Come be a part of the solution for generational poverty,
homelessness, and addiction. GLIDE interns work for a
dynamic, transformation-focused community
organization and gain hands-on experience in
communities that are poor, underserved, and socially
marginalized.
GLIDE is located in the Tenderloin community, a blighted and vibrant area of San Francisco, where it has
provided services to the homeless and other marginalized populations for 50 years. At GLIDE, we
believe in putting our theology and values into action. GLIDE's mission is to create a radically inclusive,
just and loving community mobilized to alleviate suffering and break the cycles of poverty and
marginalization.
GLIDE has developed a network of comprehensive programs to meet the needs of the Tenderloin
community. This includes the Daily Free Meals Program that serves over 750,000 meals a year, family
and youth programs; family nutrition education; recovery services, and HIV/HepC prevention and access
to safe supplies; and low-income, housing access and crisis services for people experiencing
homelessness, intimate partner violence prevention, permanent housing for formerly homeless
individuals, working families, people living with HIV, and people living with addictions and/or mental
illnesses.
DATES: Summer interns work from mid-late June through mid-August. In 2016, the internship dates will be
Monday June 13 to Friday August 19.
IMMERSION: The program includes a 2-week intensive immersion for an overview of GLIDE’s values, mission,
and social action programs.
PLACEMENT: 8 weeks will be focused on a program-specific placement or project. Some placements focus on
direct client services in one of GLIDE’s many community programs, while others take on work building the
infrastructure of the operation (e.g. program evaluation, policy advocacy, fund development and communications,
volunteer management, special events, and church congregational development.) There will be weekly reflection
sessions with GLIDE staff and community leaders along with team and individual debriefs.
PAY: Students hired from UC Berkeley and UC Davis receive
$13.00 an hour for 30 hours/week for 10 weeks. Students from
other universities may apply for unpaid positions in the internship
program if they are financially supported by their university or
through a fellowship or scholarship program.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: please contact the GLIDE
Emerging Leaders Program at (415) 674-6010 or via e-mail to
emergingleaders@glide.org to express your interest in the program.
A downloadable application and FAQ are available at
http://www.glide.org/elipfaq. Information about GLIDE can be found
on the web at www.glide.org. To apply, please submit this
internship application.
GLIDE EMERGING LEADERS SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM APPLICATION
To Apply:
A. Please fill out the basic information requested below, and provide the names and phone numbers for
two references. One reference should be related to your work/volunteering, the other personal.
B. Please answer the two questions listed on page 2. You may answer the questions individually or in a
single statement. Your responses should not exceed 2000 words total. We are especially interested in your
personal experience and your reflections that have come from your own life over your philosophical or
academic understanding. In the summer of 2016, the Emerging Leaders Program will take a special focus
on racial justice and racial healing in America. We will be working especially on the impact of internalized
social conditioning on both target and non-target groups. The questions we are asking you to answer
reflect this intent. Note that this MS Word document will allow you to type your answers at the end of the
document if you prefer to send a single document, or you may simply attach an extra document with your
statement along with your application.
You may mail or email your application to:
Isoke N. Femi
GLIDE Emerging Leaders Program
330 Ellis Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
emergingleaders@glide.org
Positions may be filled on a rolling basis. Early application is encouraged.
Full Name:
Street Address:
City, State, Zip:
Email:
Telephone#:
Name of College or University:
Expected Date of Graduation:
Month
Year
Major:
I am applying for
the summer of
2016
2017
2018
Paid (UC Berkeley, UC Davis students only)
Unpaid
References:
1. Please provide the phone number of a person whom we can call for a work/volunteer reference. This might
be an employer, supervisor (including volunteer or community projects), mentor, teacher, or program
sponsor. This person should have observed or supervised you in action in a community or work context.
Name
Phone
How does this person know you?
2. Please provide the phone number of a second person whom we can call for a personal reference. In some
cases, this might also be a teacher or mentor, a pastor or leader in a community you belong to, or a
longtime family friend. This person will often have known you well and be able to tell us how you’ve grown
or developed, what motivates you, and what other personal qualities we should know about.
Name
Phone
How does this person know you?
If you have any questions, please contact (415) 674-6010 or emergingleaders@glide.org
Personal Answers (maximum 2000 words for both answers combined)
Question #1: Where in your life do you notice the impact of racialized thinking on your thoughts, your
behaviors, your abilities, and your friendships?
“Race” is part of everyone’s identity in America. Internalized racial conditioning (sometimes called “internalized
oppression” or “internalized racism”) can look lots of different ways, and is not limited to people of color or ethnic
minorities.
Below we have offered are a few examples meant to help you in understanding this question locating yourself in the
exploration we are asking you to do. This is not an exhaustive list, and you may – of course! – use your own
examples from your own life.
Internalized conditioning can look like…
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a rejection of our own group,
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a protection of our own identity,
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“ If I just try to fit in, everything will be okay,”
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“ I’m scared I’ll lose my connection to the people I came from,”
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“My group should just band together and be separate,”
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“I have to hide certain parts of my identity in certain places,”
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“I feel upset with or critical of people in my own group,”
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“I’m not like the other members of my group.”
…. and many other things… Where or how do you experience yourself today in areas like these?
Question #2: From where do you draw your strength and resilience?
We have learned that many of us and many of our great leaders have drawn strength and resilience from sources
inside and outside of themselves, whether through spirituality, deep principles, or the experiences of others. Tell us
something the sources you have personally used. What has enabled you to stay open to life and possibility in the
face of challenges or difficulties? In what ways do you access something bigger, beyond yourself, or even within
yourself that allows you to address these challenges, to make alliances, or to stay hopeful about the future?
Please type or paste your statement into the form field below this line, or you may attach
a separate document if you prefer.