Community Engagement Internship
*aCCEPTING APPLICATIONS ON A ROLLING BASIS*
The Community Engagement Intern will play a role in CfJJ’s outreach to youth, parent organizers, community-based and grassroots organizations to engage individuals passionate about youth justice reform. The intern will also assist in the organization's aim to support local action movements to advocate and improve policy that impacts youth by providing information and training sessions on state/federal laws, legal rights, pending legislation, and policies of state child serving agencies, and creating pathways for organizations to become more involved with policy campaigns, statewide legislation, and the Massachusetts Coalition for Juvenile Justice Reform.
Examples of internship tasks:
Track local/grassroots advocacy movements
Research and conduct outreach to youth organizers, parent organizers, community-based and grassroots organizations to identify potential partnership opportunities
Customize CfJJ’s information and training session materials to the needs of each group
Anticipated skill sets:
Excellent organizational skills
Strong research, communication, and relationship-building skills
Experience working with young people and community-based organizations preferred
To apply for the Community Engagement Internship position, please submit (1) a cover letter, (2) resume, and (3) a 2-3 page writing sample and/or another example of your work that demonstrates your community organizing skills to: cfjj@cfjj.org. Please write "Community Engagement Internship Application" in the subject line and include your projected internship start/end dates in your cover letter.