The Housing Development Consortium of Seattle-King County’s 2021 – 2022 Housing Development Internship Program (HDIP) aims to provide a launch pad for college and graduate students from communities of color backgrounds into a career in affordable housing development/project management. HDIP is a 9 month, part-time, paid internship for students of color designed to recruit, train, and retain racially diverse leaders in the sector.
Now more than ever, as a sector, we need to address the immediate needs of BIPOC communities by investing in programs and opportunities that create sustainable and equitable progress in affordable housing and across the County.
On-the-Job Training at Host Agencies: Host Agencies will provide opportunities to gain hands-on experience in areas such as, but not limited to:
- Attending community meetings about proposed developments;
- Assisting supervisors with land and property acquisitions, if possible/applicable;
- Helping to conduct assessments to determine the housing and community development needs associated with a particular neighborhood, service population, or project concept;
- Participating in project planning meetings;
- Assisting with the financial applications and loan closings for developments, if/when applicable
Working at the Host Agency and participating in HDC trainings and supplemental activities, interns learn what it takes to create affordable, healthy communities, and specifically learn the intricacies of developing projects from concept inception to construction completion.
This program runs October—June. Interns will be a part-time paid employee of the host agency, working 15-20 hours/week at $15-$20/hour.
Visit HDC’s website for more info: www.housingconsortium.org Applications will be available in late June and due at the end of July 2021 Email loren@housingconsortium.org with any questions.