Internship Opportunities

A Wider Circle accepts interns from a wide variety of fields including all the social sciences, health majors, communications, and business. We train and then oversee you as work in your particular area, which is chosen according to your specific interests and talents. Whether it was helping local families in need or providing managerial support, interns were crucial to the birth of the organization. Above: Intern Shilpa Punja works at the home office. Below: Intern Patricia Rios helps to renovate an apartment in northwest DC.

Our main requirement for interns is a passion to serve people and a belief that your work can make a difference in the lives of others. All of our positions are unpaid and students of any level can choose from a wide range of internship areas, including:

Management & Strategic Planning: Assist the Executive Director with day-to-day managerial responsibilities, create schedules, assist with planning special events, and network with other local organizations. Work directly with both donors and recipients of basic needs support.

Marketing & Fundraising: Communicate the vision and accomplishments of A Wider Circle to the media, businesses and other groups that can promote or support our work. Help with neighborhood events, grant writing, and development of materials to be used in communicating the work of the organization.

Neighbor-to-Neighbor Program: Work directly with families in need and with individuals who have furniture and home goods to donate. Coordinate furniture collection and distribution days, and seek to obtain furniture and home goods from community businesses.

Public Housing Wellness Program: Assist in program development for low-income seniors, disabled individuals, and families living in public housing. Create daily schedules of activities including arts and crafts, computer training, and health education. Facilitate program implementation and oversee volunteers, and help families obtain their basic need items.

Research and Writing: Perform research on poverty issues in the DC metropolitan area. Prepare reports on findings and develop methods for sharing these findings with the public.

School Community Program: Assist in program development for children, parents, faculty, and staff at a low-income school in southeast DC. Lead in-school and after-care programs for students, and organize school enhancement projects.

Well Mother, Well Baby Program: Develop and lead programs for teen mothers covering such topics as stress management, nutrition, financial planning, and parenting skills. Recruit community members to teach workshops and mentor participants, and coordinate baby showers for the new mothers.