Sample Intern Projects

Sample Projects

Prospective interns often ask which projects they might join or launch themselves upon being accepted into the program.  Due to the nature of our work at the International office, that is impossible to predict because the needs of the organization are constantly changing. Shared below is a brief (and by no means exhaustive) list of past intern projects, which vary greatly in context:

• Created and populated a web-based knowledge management tool for use among all affiliates.
• Researched and wrote a white paper for distribution on youth homelessness in Central America.
• Created and administered a Youth Satisfaction Survey distributed across all Covenant House sites.
• Planned and coordinated a Sleep Out Think Lab for Development managers across all US Covenant House sites
• Researched funding opportunities for Latin American affiliates.
• Developed plans for organizational expansion among colleges and university.
• Lobbied for financing of a new gym for our New York crisis shelter.
• Reviewed and published a CHI start-up manual for future site expansion ventures. 
• Assisted with review and update of various Human Resources programs, policies, and procedures.
• Reviewed incident reports, organized data, and drafted resources for Child and Youth Protection staff across all Covenant House sites.
• Assisted with event planning for the Sleep Out: Broadway Edition
• Updated social media sites to develop successful recruitment practices.
• Analyze and track key federal advocacy efforts which impact youth homelessness.

*Please note, we do not have any Legal or Social Work/direct care internship options.

The following factors are used in part to determine project selection:

• Current needs of the organization;
• Project needs;
• Project time constraints;
• Intern’s unique skill set and abilities;
• Intern’s areas of interest;
• Intern’s involvement in other projects;
• Intern’s work schedule. 
   

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