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Community Action Leadership Academy (CALA) @ Riverside City College (RCC)

CALA is a social justice- oriented fellowship program at RCC where students “learn and earn” by enrolling in coursework pertaining to community leadership and simultaneously work for pay at local nonprofit organizations focusing on issues such as anti-racism, education, workers’ rights, environmental justice, food security, assistance to the formerly incarcerated, LGBTQ+ Rights, public health, and domestic violence. CALA fellows participate in pre- service trainings, workshops, and conferences and experience an academy style learning community as they work and learn.  CALA interns come from a variety of majors and backgrounds representing the diversity of the Riverside area and Inland Empire region.

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Application period varies; Applicants must be a part time enrolled RCC home campus student with 2.0 GPA; Committed to social justice; All majors welcome; Certificate in Community Leadership forthcoming; Work 10-20 hours per week at a community nonprofit organization while taking academy courses in Political Science and Ethnic Studies.

Fall Quarter 2023: August 21, 2023 – December 16, 2023

Winter Quarter 2024: January 02, 2024 – February 08, 2024

Spring Quarter 2024: February 12, 2024 – June 07, 2024

Hosted by: Division of Languages, Humanities, and Social Sciences (LHSS) at RCC