Citi Community Scholar Intern Program (CSIP) Awards

The Citi Foundation announced today that it has presented a total of $630,000 in grants to 63 nonprofit organizations that focus on community development through the Citi Community Scholar Intern Program (CSIP). Located across the U.S. and in Puerto Rico, the organizations are using these grants to provide undergraduate and graduate students with paid internships. CSIP grants are awarded on a competitive basis with the highest priority given to organizations that can offer interns a valuable learning experience in the field of community development. CSIP directly supports the Citi Foundation’s community development strategy by expanding nonprofit organizations’ capacity to address the needs of the neighborhoods they serve. "We are very pleased to support this important program that recognizes the critical role community development plays in helping to revitalize underserved neighborhoods,” said Leslie Meek, Vice President and Senior Program Officer of the Citi Foundation. "Through this program, we hope to provide additional support to nonprofit organizations toward helping them achieve their goals, while providing college students with a meaningful work experience and insights into careers in the nonprofit sector.” The organizations receiving CSIP grants select and hire their interns to ensure that they find the most suitable candidates to meet their needs. Citi has specified that to be eligible for the grants the interns supported by this program must work a minimum of 30 hours per week and must be supervised by a full-time, paid employee of the nonprofit organization. 2008 CSIP Grant Recipients by State: California (12) Affordable Housing Associates (Berkeley) ByDesign Financial Solutions (Los Angeles) California Housing Partnership Corporation (San Francisco) Earned Asset Resource Network (San Francisco) East LA Community Corporation (Los Angeles) Little Tokyo Service Center Community Development Corporation (Los Angeles) Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee on Anti-Poverty of San Diego (Chula Vista) Neighborhood Partnership Housing Services (Ontario) San Jose State University Foundation (San Jose) Shelter Partnership, Inc. (Los Angeles) South of Market Foundation (San Francisco) United Way of Greater Los Angeles (Los Angeles) Connecticut (2) Housing Development Fund (Stamford) Women's Business Development Center (Stamford) District of Columbia (3) National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (Washington, D.C.) Social Compact (Washington, D.C.) Washington Area Community Investment Fund (Washington, D.C.) Delaware (1) Delaware State College (Dover) Florida (4) Corporation to Develop Communities of Tampa (Tampa) Northwest Jacksonville Community Development Corporation (Jacksonville) Northwood Renaissance Inc. (West Palm Beach) Urban League of Broward County (Ft. Lauderdale) Illinois (5) Center for Economic Progress (Chicago) Chicago Community Loan Fund (Chicago) Chicago Community Ventures (Chicago) Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago (Chicago) Women’s Business Development Center (Chicago) Massachusetts (3) Allston Brighton Community Development Center (Brighton) Root Cause Institute Inc (Cambridge) Urban Edge Housing Corp (Roxbury) Maryland (1) CASA of Maryland (Takoma Park) Missouri (1) Enterprise Community Partners (St. Louis) New Jersey (3) Greater Newark Business Development Consortium (Newark) Housing and Neighborhood Development Services (Orange) New Jersey Community Development Corporation (Paterson) Nevada (2) Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Southern Nevada (Las Vegas) Women's Development Center Inc. (Las Vegas) New York (14) Asian Americans for Equality (New York) Bridge Street Development Corporation (Brooklyn) Community Development Corporation of Long Island (Centereach) Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation (Brooklyn) Enterprise Community Partners (New York) Greater Jamaica Development Corporation (Queens) Hope Community Inc. (New York) Housing Action Council Inc. (Tarrytown) Long Island City Business Development Corporation (Queens) New Destiny Housing Corporation (New York) Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition (Bronx) Pratt Institute (Brooklyn) University Neighborhood Housing Program (Bronx) West Brighton Community Local Development Corporation (Staten Island) Pennsylvania (2) Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition (Philadelphia) Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation (Philadelphia) Puerto Rico (2) Rural Opportunities Inc (Adjuntas) San Juan Neighborhood Housing Services (San Juan) South Dakota (3) City of Sioux Falls – Planning & Building Services Department (Sioux Falls) Miner County Community Revitalization (Howard) Northeast South Dakota Community Action Program Inc. (Sisseton) Texas (4) Avenue Community Development Corporation (Houston) Brazos Valley Affordable Housing Corporation (Bryan) Neighborhood Housing Services of San Antonio (San Antonio) The Plan Fund (Dallas) Virginia (1) Wesley Housing Development Corporation of Northern Virginia (Alexandria) Citi Foundation The Citi Foundation is committed to enhancing economic opportunities for underserved individuals and families in the communities where we work throughout the world. Globally, the Citi Foundation is focusing its giving on Microfinance and Microentrepreneurship, which helps individuals become economically self-sufficient; Small and Growing Businesses, leading to economic expansion and job creation; Education, which prepares young people for personal and professional success; Financial Education, which helps individuals make informed financial decisions; and the Environment with a focus on sustainable enterprises that generate jobs and stimulate economic growth while preserving the environment. In the U.S. and Canada, the Citi Foundation supports Community Development programs that help build and revitalize neighborhoods and Education programs that prepare students for college and careers. Additional information can be found at http://www.citigroupfoundation.com/.