Internship Opportunities

A Wider Circle accepts interns from a wide variety of fields including social sciences, health, communications, and business. Throughout the year, we train and provide ongoing support to you as you work in your particular area, which is chosen according to your specific interests and talents. Whether you are helping local families pick out beds and dressers in our storage facility, providing managerial support, or creating a flyer for a fundraiser, interns are crucial to the work of the organization.

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 and the Director of Operations 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 help gather 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: Conduct research on poverty issues in the DC metropolitan area. Prepare reports on findings and develop methods for sharing these findings with the public, including press releases and other news items.

Client Relations: Assist Neighbor-to-Neighbor program clients in selecting furniture, making appointments, and recieving and answering phone calls. Assist the Neighbor-to-Neighbor staff in client intake and interviews.

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. (Position is not available in the summer semester.)

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. (Position is not available in the summer semester.)