Arivaca Community Center Human Resources Group

http://www.arizonan.com/Arivaca/
This organization coordinates and organizes partnerships and efforts to bring services to this small community, located 56 miles SW of Tucson and 11 miles from the border. Transportation and fluency in Spanish required.

Barrios Unido Land Trust

Community Land Trust involved in land banking, lease to purchase affordable housing near downtown Tucson, and training and work with low-income residents.

City of South Tucson *

1601 South Sixth Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85725
Planning, economic development (HUD Empowerment Zone), zoning work and police department . Fluency in Spanish desirable. Close to campus.
Work in colonias/economic development/housing/minority development/Hispanic community

City of Tucson City Manager's Office Internship * 

City of Tucson Rio Nuevo Project or Planning Department *

Major downtown redevelopment project.

Community Foundation for Southern Arizona *

Archival and evaluation work in the Library a to review and make decisions regarding materials on hand, to review past minutes for policies and funding decision information, and to contact awardees regarding outcomes of previous awards.

Drachman Institute/UA *

819 E. First St.
Tucson, AZ 85721

A research and public service unit focused on housing and communities. Landscape architecture services in low-income neighborhoods.

Flowing Wells Neighborhood Coalition and Flowing Wells School District

Implementation of HUD funded community revitalization strategy

Indigenous Community Economic Enterprises*

NAU, Flagstaff, AZ
Works in developing indegenous community and economic development enterprises. Summer only. Navajo language helpful.

The Microbusiness Advancement Center of Southern Arizona (MAC) *

10 E. Broadway, Suite 210, Tucson, AZ 85733
MAC provides businesses and organizations the education and professional assistance necessary to preserve and create jobs. Tucson-Pima County Women's Business Center, a project of MAC, is currently looking for business counselors to work with clients. Summer internship in Nogales available. Supervisor in Nogales is a returned Peace Corps volunteer.

Pascua Yaqui Development Services

Pima County Community Services *

32 N. Stone Avenue, 16th Floor, Tucson, Arizona 85701
Community Planning - Neighborhood planning, Empowerment Zone work
Community Services - Teaching and youth/family development

Works to improve standards of living, employment opportunities, and a safe, healthy, attractive community for residents, a positive business environment, and acceptance of cultural diversity. Interns will assist in evaluating the use of various incentives for job opportunities and to work with employers and employees to create educational programs to increase participation in benefits relating to childcare, affordable housing, transportation, and community activities.

Pima County Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation

Pirtleville Community Action Network*

AmeriCorps project to work in the Colonias community near Douglas, Arizona to strengthen developing community services, housing, planning and youth development. Fire Department provides services on federal lands.

PrimaVera Foundation *

PrimaVera Builders and PrimaVera Services
Services - 702 South 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701
Builders - 3690 S. Park Av., Tucson, AZ 85713
PrimaVera Foundation addresses the systemic causes of homelessness through research, planning, training, rehabilitation and construction and operates housing and job service programs that demonstrate the Foundation's principles. Housing project in Sahuarita looking for support in collaboration with town manager's office.

PRO Neighborhoods *

Grass roots/asset model/neighborhood technical assistance organization. Innovative organization jointly funded by a collaboration of City of Tucson, Pima County, Community Foundation for Southern Arizona, Pima Prevention Partnership, and United Way. Interns to work in Youth Led Community Building program providing technical assistance and support.

Patronato San Xavier del Bac /Bob Vint Associates*

Work on San Xavier del Bac mission renovation

SAGE Landscape Architecture and Environmental *

Public landscaping projects working in a woman owned business

Southern Arizona Housing Center/Southwest Fair Housing Council *

2030 E. Broadway Blvd., Suite 101
Tucson, Arizona 85719-5908
Fair housing education and advocacy in Tucson and Southern Arizona

Southern Arizona Alliance of Nonprofits

Organization of southern Arizona non-profits that promotes training and education.

Tohono O'Odham Nation San Xavier District Planning *

Range management planning in Sif Oidik district and engineering support on Greenbuilding at the San Xavier Planning Office. Transportation required.