Today we learned that the Catholic Campaign for Human Development Office of the USCCB has awarded the diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph an intern for the 2009-2010 academic year. The student will work in our office 20 hours per week working on CCHD projects in our local area. Application information will be forthcoming in our newsletter. Parishes will begin advertising the position in their parish bulletins soon. We will begin advertising for the position in the Catholic Key and in the local Catholic colleges.
This position is very exciting for the Human Rights office for two reasons. First, the intern will provide us with the opportunity to make known the good work of CCHD in a more effective way throughout the diocese. This position will also enable us to market our Susie Sinton Endowed Fund for local CCHD projects as well. These activities should provide us with more successful collections in the upcoming years, providing us with more funds to distribute to local agencies that work to eliminate the root causes of poverty.
The other exciting aspect of this opportunity is the ability for us to help in the formation of a young person. The intern will be paid and trained by the national CCHD office and he or she will work with us in our local Human Rights office. The intern will gain valuable experience working with the poor of our area and learning about the Church's social teachings. This internship will be a transformative experience in the life of one lucky college student in our area.
Please continue to pray for the work of our office, as well as the countless agencies and organizations that work in the field of human rights throughout our diocese.
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