Internships Offered by our Community Partners

The Office of Internships and Career Services creates strong and sustainable relationships with a variety of organizations. Some of these Community-University Partnerships have been created through faculty, staff members and students of the Claremont School of Theology.

Please find information about internship opportunities and learn more about our partners.

Brown Memorial Temple

A Multicultural Ministry where God and Mankind Come Together to Meet the Needs of People

Contact Person:
Pastor Brown
985 W. Holt Avenue
Pomona, CA 91768
(909) 622-6292

Multiple internships available in various areas through programs such as Vision For Families and Project Caring and Sharing (K-12 tutoring/mentoring program).

Some activities include:

  • The Breakfast Club:
    Parents hold monthly breakfast meetings to explore creative solutions to societal issues affecting their children
  • Family Counseling Services
  • Family Fun Day:
    Back to School event with games, rides, prizes, entertainment and free back-to-school supplies give-away
  • Parenting Skills Development Workshops
  • Young Readers Book Club:
    Promotes literacy while providing parents and young children the opportunity to read together and participate in creative storytelling

The BMT Family Life Center will provide a safe environment for our youth, families and seniors to come and enjoy recreational activities while offering a variety of life enhancing services such as community resource and legal aid office, youth center, computer technology center, health & wellness center, conference and training center.

http://www.bmtpomona.org

Connect to College Mentoring Program @ Uncommon Good

Contact Person:
Carlos D. Carrillo
Educational Program Director
ccarrillo@uncommongood.org
(909) 625-2248
211 West Foothill Blvd
Claremont, CA 91711

Family Service Coordinator Assistant

The FSCA will report to the Educational Program Director. The FSA, working with the Family Services Coordinator and Educational Program Manager, will support in the recruitment of children for the Connect to College mentoring program. She/he will interface and collaborate with schools and assist families with social service needs. The FSA will also work closely with the parent leadership program to recruit and plans educational presentations for parents.

Responsibilities:

  • Work closely with the Bilingual Family Services Coordinator to ensure the monthly contact of mentees and families.
  • Organize and maintain mentee files.
  • Organize and maintain school reports.
  • Search for college/university resources.
  • Assist in maintaining an up-dated social services resource binder.
  • Assist with the planning and implementation of parent/mentee meetings and trainings.
  • Facilitate with school, parent and mentee evaluations.

http://www. uncommongood.org

First Congregational United Church of Christ

Contact Person:
Rev. Isaias R. Paniamogan
isaiaspaniamogan@aol.com
Office: (951) 657-2342
Cell: (858) 663-0503
100 N. A Street
Perris, CA 92570

Intern Seminary Student who speaks Spanish

First Congregational United Church of Christ at Perris, California made a serious decision to reach out to the Hispanic population of Perris which is now 87% in our immediate neighborhood. We already have three families with children and beginning to assimilate themselves into the life of the church. In order to reach our goal is to explore the assistance of Claremont School of Theology to work in cooperation with their Internship Program. Our basic need is to have an Intern Seminary Student who can speak Hispanic to conduct Bible study at 8:30 A.M. and also lead the worship service at 10:00 A.M. at the Fellowship Hall.

And then by 11:15 A.M the English worship service will join with the Hispanic people of God to get to know each other. The church would be able to pay the mileage back and forth plus a dinner. We greatly look forward to fulfill our vision of a multicultural community of faith. Thank you and we greatly value your kind assistance.

Koreatown Multipurpose Senior Center (KSC)

Contact Person:
Rev. Peter Park
3407 W. 6th St., Suite 801
Los Angeles, CA 90020
cte.cilc@yahoo.com
213-739-7888

Multiple internships are always available. Specific job description will be tailored to the person's skill set, amount of time available, etc. Please be aware that 99% of KSC's clients are Korean Americans, and most of them are monoligual in Korean. In general, the following are possible positions: teaching (ESL, writing, computer, yoga, hiking, etc.), write grants, maintain website, do research, and develop relationship with other entities, such as government agencies, CBOs, etc.

http://www.cteusa.org

The Health Center At Pilgrim Place

A Retirement Community Of Missionaries, Pastors, Church Workers And Other Non-Profit Religious Organizations

Contact person:
The Rev. Joan Stock
jnsjubilee@ca.rr.com (please indicate internship in the subject line) 909-447-0745
625 Mayflower
Claremont, CA 91711

Internship In Spiritual Care With Older Adults

The Health Center at Pilgrim Place is located in Claremont, California and is a facility in the retirement center of Pilgrim Place that accommodates about 55 residents from the retirement community and the larger surrounding area. The Center is committed to a resident focused care and is organized into three communities (residents, staff and spiritual care persons). Each community has its own gathering room, staff and team of care givers dedicated to working together. The Robin’s nest community residents struggle with dementia; the Oakview community are those who need regular assistance in daily living; and the Garden Terrace community are those who are in rehabilitation.

The intern will gain experience in working in each of these communities as a part of a team of care givers.

Expectations:

  • 8 hour / week
  • Each intern will receive training in ‘Person First’, our training for staff , spiritual care givers and residents to communicate and work together.
  • The intern will participate as part of a spiritual care team. (The teams generally meet once a week for sharing of the ministry). They will also meet every other month when all teams meet together for sharing and training. He/she will also meet with a supervisor for one hour/week.
  • The intern will be expected to give at least 4 hours/ week in ministry with residents.
  • The intern will commit to at least 9 consecutive months of ministry.

Qualifications

  • The candidate for the internship must have the following characteristics:
  • Be a person of committed faith
  • Be a non-judgmental and non-anxious presence
  • Have some training in listening skills
  • Have a desire to minister to and with older adults

http://www.pilgrimplace.org

Pomona Economic Opportunity Center

Contact person:
Director Suzanne Foster
(909) 397-4215
sfoster.peoc@gmail.com 1682 West Mission Boulevard
Pomona, CA 91766

The mission of the Pomona Economic Opportunity Center is to provide an opportunity for day laborers to find safe work at a fair wage, to organize and advocate for themselves in relation to policies that impact their lives, to obtain new trades and skills that improve their employability and quality of life, and to improve the overall conditions for all immigrant workers. To achieve these goals the Center engages in a variety of activities including labor rights education and employer mediation, improving access to resources in the local community and building coalitions, providing educational opportunities on worker and immigrant rights, identifying training opportunities in work and language skills, development of strong day laborer leaders through organizing and trainings, and advocacy to promote or change policies that impact low-wage immigrant workers. In addition to its main site in Pomona, the PEOC organizes day laborers among informal street corners in the Inland Empire.

http://www.pomonadaylabor.org

REAL Connections - A Program of Community Senior Services

Contact Person:
Brandi Orton - Director
borton@realconnections.org
909-621-6300
141 Spring St.
Claremont, CA 91711

Our program provides assistance with day to day activities for seniors that want to stay living independently in their own homes. Our volunteers can provide many different things; rides to the doctor’s office, trips to the grocery store, help with technology, reading mail to those with limited vision, or even just changing lights bulbs or playing cards with the senior. The best part is, you tell us what you would like to do and we will connect you with a senior that needs you! To find out more information on making a difference in a seniors life today, just call the office! We would love to hear from you!

http://www.realconnections.org

Unity of Pomona

a New Thought Interfaith Community Promoting Peace & Understanding through Spiritual Practices, Study & Service.

Contact Person:
Rev. Jan Chase
janhoshin@aol.com
909-596-4187 524 E. Pasadena
Pomona, CA 91767

Position Title: Minister

  • Work with our Part-time Youth Education Director to Help develop and support an interfaith Youth and Family Interfaith Program based on Truth Teachings found in many religious traditions, and Holidays found throughout the year. The children and youth will not only know about many religions but will understand the days and stories around some of their Holy Days and create an Interfaith Calendar through this work. They will also begin to realize that all religious traditions have similar core beliefs and at the same time bring diverse gifts to the world. This program will be held at 10:30 am Sunday mornings with extra events occasionally.
  • Work with our minister to attend and videotape services, events, interfaith activities and community services and help put them on our website: www.unityofpomona.org and social media. This means being involved and exposed to a growing interfaith community and to amazing interfaith collaboratives in the Pomona Valley including with the Department of Children and Family Services, with the Pomona Unified School District, and with our local Mental health agencies (NAMI and TriCity). Services are held at 10:30 am on Sunday mornings.
  • Work in our office (or from home) to help with Communication on facebook, email, website. Help plan events, make flyers, etc. according to interest and gifts and needs.

http://www.unityofpomona.org