2009 CBO and Intern applications now available here
Celebrating 12 years of developing emerging leaders! 
Leadership in Action (LIA) is an eight-week paid summer internship program designed to develop emerging young leaders by providing college students with practical leadership skills and the opportunity to work hands-on in the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) community in Southern California.
Approaching its 12th year, the program takes learning beyond the classroom,
and places the student interns in a range of API community based organizations
in order to gain real-life experience working at nonprofits.
The intern will be paid $2,000 for the eight-week internship.
Check out our 2008 Interns' blogs!
Community-based organizations we have or will work with (organizations in Orange will be working with an intern for Summer 2008):
The intern's weekly schedule is comprised of 4 days at their assigned community based organization (CBO) and 1 day at LEAP. At the CBO, the intern works with their assigned supervisor on a meaningful project. At LEAP, the intern's day is devoted to leadership development training, issue discussions, CBO site visits and a community impact project. Nationally recognized trainers deliver workshops in critical skill areas. Issue discussions are on local or timely topics of interest and are facilitated by local community leaders/activists and LEAP trainers.
The community impact project will give the students interns an opportunity to flex their leadership skills in a safe setting, as well as allow them to contribute a service that has lasting impact on to the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.
 
The Handoff Book: APeyes: Murals of Los Angeles
A Strategy Guide for API Leaders
**CLICK THE LINKS ABOVE TO SEE PAST INTERNSHIP PROJECTS**
To date, the LIA program has graduated 81 interns, representing 32 colleges
and universities from across the country and 3 interns from Korea.
The interns have served in over 21 community-based organizations in the Southern
California
area.
The 2009 program was held in Los Angeles from June 22 - August 14, 2009.
The application process for interns is now open.
APPLICANTS:
There are two rounds in the application process. The first round is where a committee reviews all the applications and decides who they want to come in for an interview. The second round is the actual interview either at LEAP or by teleconference. The results will be decided by the end of March and interns will be notified by the first week of April.
COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS:
If you are interested in hosting a Leadership in Action intern, please
contact us with any questions or concerns. If you want to apply,
please download the application below and send it back in to us by Friday,
February 20th, 2009.
More Information
Click here to download the LIA Flyer.
Click here to download the LIA 10 Year Anniversary Packet.
LIA 2009 CBO Application
LIA 2009 Intern Application
For additional information on the Leadership In Action program, please contact:
Scott Chan
Program Coordinator
(213) 485-1422 ext. 4108
schan@leap.org |
