LCCC Receives Grant for the Air Products Community Internship Program

Lehigh Carbon Community College (LCCC) will receive a grant for support of the Air Products Community Internship Program in 2017. The grant will provide $10,000 a year for the next two years to facilitate the Air Products College Interns of the Allentown Program, which began in the summer of 2015. It was initially awarded by the Air Products Foundation to establish internship programs with downtown Allentown organizations to help support the revitalization initiative.

Under the internship agreement students can choose credit or noncredit experiences. Each student who participates in the program is paid a stipend totaling $1,250 for 140 hours of service. They receive two payments of $625. One payment is given after 70 hours of the internship is completed and the second payment of $625 is paid upon completion of the remaining 70 hours.

The college’s Career Development Department works with potential candidates and then recommends a number of students they feel will be a good fit for the participating organizations. The program has proven to give students experiences and skills that will be useful in the workforce. The interns who are chosen for the program learn a variety of competencies at the job site, including valuable experiences involving team work, conflict resolution, and proper work etiquette. It has proven to be a win-win situation for both the students and the organizations.

Past internships were set up with Sacred Heart Hospital, Lehigh Valley Phantoms Charity, LCCC’s Donley Center, The Allentown Rescue Mission, Promise Neighborhoods of the Lehigh Valley, and The Allentown Police Department Police Athletic League (PAL). The program provides valuable assistance to local non-profit organizations by supplying them with an extra staff member who is motivated and looking forward to learning the most they can from this worthwhile experience.

For more information, or to apply for the internship grant, contact Tina Moyer, Director of Career Development Services at cmoyer@lccc.edu or 610-799-1136.