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Internships Available at the Coalition
For More Information call the Executive Director at 216/432-0540 or e-mail NEOCH
* Cleveland Community Voicemail Intern
*Grapevine Intern
Purpose: To familiarize the student with the workings of a newspaper including story writing, researching, copyediting, layout; to learn the business aspects of a newspaper.
Essential Duties: Write articles for the Grapevine, Edit stories being submitted, help vendors write and type their articles, sell the Grapevine to the vendors, prepare the Grapevine mailing for members of NEOCH, oversee Grapevine volunteers, advertise, program construction.
Minimum Requirements: Knowledge of how to write articles for a newspaper publication; Basic copy-editing skills; Marketing/Advertising skills or a strong background in journalism.
Duration: One semester
Suggested Majors: Journalism/Communications/Marketing/Business.
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* Funding/Development Intern
Purpose: To familiarize the student with how to find funding and conduct fund raising for an organization.
Essential Duties: Create fund raising projects; Conduct already existing projects; Follow-up on already existing projects; Prepare and conduct mailing campaigns (including the mailing for the membership renewal); Prepare and send press releases; Expanding coalition operations to other Northeast Ohio cities.
Minimum Requirements: General knowledge of the purpose of fundraising. General understanding of fundraising campaigns and how to prepare the different documents necessary.
Duration: One semester
Suggested Majors: Marketing/Communications/Public Relations.
* Cleveland Community Voicemail Intern
Purpose: To expand and continue to operate Cleveland Community Voicemail in order to provide a communication link to homeless people.
Essential Duties: Proposal writing; Data entry; Training; Meeting convening and responding to messages.
Minimum Requirements: Some experience with technology; General interest in working with disenfranchised populations; Good communication and writing skills; Ability to work independently without a great deal of supervision; Computer skills necessary, including knowledge of database workings.
Duration: One semester
Suggested Majors: English/Communications/Any liberal arts degree
* Bridging the Gap Intern
Purpose: To learn about how a person achieves housing, along with understand the creation of a database for this purpose.
Essential Duties: Preparation of database; Data entry.
Minimum Requirements: General knowledge of computers. Desire to work toward helping people to become housed.
Duration: One semester
Suggested Majors: Business/Computer Science
*Health Care Intern
Purpose: To familiarize the student with the workings of the health care system in Cleveland, allowing for contacts to be made.
Essential Duties: Proposal writing; Meeting convening and conducting; Research on other systems as models; Create solutions to problems and find new ways to overcome barriers.
Minimum Requirements: Interest in health care for the homeless; General desire to help to improve the system; General knowledge of health care and the health care delivery system.
Duration: One semester
Suggested Majors: English/Communications/Business
* Website Intern
Purpose: To familiarize the student with computer systems and website upkeep.
Essential Duties: Update the website; Answer emails sent to NEOCH; Work with the database; Expand website links.
Minimum Requirements: General knowledge of computers and the set-up required to keep up with and update a website.
Duration: One semester
Suggested Majors: Information Technology/Computer Science/Business/Communications/English
* Advocacy Intern
Purpose: To advance the advocacy agenda of the coalition in order to end homelessness locally.
Essential Duties: Work with the Executive Director to move forward the advocacy agenda of the coalition in four key areas (civil rights, health care, economic justice and housing) by working with state and national organizations. The duties involved include writing press releases, organizing meetings, writing advocacy alerts, getting homelessness added to other organizations agendas, getting sign-ons and updating research on our local agenda, working with homeless people to get them involved and amplify their voices.
Minimum Requirements: Knowledge of how to write press releases; Ability to educate oneself on local issues and other organizations; Knowledge of and interest in advocacy.
Duration: One Semester
Suggested Majors: English/Communications/Pre-Law/Diversity/Journalism/Sociology
*Public Information Intern
Purpose: To strengthen the Coalitions public image and broaden its base of support.
Essential Duties: Assist with writing and disseminating press releases; Assist in the coordination of Street Voices and Teach-ins. Work to get other organizations to focus on homelessness; Submit stories for other publications; Collect and distribute anecdotal and research on homelessness.
Minimum Requirements: Writing skills; Ability to speak publicly; Work independently; Communication skills for a diverse group including homeless people.
Duration: One semester
Suggested Majors: English/Communication/Sociology/Psychology
* Civil Rights Intern
Purpose: To develop and expand efforts to protect and preserve the basic human rights of homeless people by organizing and educating individuals and groups across the state.
Essential Duties: Work with groups to document collect information on hate crimes and efforts to makes homelessness illegal; Assist with monthly telephone calls; Coordinate and disseminate research; Construct a procedure for collecting data and publicizing results.
Minimum Requirements: Good communication skills; Ability to write and organize a meeting; An ability to work with a diverse group.
Duration: One semester
Suggested Majors: Pre-Law/Journalism/Diversity/Communications
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For More Information call the Executive Director at 216/432-0540 or e-mail to neoch@neoch.org