BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — Last month, Community Care of West Virginia (CCWV) wrapped up its 2024 Summer Internship Program. Eleven Buckhannon-Upshur High School students participated in the six-week program.

This was the third summer CCWV has held the internship program, which provides local high school students with the opportunity to explore careers in their community and gain life skills in the process.

“The program began in 2022 through a partnership with our local high school,” said CCWV’s Leah Chidester, who oversees the internship program. “Our goal was to equip students with the skills they need to succeed in the workforce and help them explore the possibilities that exist within their own community. We’ve successfully achieved that goal over the last three summers through the summer internship program, and we’re already looking forward to next year.”

Interns were placed in various areas within Community Care’s operations, including accounting, pharmacy, billing and coding, legal, credentialing, IT, maintenance, office management, recruitment, and training. The interns also attended group sessions with topics covering finances, higher education, and local city and county operations.