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Resource Development Intern, The Center for Urban community Services

Center For Urban Community ServicesBrooklyn, NY
The Schermerhorn is a supportive housing project, run by CUCS, The Actor's Fund and Common Ground. The intern will be a volunteer for CUCS. The Center for Urban Community Services (CUCS) is a pioneer in creating comprehensive, effective housing and service programs for homeless and low-income people, primarily single adults, particularly those suffering from serious mental illness, HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, and other disabling conditions. Since its inception at Columbia University in 1979, CUCS has also worked to improve public policy affecting the homeless and dispossessed. Thousands of formerly homeless people have found independence and rebuilt their lives with the help of CUCS' programs and services. The Center for Urban Community Services invites applications for 1 summer internship position at The Schermerhorn. The Schermerhorn, located in Boerum Hill Brooklyn, is a 216 unit supportive housing residence for low income tenants, many of whom have histories of mental illness, homelessness, substance abuse, trauma and /or HIV/AIDS. The summer intern will be an active participant on the core social services team at the Schermerhorn, with a focus on resource development to strengthen relationships with outside community providers. The intern will receive a monthly unlimited metro card for the duration of their internship, to accommodate travel to and from work as well as in the surrounding community to explore local resources.