ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs Program

ExxonMobil is sponsoring the thirteenth-annual Community Summer Jobs Program in Houston. Since 1998, ExxonMobil has provided over $1,053,750 in grants to Houston-area agencies through the Community Summer Jobs Program. Again this year, ExxonMobil will provide grants to selected agencies for the purpose of hiring a full-time summer intern.

Through the Community Summer Jobs Program, college students are introduced to a variety of nonprofit organizations with the hope that they will consider careers or volunteer leadership positions in the nonprofit sector.

Assisted by the management services of Volunteer Houston, ExxonMobil sponsors internships at approximately 65 local nonprofit agencies. These agencies benefit from the extra help during busy summer months; and the college students benefit from the valuable work experience and the connection to a widely known, corporate-sponsored internship program.

This nationally recognized program started in New York in 1971 and now operates in ten states. The Houston program is one of the largest in the country. Internships vary each year and can include experiences such as directing youth camps, marketing, community outreach, direct client service, computer technology and fund development.

In addition to working full-time for a nonprofit agency, the interns also attend two development seminars throughout the summer. Topics for these seminars may include volunteer management, conflict and resolution, career planning and starting your own nonprofit. Interns also participate together in a day of community service.

Agency Eligibility

Grant applications are available in October of each year, and selected agencies are notified by January 31. Eligible agencies must meet the following criteria:

• be located in Harris County, Texas; and
• be certified by the U.S. Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service, as having federal tax-exempt 501(C) (3) status or be deemed a governmental agency; and
• design a challenging, well-supervised, 8-week internship that balances direct community involvement and experience in non-profit administration; and
• submit a completed application (with accompanying materials) to Volunteer Houston by the deadline.

Download the application »
Download the internship program guidelines »
Download a list of the 2010 internships available »

Intern Criteria

Once the 65 participating agencies have been selected, the agencies themselves are responsible for recruiting and hiring their summer interns. All interns must be hired by April 30. Eligible interns must meet the following criteria:

• be enrolled as a full-time (12 or more credit hours), undergraduate student; and
• be returning to school for the fall semester after their internship as either a sophomore, junior or senior; and
• cannot be an immediate family member of any employee or board member of ExxonMobil, Volunteer Houston or the agency to which they apply.

Students who meet the above criteria must contact the agency directly to be considered for an internship. (Volunteer Houston does not hire or place the interns.) A full list of all selected agencies and their contact information will be posted here when it is time for students to start filing their applications.

For additional information contact Laura Meares This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 713-964-0205.

For a list of current intern opportunities, click here.