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Benefits & Steps to Become a City Vision
Internship SiteAndrew Sears
Executive DirectorTechMission
About TechMission & City Vision
TechMission is a Christian nonprofit parachurch ministry with the values of Jesus, Justice and Technology
City Vision College and City Vision Internships are programs of TechMission.
In the Past 10 years TechMission…◦ Provided 539 AmeriCorps Members and City Vision
interns that served 22,101 k-12 children◦ Provided accredited college courses with 536 students
taking 2,582 courses through City Vision College◦ Served over 10 million unique visitors through our
websites◦ Had 3rd most visited Website among Christians serving
the poor◦ Matched over 75,000 volunteers through
ChristianVolunteering.org & programs
About City Vision InternshipsIn the past 10 years, we have placed over 500
full time interns in ministriesCurrently have 67 internship sites
◦ 24 Gospel Rescue Missions◦ Salvation Army sites (1 active + 3 former + 3 applying)
500 intern applicants per year with 47 placed in 2014
Interns serve 30-40 hours per week at sitesTwo Models
Option 1: Job Readiness internship for ministry participants and graduates
Option 2 Christian counterpart to AmeriCorps: City Vision recruits interns
Option 1: Job Readiness Model
Ministry ProgramGraduates Jobs
City Vision Internships
1. Intern works at your ministry while taking classes online with City Vision2. Full Pell grant of $5,730 - $3,500 tuition = $2,230 paid to intern (if qualified)
Option 2: Christian Counterpart to AmeriCorps
Intern Site
Pell Grant Paid To Student$5,730 (if qualified)
City Vision
$3,500-$8,000
Free Tuition in City Vision ($6,000-$10,800)HousingOr Stipend(optional)
500 Intern Applicants
29-40 hour/week internship
Intern
Model Job Readiness
Christian Counterpart to AmeriCorps
Option: Bachelor’s Bachelor’sFree Tuition
Stipended Intern
Grad SchoolFree Tuition
Tech InternFree Tuition
Cost to Ministry Free (housing suggested)
$3,500 + housing
$2,000 + housing +stipend
$8,000/intern stipend/housing optional
$8,000/intern stipend/housing optional
Who Pays? Student/Pell Grant or Ministry
Ministry Ministry Ministry Ministry
Candidates Capacity/Degree Required
Low/None Low/None High/Bachelor’s
High/Bachelor’s
High/Bachelor’s
Pastoral Investment Needed & Candidate Risk
High High Low Low Low
40% Tuition Discount for Interns
Access to 500+ Intern Applicants Listed on CityVisionInternships.org
Who Recruits? Ministry City Vision and Ministry
City Vision and Ministry
City Vision and Ministry
City Vision and Ministry
Free GED System
25% Tuition Discount: Staff/Participants
Ministry Requirements Any Location US, Canada, UK Nonprofit
US, Canada, UK Nonprofit
US, Canada, UK Nonprofit
US, Canada, UK Nonprofit
Summer Interns
Types of Internships
4 Benefits of Being a City Vision Site
City VisionInternships ILS Nova
GED (Free)
City VisionCollege
25% StaffTuitionDiscount
About City Vision College History: Started Rescue College in 1998 as a Program of
AGRM, DETC Accreditation in 2005, Transferred to TechMission in 2008
Degrees◦ Bachelor’s in Nonprofit Management, Addictions Studies, Missions◦ MS in Technology and Ministry
Statistics◦ 79% of receive Pell grants◦ 67% graduation rate in 2013◦ Cumulative 91% job placement rate◦ Growing at 20% per year since 2008
Low Cost ◦ Tuition $6,000/year undergrad and $10,800 grad, $3,500 for
interns◦ Cost is less than 95% of private nonprofit institutions (16th lowest
Christian)◦ CCCU Average Tuition: $24,355, Liberty University’s online tuition
$12,882, National average tuition $30.994
ILS Nova Online Adult Basic Education, GED and Career Education SystemHas been used by over 200 Christian learning
centers in rescue missions and rehabilitation centers
Free to all program participants for internship sites
Learn-to-Read (Ultimate Phonics) Analytical Reading Reading Comprehension Skills Learning Skills Improvement Analytical Thinking Skills Deductive Reasoning Analytical Writing (Mechanics of
Writing) Spelling Skills Improvement Career Counseling
Employment Barriers Resumes Pre-employment Issues Applications Interviewing Job Search Work Competency Skills Community Life Skills Personal Finance
Internship Site RequirementsMust be a Christian organization or Christian-led
businessOrganization must employ at least one full-time
staff member who could supervise a City Vision intern
Your site must be able to pay the fees, housing and/or stipends listed
Be willing to provide an internship at your ministry for the student.
Be willing to provide accountability and supervision of online study time, and provide the student with access to a computer with broadband access for study time.
Option 2: Christian Counterpart to AmeriCorps requires◦ Must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit registered charity in USA,
Canada or UK
Steps to Partnering (Option 1: Job Readiness)
1. After you apply and are accepted, we will provide your organization with a discount code. Ministries that also want City Vision to recruit interns for them, will also need to sign our Memorandum of Understanding.
2. You select the interns. It is completely up to your organization on which of your graduates you would like to do an internship with you. We recommend that you interview them as you would for any job or internship, but the decision is completely up to your organization.
3. Internship Contract Template. Once you select the intern, you can use our contract template for the internship. You may also use your own contract, but we recommend looking over our template to make sure you have covered all key elements.)
4. Discount Code. You provide the intern with the discount code. They apply as a student following the instructions at: http://www.cityvision.edu/admission-enrollment
5. Free GED Program. Any program participants at the site without a high school diploma or GED will receive free access to our online adult-education and GED system ILS Nova by creating an account at: http://www.ilsnova.com/courses/login/index.php
6. Site Director Training. Site director completes online training at: http://www.cityvisioninternships.org/city-vision-internship-site-director-orientation
7. Interns complete City Vision Internship online training. Interns take free online courses through City Vision College while in ministry.
Additional Steps for Option 2: Christian Counterpart to AmeriCorps (do steps of option 2 plus…)8. Start interviewing candidates through our recruitment Web
portal using the login we provide. Site recruits locally for position (City Vision College will recruit nationally)
9. Once you decide which candidate you want, E-mail TechMission and make an offer to the candidate.
10. Both your organization and the intern sign the intern contract with City Vision (MS Word file).
11. Site pays City Vision College $700 (or $1,600 for graduate interns) once an intern is placed on site. Site continues to pay at $700 (or $1,600 for graduate interns) increments on August 15, October 15, January 15, March 15 and May 15 for a total of $3,500/year. If an intern does not complete the full year, then the site only pays the fee up to the time intern left.
Appendix: History with Rescue Missions and Salvation Army
and Courses
Rescue Mission City Vision Internship Sites Boston Rescue Mission (Boston, MA) Crossroads Nogales Mission (Nogales,
AZ) Denver Rescue Mission (Denver, CO) Great Falls Rescue Mission (Great Falls,
MT) Hiway 80 Rescue Mission Ministries
(Longview, TX) Holland Rescue Mission (Holland, MI) Isaiah House (Willisburg, KY) Keystone Rescue Mission Alliance
(Scranton & Wyoming Valley, PA) New Life Center (Fargo, ND) The Path of Citrus County (Beverly Hills,
FL) Redwood Gospel Mission (Santa Rosa,
CA) Rescue Mission of Utica (Utica, NY)
Salt Lake City Mission (Salt Lake City, UT)
Southern New Hampshire Rescue Mission (Nashua, NH)
Springfield Victory Mission (Springfield, MO)
Union Gospel Mission (Winnipeg, MB, Canada)
Wheeler Mission Ministries (Indianapolis, IN)
Jericho Road Ministries (Brooksville, FL) Lighthouse Ministries (Lexington, KY) Long Beach Rescue Mission (Long
Beach, CA) Louisville Rescue Mission (Louisville,
KY) Souls Harbor Rescue Mission (Halifax,
NS, Canada) Springs Rescue Mission (Colorado
Springs, CO) Union Gospel Mission (Spokane, WA)
History of TechMission & The Salvation Army USA
2004: TechMission AC4 program partners with the Salvation Army’s Equip for Success Initiative with Beaumont Foundation
2005: Major Bill Hurula joins TechMission board (and later becomes board president)
2008-11: Salvation Army sites with TechMission’s AmeriCorps program Compton (Captain Martin Ross), National HQ (Major Betty Israel), South End
(Captain Irene Norman) Placed 5 to 10 AmeriCorps interns
2011-Now: City Vision InternshipsCentral St. Louis Corps (Majors Phil & Gail Aho, Colonel Dawn
Heatwole, Major Debra Pascoe, Captain Steve Diaz), Article on page 10 of January 2012 NewsletterPlaced 5 to 10 City Vision internsApplications from: Captains Smith at South End, Francine Huck at
Santa Cruz, Sue Dunagan, Dorchester Kroc Center
Article on Page 10 of Central Territory January 2012 Newsletter
Addiction Studies Courses
Life Skills TrainingManaging Residential
Recovery ProgramsMental Illness and
AddictionProfessional
Counseling PracticesRecovery DynamicsSexual Issues in
Addiction
Case ManagementCounseling AlcoholicsCounseling in the CityCounseling
FoundationsDrugs of AbuseFamily Issues and
RecoveryGroup Counseling
Practices
Urban Missions Degree Courses
History of Urban Missions
Human ResourcesResidential Recovery
ProgramsFacilities ManagementFood ServicesTheology & Strategies
of Urban MissionsUrban Youth Ministry
Christian Community Development
Counseling in the City
Life Skills TrainingUrban Evangelism &
DiscipleshipCase ManagementRecovery DynamicsFamily Issues and
Recovery
Nonprofit Management Courses
Nonprofit Administration
Nonprofit Accounting Nonprofit
Management & Leadership
Human Resources Facilities
ManagementFood Services
Fund Raising BasicsIntermediate
Fundraising Financial Planning
for Nonprofits Theology of Work
Masters in Technology and Ministry
Theology of Technology
Organizational Systems
Theology of Work in the STEM Professions
Emerging Media Ministry
Technology, Cross-Cultural Ministry & the Poor
Capstone Project
Technology and Addiction
History of Technology in the Church
High Tech Social Entrepreneurship
Grant and Proposal Writing
FacultyMichael LiimattaChief Academic
Officer, City Vision
Addiction Studies
Dee BissellAdjunct Faculty
Florida
Rosalind Johnson-Marshall, Adjunct Faculty, Missouri
Lynda MittonAdjunct Faculty
Colorado
Melissa PattonAdjunct Faculty
Iowa
Bob RappAdjunct Faculty
Oregon
Steve BrubakerAdjunct FacultyPennsylvania
Missions
James HarrigerAdjunct Faculty
Missouri
Rachael JarboeFaculty
Maryland
Lorraine Minor, Adjunct Faculty
Missouri
Edna QuirosAdjunct Faculty
Florida
Mark TurnerAdjunct Faculty
Missouri
Fletcher TinkAdjunct Faculty
Missouri
Nonprofit Management
Barbara Clemenson
Adjunct FacultyOhio
Perry JonesAdjunct Faculty
New York
John SavagAdjunct Faculty
Washington
Mark SeigristAdjunct Faculty
Colorado
James ValHagenAdjunct Faculty
New York
Masters in Science,
Technology, Society & Ministry
Andrew Sears,MSTSM Director
John EdmistonAdjunct Faculty
California
Jay GaryAdjunct Faculty
Virginia
Greg HopwoodAdjunct FacultyMassachusetts
Richard NongardAdjunct Faculty
Oklahoma
Note: all faculty have Master’s degrees and nearly all are active practitioners
