CCRH Internship Program

CCRH is delighted to announce an open call to serve as a learning facilitator, a team coach, and/or a one-on-one coach in our new Visionary Rural Housing Leadership Fellowship!

The Fellowship aims to accelerate the advancement of emerging BIPOC leaders and build the capacity of rural affordable housing organizations to retain this next generation of talent in our field.

This open call is for Curriculum Area 1: Leadership and Technical Project Management: Strate­gic Project Management in Rural Housing. Applications are due by Friday, September 29, 2023.

For more information on roles and responsibilities, as well as more, you can read more:https://8d7a46ae-17d6-4c2d-a86d-2ad91ab3364b.usrfiles.com/ugd/8d7a46_4c10e01b81144b6491e692668185dec9.pdf

To apply: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GYFCYWX

It’s time for ! We will share with you a snippet from one of our dear internship mentors each Monday so you can learn more about our program and the people who contribute to its success.

Today, we are shouting out J. Noel Toro! Noel is a Senior Designer at Abode Communities, an affordable housing development non-profit based in Los Angeles.

He believes “Mentorship is important because it breaks exclusion barriers in our professional environments. There’s no better way to move forward in life than having someone we can trust and learn from. I’m thankful for the mentors I had during my career, and I am looking forward to paying this forward in my role as a mentor with CCRH."

Thanks for being a mentor, Noel!

It’s time for ! We will share with you a snippet from one of our dear internship mentors each Monday so you can learn more about our program and the people who contribute to its success.

Today, we are shouting out J. Noel Toro! Noel is a Senior Designer at Abode Communities, an affordable housing development non-profit based in Los Angeles.

He believes “Mentorship is important because it breaks exclusion barriers in our professional environments. There’s no better way to move forward in life than having someone we can trust and learn from. I’m thankful for the mentors I had during my career, and I am looking forward to paying this forward in my role as a mentor with CCRH."

Thanks for being a mentor, Noel!

It’s almost that time of year again - Giving Tuesday is a week away! We hope that you can take a moment to contribute to CCRH Internship Program for Diversity in Nonprofit Housing and Community Development!



CCRH has advanced the racial diversity of the affordable housing and community development field in the rural West for 25 years. The program serves as a critical pathway for selected students who reflect diverse cultural and linguistic demographics by providing access to internship positions and continued professional development training!



We, as a nonprofit, rely on our donors and sponsors to help us advance racial diversity and equity in rural housing and we are very thankful to all our members and those who give.



We ask that you take a moment to visit this link and give today!

https://www.calruralhousing.org/donate-membership



In partnership,

CCRH Leadership Development Programs Team

Shout out to the SJVHC where our interns and alumni got a chance to connect.

The San Joaquin Valley Housing Collaborative (SJVHC) is a regional nonprofit that formed out of the California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley in 2009 – the California Partnership is an unprecedented public-private partnership founded by the Governor’s Office in 2005.
The Housing Collaborative exists to address housing issues affecting low- to moderate-income households in Valley communities by advocating building capacity and collaboration for affordable, healthy neighborhoods and communities.

We are so excited to kick off our Polar Bear Fundraising Challenge in support of our Internship Program. Now that we are back in person at the Asilomar. We invite you to participate in the Polar Bear Plunge and pledge an amount of at least $250 and nominate a fellow Houser or anyone, who supports the goals of the internship program to take the plunge in a body of cold water. If the nominee accepts the challenge, we ask that they submit a video recording of taking the plunge in the ocean, river, bathtub, or swimming pool, pour a bucket of ice water over their head to [email protected] by October 17th or they can jump in the ocean on-site at Asilomar during the summit. You may pledge your amount and nomination here, https://lnkd.in/dQzTEvKx Check back on this form to see updates.

If you simply cannot wait to support the Internship Program, we welcome gifts of any amount anytime here https://lnkd.in/gZXz_Zu Scroll to the end of the webpage to see options.

Thank you to our intern host agencies:

CCRH is thrilled to call for nominees to receive the first-time ever "Ana Baiz-Torres Leadership Award” to be presented at our upcoming Rural Housing Summit in November 2022. This award is in honor of Ana, the primary visionary and founder of the CCRH Internship Program. To learn more about Ana and the history of the program, please click here https://lnkd.in/dzcC39uf (NPH’s video awarding our Internship Program in 2018).

The Ana Baiz-Torres Leadership Award is intended to recognize a CCRH intern graduate in our field; a changemaker who exhibits leadership in affordable housing and commitment to uplifting BIPOC in the rural housing field.

Nominee Criteria:
- Graduate of the CCRH Internship Program
- At least 7 years in the affordable housing field post-internship graduation
- Leads their work with innovation, collaboration, and inclusiveness
- Strengthened our rural affordable housing field through their work
- Demonstrated commitment through action to racial equity, diversity, and inclusion in our field

Please submit your online nomination here https://lnkd.in/dmchkDbu by Friday, October 14, 2022. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact [email protected]

We are looking for a CivicSpark Fellow to lead community trust building and healing initiatives in San Joaquin County!

There is still time to apply. THE FINAL APPLICATION DEADLINE IS MAY 31st! Local residents are highly encouraged to apply!

San Joaquin Council of Governments, RSSC, and other local orgs are looking for fellows. For fellowship descriptions: https://civicspark.lgc.org/2021-22-projects/

Link in bio! DM us with any questions!

🚨DEADLINE EXTENDED!🚨 CCRH’s PAID Internship Program For Diversity in Nonprofit Housing and Community Development has extended its deadline to apply to May 15th. The program serves as a critical pathway for students to pursue professional positions in the affordable housing field while simultaneously developing qualified candidates for the field.

We give high priority to recent college graduates and to students completing their junior year or entering their last year of undergraduate studies at four-year universities so that upon graduating from college, they may be able to be employed in entry-level professional positions in the field. Preference is also given to applicants from rural, farmworker, Native American, or low-income backgrounds, and those that demonstrate a commitment to improving the quality of life of low-income and rural communities. The program requires a full-year commitment.

Check our website for more information!

🚨 LAST CALL! APPLICATION CLOSES IN 2 DAYS - CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE!!! CCRH is proud to announce we are heading into the 25th year of our PAID Internship Program For Diversity in Nonprofit Housing and Community Development! We are currently recruiting for our 25th cohort and need your assistance in spreading the word.

CCRH is active in recruiting, training, and retaining students who may not otherwise know about the field, and people who reflect the rural West’s diverse cultural and linguistic demographics. The program serves as a critical pathway for students to pursue professional positions in the affordable housing field while simultaneously developing qualified candidates for the field.

CCRH gives high priority to recent college graduates and to students completing their junior year or entering their last year of undergraduate studies at four-year universities so that upon graduating from college, they may be able to be employed in entry-level professional positions in the field. Preference is also given to applicants from rural, farmworker, Native American, or low-income backgrounds, and those that demonstrate a commitment to improving the quality of life of low-income and rural communities. The program requires a full-year commitment.

The CCRH Paid Internship Program for Diversity in Nonprofit Housing and Community Development offers students of color the opportunity to learn transferable real estate, affordable housing development skills + personal development skills to transition successfully from a college student to a young professional in the workforce. Apply today, the deadline is April 8th. To learn more check out our website, link in bio !