Rolling Deadline for Chinatown Urban Institute 2019!
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Why should you apply?
Former applicants ranged between ages of 18-24. Most Fellows are undergraduate students, but we also accept exceptional recent high school graduates and graduate students. Ideally, we are looking for a good fit between the Urban Fellow and the program. Successful applicants can demonstrate a commitment to serving and improving Chinatown community in San Francisco, as well as the potential to benefit from gaining direct experience and skills in the field of community-based planning.
The field of planning and community development encompasses many disciplines. People trained in the field have gone on to become planners (with some specializing in transportation, land use, urban design, housing, etc.), housing developers, city administrators, project managers, budget and policy analysts, community organizers and advocates, social service providers, elected officials, executive directors, program officers in charitable foundations, land use attorneys in the public, private and non-profit sectors.
Through the Chinatown Urban Institute, Fellows will gain transferable skills such as research and fieldwork, critical thinking and analysis, team-building and public speaking that are valuable in any area of employment.
We have seen successful outcomes from the Community Urban Institute program. As an example, two former UI graduates are now working in affordable housing development organizations. The knowledge they gained about low-income communities of color and their living situations is very applicable in their current jobs. They also continue to be involved in the Chinatown community on a volunteer basis through Chinatown CDC’s youth leadership alumni program (ACCESS) and grassroots transportation equity group called Chinatown Transportation Research Improvement Project (TRIP).
Further questions? Please contact Erika Gee at erika.gee@chinatowncdc.org.
Former applicants ranged between ages of 18-24. Most Fellows are undergraduate students, but we also accept exceptional recent high school graduates and graduate students. Ideally, we are looking for a good fit between the Urban Fellow and the program. Successful applicants can demonstrate a commitment to serving and improving Chinatown community in San Francisco, as well as the potential to benefit from gaining direct experience and skills in the field of community-based planning.
The field of planning and community development encompasses many disciplines. People trained in the field have gone on to become planners (with some specializing in transportation, land use, urban design, housing, etc.), housing developers, city administrators, project managers, budget and policy analysts, community organizers and advocates, social service providers, elected officials, executive directors, program officers in charitable foundations, land use attorneys in the public, private and non-profit sectors.
Through the Chinatown Urban Institute, Fellows will gain transferable skills such as research and fieldwork, critical thinking and analysis, team-building and public speaking that are valuable in any area of employment.
We have seen successful outcomes from the Community Urban Institute program. As an example, two former UI graduates are now working in affordable housing development organizations. The knowledge they gained about low-income communities of color and their living situations is very applicable in their current jobs. They also continue to be involved in the Chinatown community on a volunteer basis through Chinatown CDC’s youth leadership alumni program (ACCESS) and grassroots transportation equity group called Chinatown Transportation Research Improvement Project (TRIP).
Further questions? Please contact Erika Gee at erika.gee@chinatowncdc.org.
