RefugeeOne Housing Intern

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Want to help arrange for refugee’s first apartment in the U.S.? The Housing Intern works closely with staff to find apartments, shop for household goods, set-up homes, troubleshoot housing problems, assist clients with paying rent and utility bills and maintain housing records and files. Applicants should be independent and comfortable with limited English speakers. This position requires that applicants have access to a car and be able to climb stairs and lift up to 30 pounds.

To apply for this internship, please send a resume and cover letter naming the internship(s) you’re interested in, your available dates, and preferred schedule, to arothbaum@refugeeone.org. Internships at RefugeeOne are unpaid, but students may obtain college credit. We ask that interns commit to a minimum of 8 hours and up to 35 hours per week. Internship times are flexible during office hours, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. On occasion apartment setups happen on weeknights and weekends. Start and end dates are also flexible.

RefugeeOne, located in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood, has a national reputation for its success in assisting refugees fleeing war and persecution as they build new lives.

With the help of 450 volunteers, RefugeeOne walks alongside refugees as they take their first steps on the road to self-reliance: we greet new arrivals at O’Hare Airport, furnish their first apartments, help them learn English, and connect them to their first jobs. However, we recognize that job skills aren’t the only component to success in the United States, which is why we provide mental health care, after-school programming, and community-building services as well. Our ultimate goal is to help refugee families become self-reliant in as little as 6-12 months.