Summer Servant Corps Intern, Denver Rescue Mission, Denver, Colorado

 Description
Program Description:



Students will experience living and working in a residential rehabilitation setting while focusing on 
spiritual growth, service, study and reflection, and community. With the support of the other interns, students work 40 
hours/week at one of our five facilities. Work Sites may include: our downtown Rescue Mission, Champa House 
(transitional house for women and children), Family Rescue Ministry, The Crossing, Client Services, Medical 
Clinic, or Harvest Farm - a 100-acre working farm. Students will gain experience in the following areas (depending 
on placement): Education, Human and Family Services, Social Work, Child Development, Administration, as well as 
learning and participating in the running of a farm!







Activities/Assignments:



? Attend meetings with facility residents



? Pursue personal study and prayer, and complete corresponding biblical and spiritual readings



? Meet weekly with supervisor/mentor for accountability/spiritual direction



? Help with facility operation (Champa children?s development, Lawrence Street ministry to homeless, Family 
Rescue Ministry, Client Services; education; administration; and other duties as assigned).



? Help coordinate volunteer projects



? Serve residents through practical assistance and friendships



? Reflect critically on issues and experience



? Study relevant ministry and rehabilitation issues



? Experience living and contributing in Servant Corps community



? Participate in group activities and duties of larger facility community



? Share in weekly community meetings and discussions, and in regular debriefing, fellowship, and recreation



? Explore simpler lifestyle

 Requirements 

Servant Corps is a service learning program offered by the Denver Rescue Mission for men and women who have 
completed 2 years of post-secondary education, or are 21 years of age or older. Participants pursue personal and 
spiritual growth and Rescue Mission Work while immersed in a residential rehabilitation community. The 
experience will challenge and equip each participant to become a resource of Christian love and service for residents 
and clients in the Mission?s rehabilitation and outreach programs, affecting residents, clients and Servant 
Corps participants for a lifetime.

References from people who have done Short Term Missions with this organization before are available upon 
request. Submit "I Want to Volunteer!" to receive more information.

 Additional Detail


please contact the Denver Rescue Mission's Internship Coordinator Leanne DeRemer at 303-953-3956 or apply 
online at www.drmvolunteers.org/volunteer.