MINORITY
ACCESS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
"Developing
Tomorrow's Workforce"
Transportation
and Housing
Minority Access, Inc. will pay your round-trip travel from your campus or home residence to your work site. Students are required to pay daily commuting expenses.
Minority Access, Inc. will provide assistance to interns in locating suitable housing and will make all move-in arrangements. Students are responsible for housing costs. Cost for housing will be deducted from your stipend.
Finding appropriate housing sites during the summer in Washington, DC is a challenge. Housing in the Washington Metropolitan Area is very expensive. The high cost of living in Washington DC and surrounding areas is often a shock to our out of area interns. Housing rates always increase during the summer months. More than 20,000 interns come to the area to take advantage of the wonderful internship opportunities offered each summer. This, along with a 3% apartment vacancy rate, adds to the difficulty of finding affordable short-term housing.
Our primary concern is your safety. We strive to locate short-term housing near public transportation, within 45 minutes (each way) of your worksite. We provide units that are furnished, clean, and accessible to downtown or shopping centers. Utilities (gas and electric) are normally included. You should expect to pay a minimum of $650 per month. Remember, an internship is a learning experience first and foremost.
Former Intern Quote:
“The internship wasn’t what I expected. This experience was excellent. I didn’t expect to have such a great time”.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Contact
amickle@minorityaccess.org
or
kcrockett@minorityaccess.org
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