qualified professionals who truly are dedicated to improving their communities.  The students participating as Lone Star intern candidates have this kind of personal commitment to CED.  For the 2009 summer program, TACDC will be working with the University of Texas as well as other state colleges and universities to place undergraduate and graduate students with CDCs in Texas.  Undergraduates will be recruited from fields of study ranging from business administration to political science and must have completed at least 60 credit hours to be eligible for the program.  Graduate students have been recruited, in the past, from the Architecture School's Community and Regional Planning Program (CRP), the LBJ School of Public Affairs, and the Graduate School of Business, all at UT Austin, and the Bush School of Public Policy at Texas A&M, to name a few.  TACDC continues to expand student recruitment to other universities and colleges throughout the state and country.

The Lone Star program is TACDC's effort to provide college and graduate students the opportunity to gain work experience in the CED field and be exposed to the issues Texas is facing in affordable housing, economic development and neighborhood revitalization.  Students participating in Lone Star will be placed for a 10-12 week full-time paid summer internship with a Community Development Corporation (CDC) in Texas.  Lone Star provides a 50% of the student's stipend, which is matched by the CDC hosting the Lone Star intern.  Each intern will have a sponsor/mentor and will be required to complete a report detailing the projects undertaken during the internship.  Lone Star requires a minimum stipend of $4000.00 for undergraduate interns and $4800.00 for graduate interns.

TACDC has more than doubled the number of Lone Star interns to be placed at CDCs throughout Texas. We need your support to make this program a reality. Registration forms for organizations seeking a student intern, as well as for students seeking an internship are available on our web site and by calling our office. We are asking that organizations participating in Lone Star create a 10-12 week summer scope of work that will grant students the opportunity to offer a meaningful contribution to the organization. TACDC will conduct the matching process and screen candidates for the best placement possible. Organizations will have the opportunity to view student profiles and interview candidates before a final placement decision is made for the summer in 2009.

Lone Star is sponsored by corporations, foundations and other organizations interested in building the capacity of CDCs in Texas.

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