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Other local school districts, such as San Bernardino City Unified School District, have paid college intern positions. Within SBCUSD there is an array of departments or school sites where interns work at.

Nathan Banuelos, a CSUSB graduating senior, is a current college student intern for the Human Resources department at SBCUSD. He has been interning since he was in high school and transferred over as a college intern once he enrolled at CSUSB. He will be graduating from CSUSB with a concentration in Human Resource Management.

I, myself, Haylie Spargo, have been a college student intern for SBCUSD for four years. I have learned very valuable skills as I am a graduating senior getting ready to embark on my future career. Through my paid internship, I have been able to balance work life, school life, and personal life.

School districts across the Inland Empire periodically promote available positions and this can be seen through social media, their district website, or by going into their offices. The search process may be tough, but it may also be worth it.

[vaster]. I’m learning that there are more organizations that are LGBT-friendly. They are just kind of hidden and hard to locate,” said Lobos.

Lobos went on to talk about the importance of the shelter’s existence.

Lobos summed up the way that Welcome Home can help the community by saying that it allows for a “safe space” and “provides a well of resources for our LGBT community allowing

This program began its operations just at the end of last year, in December of 2022, and plans to continue operations for many years in advance. While there might not be as many resources available as there should be for the LGBTQIA+ community, Welcome Home and its case manager Oscar Lobos, are making strides in adding to that support for the community.

Banuelos stated that he “believes this internship definitely allowed [him] in real time to see many of the different management styles.”

Banuelos stated that “internships help develop major confidence and basic skills to enter your desired field with the proper knowledge and expectations of what your future

The CSUSB Career Center webpage states that there are several benefits of an internship including “skills employers are seeking and growing as a professional.” There is advice on this page for CSUSB Coyotes who want to learn more.

Whether paid or unpaid, internships can help pave a successful path to a lifelong career.