The CommunityU Program
(formerly known as Urban Corps)
The CommunityU Program is centered on conservation, sustainability, and positive mentorship. CommunityU is designed for young adults who are looking to complete a GED/CBASE while gaining real world job experience completing natural resource management projects for difference community non-profits and government partners. CommunityU provides training and support in the areas of job readiness, personal development, and team work and life skills, in an encouraging and nurturing environment.
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Program Details→
Deadline:
Varies
Availability:
The CommunityU Program is based out of Kewalo Basin in Honolulu, HI. CommunityU runs three cohorts throughout the year (winter, spring, fall).
Upcoming Spring cohort: March 25th 2013 – May 17th 2013.
Position Information:
Must be:
• 16-24 years of age
• Able to serve for eight weeks (approximately 24 hours per week)
• Interested in natural resource conservation, renewable energy, or sustainable living
• Able to physically and mentally complete rigorous outdoor activities
• Able to commute daily to Kaka’ako, O’ahuBenefits
• Learn valuable vocational and life skills that will give you a leg up in a competitive job market.
• Participate in meaningful work rehabilitating Hawaii’s ecosystems and increasing the sustainability of the `aina
• Serve your community
• Gain your GED or Clinical Competency Based High School Diploma Program (C-BASE)*
*Through partnership with McKinley Adult School and C-BASEHow To Apply:
Answer all questions to the best of your ability in the spaces provided. If you do not have access to a printer, please call 735-1221 ext 2004 to request an application be mailed to you.
Applications can be faxed to (808) 735-1223 or mailed to:
Kupu/CommunityU
4211 Waialae Ave, Suite 1020
Honolulu, HI 96816
Questions? Call (808) 735-1221 ext. 2004 or e-mail communityu@kupuhawaii.org
Our Stories
- [Being an E2U intern] definitely paves a way for my future, especially the environmental energy field. It’s good to know what the residents of Hawaii think versus what we know and what needs to be done, so it’s cool to know what I need to study when I go back to school.
- ..The friendships and connections one forms in the RISE program become part of one’s extended family...Most of us are fairly new to the green jobs field… and have helped each other through difficult decisions within and outside of RISE...I would like to say that the RISE program has connected me with some of the finest people this field has to offer. I truly feel a debt of gratitude to the program and leaders for all that they have given and taught me.
- Everything about this internship has enriched my life and I am so thankful to have gotten the experience. I can truly look back and say it was the best possible thing I could have done after graduating from college. This internship has truly been transformative thank you HYCC for allowing me to connect with the ‘aina like this.
- The two summers I have spent within this program have been an integral part of my life and my overall decision in pursuing a career in conservation.
- This program pretty much changed my attitude towards life and helped me grow as an adult.
- Without [CommunityU], I would still be out in the streets getting into trouble, hanging with the wrong crowds; but I'm not. I would recommend this program to anyone that needs something to get them started on the right path. [CommunityU] saved my life from being another statistic.
- Kupu has a lot of things to offer...I got a career out of the program and I've been hired on at tthe Hawaii Volcanoes National Park….it is a great stepping stone for people who are looking for a foot in the door to conservation.
- Truly Hawaii Youth Conservation Corps has changed my life in an una this great program and to gain so much knowledge.