Thirteen Students Return to Greater Nebraska for NCF Hometown Internships

Thirteen students are being welcomed to their Greater Nebraska hometowns for summer internships that will further the community-building work of local Nebraska Community Foundation (NCF; NebraskaHometown.org) affiliated funds. The opportunity to host a summer intern came about through Nebraska Community Foundation’s Hometown Internship Program. Affiliated funds of Nebraska Community Foundation were offered challenge grants in partnership with NCF’s board of directors to ensure students would be compensated for their work.

As part of the program, interns are asked to discover and document the assets and abundance of their homeplace. They will help facilitate conversations with community members regarding these assets and opportunities, and they will co-create opportunities to mobilize these local assets to increase community quality of life.

“Connecting young people to opportunities in their hometowns is critical to Nebraska’s people attraction efforts,” said Jeff Yost, president and CEO of Nebraska Community Foundation. “Thirteen bright, young, ambitious Nebraskans will return to their communities for the summer and while I am certain they will gain invaluable learning experiences, we also have much to learn from these students about what they are looking for in the places they ultimately decide to call home.”

NCF Hometown Interns include: Ben Arens, Ainsworth; Lydia Behnk, Elgin; Dakota Cherney, Chester; Patricia Cleveland, Albion; Haley Faust, Columbus; Lexi Gross, McCook; Jacy Hafer, Long Pine; Chloe Higgins, Nebraska City; Hannah Meeske, Imperial; Abigail Moody, Burwell; Katie Patrick, Grant; Erik Rodriquez, Nebraska City; and Miranda Shreves, Johnson.

To learn more about the Nebraska Community Foundation, visit NebraskaHometown.org, call (402) 323-7000, or email info@nebcommfound.org.