2010-2011 INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Internship Opportunities at Community Chest, Inc.

Comstock Youth Works

Provide support to high school students who need extra help to succeed. We need a tutor/teacher for summer school coursework, help with career exploration field trips, and good role models. This program has a ten year history of assisting high school students achieve great things academically and personally. The program serves Virginia City High School and Dayton High School.

Counseling Services

We are looking for interns in the following fields for our counseling services: Marriage and Family Therapy, Licensed Professional Counselors, and Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors. We see children, adults, families and couples. Dr. Souza is trained in Marriage and Family Therapy and Play Therapy. Mr. Schoen is trained as a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor. Both have experience in clinical supervision.

Classroom on Wheels (COW) Bus

Work as a teacher’s aide in a mobile preschool program serving rural Nevada. Our buses go to Mark Twain, Dayton, Stagecoach, and Fernley. We serve 3-5 year olds. Many times this is the only exposure to education and organized social activity these children get prior to starting kindergarten. We currently have three enthusiastic teachers.

Global Voice

Mentor high school youth performing service in another area of our world. The exchange of cultures makes for lifelong memories and learning. Global Voice promotes youth leadership and development through cultural exchange and service-learning--a concept where learning takes place through volunteer service projects that benefit communities at home and abroad. The founders (the Griffin family) created the program in 2003 when they performed a cultural exchange with a group of Northern Ireland youth and youth from Lyon and Storey counties. Community projects were targeted around hunger and homelessness as well as religious divisions and beautification projects at two youth centers. Global Voice has continued this model with yearly trips to locations in Mexico including Ajijic, Teacapan, and Loreto. We have worked with schools, orphanages, and other organizations in practicing the cultural exchange through service model.

Summer Service Trips

We are looking for a female trip leader to assist as a volunteer/intern in leading outdoor adventure service-learning trips for teens this summer. These service adventures involve the following activities: backpacking, gardening, trail-building, rafting, rock climbing, team building, community service, and more. This position is a fantastic way to gain experience for work in the fields of outdoor education, trip guiding, experiential education, and others. We are looking for someone who is in excellent mental/physical condition and who is looking to get hands-on experience in leading an outdoor adventure/community service trip. Candidates with WFA (wilderness first aid), WFR, or higher medical certification are especially encouraged to apply. Trip dates are June 11-19, July 9-17, and August 6-14. Please email communitychestdarren@gmail.com a resume with a brief response of why you are interested in this internship.

Location: Virginia City

Compensation: A $100 stipend will be awarded for the completion of all three trips.

Comstock Kids - Before and After School Program

Supervise elementary age youth while helping them to build academic and social skills. We use a developmental assets approach and view trusting relationships with adults who care as an integral part of growth. This program is in Virginia City at Hugh Gallagher Elementary school from 7:00AM to 9:00AM and 3:30PM to 6:00PM.

Lockwood Youth Mentoring

Mentor a youth in the community of Lockwood just outside of Sparks. Help youth relate to peers and develop trusting relationships. Provide a role model for youth, helping them to develop socially and emotionally.


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What began as an idea — to create an organization that would be a catalyst for change and a center for resources to help people help themselves — has evolved into a broad team of people and volunteers, who together, build healthy families and communities.