DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2007--The ExxonMobil Foundation and the Volunteer Center of North Texas have announced the 75 local nonprofit agencies selected to participate in this year's ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs Program. The agencies are now accepting applications from undergraduate college students interested in a paid summer internship and exposure to the nonprofit sector.

The nonprofit organizations will receive assistance during the summer months and, in turn, the undergraduates receive hands-on work experience, learn the value of community service and earn a salary.

Seventy-five students will participate in an eight-week paid internship program designed to challenge, inspire and help develop skills necessary for their future careers.

Intern salaries and the Volunteer Center's administrative expenses are funded through a grant from the ExxonMobil Foundation totaling $200,000.

"We believe that education is the cornerstone of opportunity and achievement. Through the ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs Program, students learn about the nonprofit sector and obtain other skills that will help them become successful in their chosen careers," said Gerald McElvy, president of the ExxonMobil Foundation. "Over the past 17 years many from this program have made significant contributions to our community, and we are gratified to see a new cadre of future community leaders lend a helping hand to useful neighborhood organizations."

The Volunteer Center of North Texas will provide training to agencies on the recruiting, interviewing and selection process, as well as assistance in organizing and managing the summer internships.

The participating agencies will select the interns, who must be full-time undergraduate college students to qualify. In addition to regular job responsibilities, interns attend seminars designed to provide insight on the nonprofit sector, the community's needs and volunteerism. Students also engage in community service activities.

"The ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs Program not only prepares college students for the future, but it also meets the needs of nonprofit organizations in the Dallas area," said Phyllis Bernstein, chair, the Volunteer Center's Dallas County Council on Volunteerism. "We are thankful for ExxonMobil's continuous support of this important program and cultivating a sense of community spirit."

Now in its 17th year in Dallas and 36th year nationwide, ExxonMobil has provided more than $7.7 million to support almost 3,700 community summer job internships in 10 states including: Alabama, Alaska, California, Kansas, Louisiana, Montana, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia and Wyoming, and internationally in Angola. In the Dallas program, ExxonMobil has provided more than $2.5 million to place more than 1,250 college students in summer internships.

College students interested in internship positions may contact the selected agencies, university career planning and placement offices, or the Volunteer Center of North Texas. For a list of participating agencies, visit The Volunteer Center website at www.volunteernorthtexas.org.

Attachment: List of 75 agencies participating in the 2007 ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs Program.

ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs Program 2007 Participating Dallas Nonprofit Agencies

Advisory Board of Booker T. Washington High School After-School All-Stars in Partnership with the Dallas YMCA AIDS Services of Dallas Alzheimer's Association, Greater Dallas Chapter The Arc of Dallas Baylor Family Medicine Residency at Garland Big Thought Bryan's House Buckner Missions Camp Summit Captain Hope's Kids Center for Nonprofit Management Center for Survivors of Torture ChildCareGroup Children of Uganda Children's Medical Center Dallas Choristers Guild Circle of Support, Inc. Circle Ten Council: Boy Scouts of America City of Dallas, Office of Mayor and Council Community Partners of Dallas Conference of Southwest Foundations The Crow Collection of Asian Art The Dallas Arboretum Dallas Bethlehem Center Dallas CASA Dallas Children's Advocacy Center Dallas Community Lighthouse Dallas Community Television Dallas County Community Supervision and Corrections Department Dallas Furniture Bank Dallas Heritage Village Dallas Holocaust Museum Dallas Metrocare Services Dallas Public Library Downtown Dallas Improvement District End Stage Renal Disease Network of Texas, Inc.

Fine Arts Chamber Players
The First Tee of Dallas
Galaxy Counseling Center
Genesis Women's Shelter
Gilda's Club of North Texas
Girls Scouts of Northeast Texas
Globe Aware
Heart House Dallas
Human Rights Initiative
International Rescue Committee
Irving Cares
Irving Community Development Corporation Juliette Fowler Homes Inc.
Junior Achievement of Dallas
Legacy Founder's Cottage
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Metrocrest Social Services
Mosaic Family Services
National Kidney Foundation of North Texas New America Alliance Institute New Beginning Center New Friends New Life Nexus Recovery Center North Dallas Shared Ministries Rainbow Days, Inc.
Retina Foundation of the Southwest
Sequoia, Inc.
Shakespeare Dallas
TACA (The Arts Community Alliance)
Texas Discovery Gardens
Theatre Three

Transition Resource Action Center (TRAC) United Cerebral Palsy of Metropolitan Dallas United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Volunteer Center of North Texas Wesley-Rankin Community Center The Wilkinson Center YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas-Richardson Branch

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