Carl Connection: AMOS (A Mid-Iowa Organizing Strategy) in Central Iowa Internship

This opportunity is brought to us by a Carleton alum, Courtney Dufford ’14 (crdufford@gmail.com). You are highly encouraged to reach out to Courtney with any questions regarding the organization or the position prior to applying.

 

AMOS is a broad-based organization of faith congregations, neighborhood associations, and nonprofits working together to develop citizen leaders, strengthen community institutions, and advocate on the issues important to families. Together, AMOS leaders are working to build relationships across lines of race, income, citizenship status, geography, and religion in Des Moines and surrounding suburbs, Ames, and rural Polk, Story, and Warren counties.

 

AMOS has a 20+ year track record of success in Central Iowa. Significant victories include initiating Let’s Talk- a restorative justice mediation program in Des Moines Public Schools, securing access to free prenatal care for hundreds of uninsured pregnant women in Story County, leveraging funding for the Lauridsen Skatepark in Des Moines- the country’s largest open-air skatepark, and creating Project IOWA- a workforce intermediary that has trained and placed over 400 formerly impoverished central Iowa residents into career track, living wage jobs. AMOS is affiliated with the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF), the nation’s oldest and largest community organizing network.

 

This 8-10 week internship is an opportunity to learn and practice tools of social change such as 1-1 relational meetings, small group “house meetings”, research actions with power people and issue experts, and learning how to conduct a power analysis. The intern will work with experienced organizers and diverse community leaders on a variety of issue campaigns and strategies.

 

An ideal intern candidate is entrepreneurial, curious about diverse peoples and how community systems are organized, and willing to learn. Limited public transportation in Central Iowa makes access to a car a requirement.

May be eligible to apply for summer internship funding.

Address the cover letter to:

Courtney Dufford

Lead Organizer

AMOS Iowa

Des Moines, IA 50312