Internship Program

Students participating in an internship with Bridging Hope gain knowledge and experience in nonprofit management, community education, and victim advocacy. Skills our interns learn include interpersonal skills, program administration, organization and evaluation, public speaking, and interacting under board governance.

Interns participating with Bridging Hope perform a wide range of tasks that may include:

• Participating in mandatory volunteer training course (30 hours of training)
• Engaging with staff and volunteers to provide support, advocacy, and education to survivors of sexual assault
• Fostering relationships with agency staff, volunteers, and the community
• Assisting staff with a variety of administrative responsibilities, including program evaluation, phone coverage, and organizing and developing marketing and media materials
• Assisting with expansion of community involvement through attending collaborative meetings
• Assisting in the development and delivery of presentations, workshops, and group sessions to the community and represent Bridging Hope at events, resource fairs, collaborative meetings, etc.
• Enhancing existing social media management
• Attending all orientations, scheduled trainings, and committee meetings as needed

Understand that other duties may be assigned to support Bridging Hope’s goals and meet the intern’s academic requirements.

At Bridging Hope, our interns aren’t limited to dull and repetitive tasks. Here, you will have a chance to learn and grow, while you:

• Meet with a supervisor prior to the start of internship to develop work plan to meet Bridging Hope expectations and academic requirements
• Meet with a supervisor a minimum of 1 hour per week to discuss progress, evaluate interventions needed, and respond to unforeseen problems
• Keep supervisor informed of academic requirements and deadlines of internship
• Meet all requirements assigned by both academic and Bridging Hope supervisors
• Present all developed materials to agency staff for approval prior to release to the public
• Maintain appropriate professional dress and behavior during internship hours

NOTE: We expect our interns – like all staff and volunteers involved with Bridging Hope – to keep all information regarding the clients of Bridging Hope confidential.

This internship is available to individuals ages 18 and older who are interested in or are currently studying psychology, sociology, social work, human services, nonprofit management and/or program development, media and marketing, communications or teaching. Other major fields of study will be considered.

Intern MUST have:
All interns who are interested in honing their skills at Bridging Hope must have strong verbal, written, and computer skills, cultural competency, the ability to work in a variety of settings (office, school, ER), and strong interpersonal skills. This means you must possess:

• An active listening and empathic response
• An ability to interact with others to achieve expected results
• An ability to function as a team member
• An ability to work independently as needed
• An ability to align personal goals with that of Bridging Hope and participate in collaborative activities
• An ability and willingness to self-assess
• An ability to prioritize, organize work and follow-through on assignments

Important Note: If you are a survivor of sexual assault, you must have at least one year of recovery since the incident occurred before you may become an intern at Bridging Hope.