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We have many internships available for undergraduate and graduate students at many of the local colleges and universities in Chittenden County. Some of the more notiable ones:
Hotline Internship - help survivors of violence by answering our 24
hour hotline and providing crisis support, options, and
referrals:
2 semester/one year internship (usually starts during Fall semester)
Must attend 27 hours of volunteer training
Must take one hotline shift a week (available shifts for interns: M,
T, W, Th, F 9am-5pm and M, T, W, Th 5pm-9am)
Legal/Court Watch Internship - gain understanding of the legal system,
family court, relief from abuse orders (restraining orders),
and other
legal aspects of supporting survivors:
1 semester internship (not offered every year)
Must attend 20 hours of volunteer training
Must be available during court hours
Sexual Violence Awareness Internships - help coordinate our annual outreach events, such as the Clothesline Project, Red Flag Display, Take
Back the Night, the Healing Fire, 5K Run Against Rape, and benefit concerts at local colleges and in
downtown
Burlington venues during Sexual Violence Awareness Month in April.
Spring semester only, multiple internships available
Outreach Events Direct Service Internships - help provide emotional and crisis support to survivors of violence at our annual outreach events,
such as the Clothesline Project, Take Back the Night, and the Healing Fire during Sexual Violence Awareness Month in April.
Must attend 27 hours of volunteer training
and be available for specific events in April
Spring semester only, multiple internships available
Marketing and Development Internship - help coordinate a fundraising
and awareness-raising event for the WRCC, help with graphic
design of
materials, soliciting local businesses for donations, and marketing.
1 semester internship (not offered every year)
Graphic design experience prefered
We offer many other internship opportunities around the year. We also welcome students to contact us with their ideas or their requirements for internship credit so that we can work with you and your teachers.