INTERNSHIPS
The Philadelphia Area Social Justice Internship (PASJI) is sponsored by the Center for Peace and Justice Education and the St. Thomas of ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ Center for the Common Good. The program provides ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ undergraduates a funded opportunity to do social justice work in the greater Philadelphia region over the summer, accompanied by opportunities for shared reflection among the student cohort.
PROGRAM DETAILS
- PASJI will be an 8-week internship for 20-25 hours/week from June 3-July 26, 2024.
- Stipend is $3,000.
- Community gatherings and formational gatherings will take place throughout the process.
- Each gathering will include a short reading to enhance learning and discussion.
Internship responsibilities can include but must extend beyond basic administrative support. Students should be engaged in either content-driven work fundamental to the organization’s social justice mission and/or direct contact with the communities served by the organization.
There are four designated internship opportunities for 2024 and five internship positions. Each site will host one or two interns. Alternatively, one position could be alloted to a student who secures a social justice internship with an organization outside the four listed.
To search for social justice internships, students may wish to consult Handshake and consider the suggested Peace and Justice search criteria. Students may then present a proposal for inclusion in the summer program with their own internship.
Integral to the internship community is a commitment to spend time with other interns discussing social justice topics and engaging in reflection and community sharing.
APPROVED PLACEMENTS
ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ University | CRS Partnership
Through the VU/CRS Partnership Internship for Advocacy students will learn about and work on advocacy campaigns, awareness-raising efforts, and community mobilization around global social justice issues. Drawing on resources developed through the CRS University program and Catholics Confront Global Poverty Initiative, students will design promotional and advocacy campaigns for use by the ÄÌÌÇÖ±²¥ CRS Ambassadors, a student group on campus promoting an engagement with the work of Catholic Relief Services. Currently the central themes of the CRS Ambassadors are migration, climate change, and human trafficking.
Augustinian Defenders of the Rights of the Poor (ADROP)
In 2004, Jack Deegan, O.S.A., founded the Augustinian Defenders Of The Rights Of The Poor (Adrop). Bringing together leaders, service providers, and volunteers, Fr. Deegan initiated an assessment of the needs of the impoverished in South Philadelphia. Subsequently, our 150 volunteers and leaders have positively impacted the lives of over 1,000 families in the South Philadelphia area.
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Centro de Cultura Arte Trabajo y Educacion
At , our internships, virtual and/or in person, center around the strengths, skills, and areas of interest of students who come to work with us. Two of the main requirements we have for our interns are motivation and initiative, especially in the current context of virtual communication and online operations.
Bethel Community Life Center & Ardmore Victory Gardens
The and are a ministries of Bethel African-Methodist Episcopal Church in Ardmore, PA. Founded in 1895 by Black residents of the Mainline, Bethel AME is heavily involved in the local community, hosting social justice programs that address food insecurity, educational inequality, public health, and many other needs in the community. The current pastor Rev. Carolyn C. Cavaness has been instrumental in leading the congregation in founding the the Ardmore Victory Gardens, a community garden that grows fresh produce to supply food banks throughout the area.
SELF SELECTED PLACEMENTS
Students may propose another internship which would be reviewed for approval by the program coordinators. One to two spots in the PASJI program have been reserved for this purpose.
Any internship should provide the opportunity to do social justice work in the greater Philadelphia area. Students may then present a proposal for inclusion in the summer program with their own internship.