What is the Empowerment Learning Collaborative (ELC)?

The Empowerment Learning Collaborative offers a community-based internship for students of health professions studies across Arizona. Our students not only receive educational based opportunities, but they also learn valuable employment skills as they are treated as members of our staff. As such, they are invited to participate in any of our organizational staff meetings, day to day activities, webinars, and professional development and community events.

Our goal at the end of each semester is to provide valuable work experience for our interns that they can put on a resume and be proud of. Interns may work collaboratively with staff, the community, our funders, and other interns to promote and grow our suite of community-based programming.

Through cross-partner collaboration with government agencies, local non-profits, school districts, the local business community, funders, the faith-based community, and the general community, our students help to serve all residents of Pinal County and Eastern Maricopa County through a multi-dimensional wellness approach.

We believe that upon completion of the Empowerment Learning Collaborative Internship, interns will be ready to enter the workforce as a valuable member of any team having lived experiences and shared knowledge of the community and the greater Phoenix Valley needs.

What to Expect?

  • Health profession interns can expect to work to develop, deliver, and evaluate health education in the community utilizing a multi-dimensional approach.

    Students will complete needs assessments, create and administer community surveys, and research and identify funding opportunities to meet the health needs of our community.

  • Public Health

    Health and Wellness

    Health Solutions

    Health Education

    Health Promotion

    Dietetics

    Health Policy

    Community Health Worker (CHW)

  • Assess needs, resources and capacity for health education/promotion programs.

    Plan health education/promotion programs.

    Implement health education/promotion programs.

    Conduct evaluation and research related to health education/promotion programs.

    Administer and manage health education/promotion programs.

    Serve as a health education/promotion resource person.

    Communicate, promote, and advocate for health, health education/promotion, and the profession.

  • Apache Junction Public Library

    Arizona @ Work- Pinal County

    A.T. Still University- Dental Outreach of Arizona (D.O.R.A.)

    Axiom Care

    City of Apache Junction

    Community Action Human Resources Agency (CAHRA)

    Genesis Project

    Hope Women’s Center

    Horizon Health and Wellness

    LifeBridge Community Alliance

    New Leaf- CAAFA program

    Salvation Army of Apache Junction

    SNAP Az

    Stand Up AJ

    St. Mary's Foodbank

    United Food bank

    Winslow Guidance Associates

    Wildfire Az

    and More! 

The Empowerment Learning Collaborative Offers:

Interested in our Empowerment Learning Collaborative?

Contact: info@empowermentsystems.org

*Please include a resume, cover letter (optional), and details of your internship (hours, start/end date, and field of study).