CHAPA Hiring Intern for Summer 2013 - April 30, 2013

Summer Internship Description – Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association, Summer 2013

Internship Duration: May 2013 – August 2013

Work load: 20 hours per week for 10 weeks

Description:

Since 1995, Citizens’ Housing and Planning Association has managed a network of homebuyer counseling agencies referred to as the Massachusetts Homeownership Collaborative (the Collaborative). Through the Collaborative, CHAPA provides technical assistance and training to non-profit, homebuyer counseling agencies. These agencies offer homebuyer education workshops and individual homebuyer counseling to prospective homebuyers. In addition to homebuyer counseling agencies, members of the Collaborative include private banks, state and quasi-state agencies, and other organizations directly impacted by the provision of first time homebuyer education. The Collaborative has been crucial to supplying Massachusetts with well-informed first time homebuyers since its inception and has adapted well to changes in the industry over the years. With the onset of industry changes including the advent of online homebuyer education, the sub-prime lending crisis, and severe Federal funding cuts to homebuyer counseling programs, CHAPA is looking to do an analysis of the impacts of the Collaborative over the years as well as implement any improvements determined through the analysis.

Specific duties will include:

• Work with Program Manager of the Collaborative to determine the type of data needed;
• Work with homebuyer counseling members of the Collaborative to collect outcome data on clients having attended their classes;
• Work with quasi-state agencies, including MassHousing and the Massachusetts Housing Partnership to assess their experience with the Collaborative;
• Work to identify Massachusetts municipalities that currently offer down payment assistance programs;
• Work with CHAPA staff throughout internship duration on other CHAPA projects as needed;
• Opportunities to attend CHAPA sponsored events at no cost will be provided.

Desired Qualifications:

This position is intended for a student pursuing a Master’s degree in Public Policy, Urban Planning, or a related field. A candidate with some experience with housing, non-profits, research, data analysis, or any combination of those is preferred.

Compensation: CHAPA will provide a small stipend.
 

To Apply:

Please submit a resume and cover letter to Katy Trudeau at ktrudeau@chapa.org. Deadline to apply is May 13th.