Impact Providence Summer Internship Program will provide a $3,000 stipend for undergraduate students to pursue 8-10 week internships with organizations based in the greater Providence area. A joint project of the Swearer Center and CareerLAB, this program has been designed to place qualified students in summer internships that align with already existing or emerging community priorities and community programs of the Swearer Center and Brown University.
SUMMER 2013 INTERNSHIPS
Download the PDF at the bottom of this page for complete internship descriptions (updated 2/15).
Amos House (2)
Marketing and Program Evaluation Intern
Financial Opportunities Center and Job Development Intern
415 Friendship Street, Providence
www.amoshouse.com
City of Providence, Healthy Communities Office
Public Health Intern
25 Dorrance Street, Room 111, Providence
www.providenceri.com/health
City of Providence, Office of Sustainability
Environmental Planning and Organizing Intern
25 Dorrance Street, Providence
www.providenceri.com
Corporation for Supportive Housing
Rally for Recovery Organizer Intern
1070 Main Street, Pawtucket
http://www.csh.org/ri
Farm Fresh Rhode Island (2)
Farmers Market Intern
Veggie Box Intern
1005 Main St #1220, Pawtucket
http://farmfreshri.org/
Health Leads
Summer Institute Intern
53 Broad St. #5878, Providence
https://healthleadsusa.org/location/providence/
House of Hope CDC (2)
Training Program Development Intern
Program Evaluation Intern
3188 Post Road, Warwick
http://thehouseofhopecdc.org/
International Institute RI (2)
BRYTE Camp Coordinator Intern
Case Management Assistant Intern
645 Elmwood Ave, Providence
www.iiri.org
LISC - Local Initiative Support Corporation (2)
Income and Wealth Building Intern
Community Safety Initiative Intern
146 Clifford Street, Providence
www.lisc.org/rhode_island/
Office of Mayor Angel Taveras (4)
Addressing Foreclosed and Abandon Properites Intern
Expanding Community Access to Financial Services Intern
Supporting Small Business Intern
Come to Providence Intern
25 Dorrance Street, Providence
https://www.providenceri.com/mayor
The Mental Health Association of Rhode Island (2)
Strategic Communications Intern
Policy and Research Intern
185 Dexter Street, Box 16, Pawtucket
http://mhari.org
Olneyville Housing Corporation
Communication & Event Planning Intern
66 Chaffee St, Providence
www.olneyville.org
OpenDoors
Research and Program Development Intern
485 Plainfield St, Providence
http://www.opendoorsri.org/
Rhode Island Afterschool Plus Alliance
Program Development and Management Intern
50 Valley Street, Providence
www.afterschoolri.org
Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Communications and Event Planning Intern
422 Post Road, Suite 102, Warwick
http://www.ricadv.org/
Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless (3)
Organizing/Constituent Empowerment Intern
Communications Intern
Legislative Policy Intern
1070 Main Street, Pawtucket
www.rihomeless.org
RI Interfaith Coalition to Fight Poverty
Communications Intern
330 Sessions Street, Providence
http://interfaithri.wordpress.com/
Rhode Island Housing (2)
Emergency Housing Intern
KeepSpace Initiative/GIS Mapping Intern
44 Washington Street, Providence
http://www.rhodeislandhousing.org/
Rhode Island Land Trust Council
Marketing and Communication Intern
http://www.rilandtrusts.org/
State of Rhode Island, Office of Housing and Community Development (3)
Healthy Housing Intern
Community Development Intern
Homelessness Research Intern
One Capitol Hill, 3rd Floor, Providence
http://www.hrc.ri.gov/
PROGRAM EXPECTATIONS
- Students and supervisors will develop a work plan for the summer prior to the start of the internship
- Each project will have a deliverable - i.e., website, curriculum, project evaluation, training manual at the conclusion of summer
- Participants are required to attend an opening reception/orientation, group meetings during the summer and a closing event highlighting presentations
- A written reflective statement (to be signed by supervisor) is required for submission by September 1, 2013.
ELIGIBIBLE CANDIDATES
You may apply if you meet ALL of the following criteria:
- You are an active Brown undergraduate student (students graduating in May 2013 are not eligible), returning to study at Brown in the fall term
- You must be able to work for a minimum of 240 hours of supervised work (equivalent of 8 weeks/30 hours/week)
- Internship is for the summer only, to completed by August 31, 2013
- Student work is supervised by a professional in the organization who agrees to program criteria
- Students are not eligible for a Brown LINK award or funding from Swearer Center or Watson Institute Fellowship, UTRA, etc. in the same year of participating in Impact Providence
- Prepare resume and personal statement
HOW TO APPLY
- Applicants are strongly encouraged to bring their resume and personal statement to CareerLAB for review before submitting via UFunds.
- Submit application: Click the link; select "Undergraduate Student"; log-in with your Brown ID; click the plus ("+") sign below Impact Providence Summer Internship Program; follow instructions to preview, edit, and submit your application.
- Application deadline - March 7, 2013 at 5pm EST
- Student selection - March 21, 2013
- Award notification - completed before spring break
Following award notifications, students will develop a statement of goals and work plan in conjunction with their supervising organization during the month of April.
