Communications and Development Intern
Friends Association
Friends Association seeks a dynamic, self-starter to assist development marketing and communications efforts. This internship is an excellent opportunity to experience various aspects of marketing while working for well-known community based nonprofit organization. Assist in planning community and fundraising events. Draft, distribute and pitch news releases, media alerts and other stories. Reach out to the community organizations, general public and donors with the message about Friend Association’s mission. Assist in processing donations and preparing acknowledgement letters and other correspondence. Update the Friends Association website and database. Generate reports from database. Designing flyers, e-vites and other marketing material for major events hosted by Friends Association. 5-10 hours/week.
Please a send cover letter and resume to J.Draper@FriendsAssoc.org
Due to COVID-19 this opportunity will be conducted virtually.
About Friends Association
Location:
113 West Chestnut Street, West Chester, PA 19380, US
Mission Statement
Friends Association promotes the independence of families with children by providing shelter, programs and services that prevent and end homelessness in Chester County.
Description
Friends Association helps homeless or near homeless families stabliize their lives and find or maintain permanent housing. Through our Emergency Family Shelter, Outreach and Homeless Prevention Programs we address the needs of a wide range of families with children, from those who have become homeless to those who need assistance for a limited time. Our programs help families cope with the complex problems they face while we guide them to find permanent, affordable housing.
Emergency Family Shelter
Our Shelter program combines a private, safe setting and basic necessities with individualized case management services for our families. We strive to keep parents and children together as they work toward becoming stable and productive in their homes, jobs and schools.
Homeless Prevention Program
We help families with children find or maintain safe, permanent housing. Our program balances strong case management services with financial assistance, when needed, for families coming from a shelter or those facing eviction. Our families become independent within 12 to 18 months.
Outreach to Homeless Families
Our Outreach Program connects homeless families with numerous community resources when shelter beds are not available and helps each family develop a plan to transition into stable housing. The program's goal is to secure resources to sustain these families until they are temporarily or permanently housed.