Cambridge Women’s Center

The Women's Center internship opportunities are diverse and flexible, suited for women from all walks of life. Some interns are students, considering careers in social services. Some are women interested in political activism. Others simply want to share their skills with a community of women. Interns have the unique exposure to the inner workings of a non-profit, as well as a chance to be immersed in various social justice topics. Whether it is helping to organize low-income women with the community organizer, writing grants with the development coordinator, or helping to diversify the volunteer training curriculum, an internship at the Women's Center is a mind and skill expanding experience.

Intern Information:

Clinical Interns

Clinical Interns commit to eight or more hours a week. Their time is divided between - 1) greeting and assisting women who enter the Women's Center and answering the Listening Support Line; 2) providing weekly office hours and drop-in hours for clients; 3) performing other administrative duties; 4) and observing and co-facilitating workshops or groups in the evenings or on weekends.

Clinical Interns will receive clinical supervision from the Clinical Coordinator who is a Licensed Mental Health Clinician. Clinical Interns can be undergraduate or graduate students in Psychology, Social Work or Expressive Therapies. Bilingual/ Bicultural interns are encouraged to apply. A three to six month commitment is ideal.

Program Interns

Program Interns commit to six or more flexible hours a week. There are a number of intern positions available.

Development Intern: assists the Development Coordinator in grant writing, research and other related administrative duties.
Community Organizing Intern: assists the Lead Organizer coordinating Women of Action - a grassroots, multi-issue, direct action organization of low income women in Cambridge.
GLBTQ Intern: coordinates and promotes events for the Friday night social hour for lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered women; coordinates GLBTQ support group facilitators and promotes their groups. Maintains the GLBTQ events Bulletin Board.
Young Feminist Activist Intern: coordinates and promotes events for the Thursday night social hour for young feminists; coordinates the young women's call-in hours. Maintains the Young Feminist Activist events bulletin board.
Community Outreach: helps inform the Program Manager about individuals and organizations in Cambridge and the greater Boston area with services for Haitian, Latina, Afro-Latina and Portuguese speaking women's communities. Plans events held at the Center for these communities and connects the Center to different community events.
Marketing & Publicity: helps inform the Program Manager about how to reach new populations of women through community press and other grassroots channels.
Mother Child Art Project Intern: the Mother/Child Art Project allows mothers of children between the ages of 2 and 4 to create art projects with their children. The program runs 4 times a week. Intern duties include assisting the Project Director with day to day running of the arts program as well as public relations, marketing and publicity, data entry and other administrative duties.

Additional Skills Required: empathy, sense of humor, strong sense of responsibility, progressive politics, commitment to anti-racism, anti-homophobia and women's rights.

Application Information:

Intern Application Form (word)

Intern Application Form (pdf)

All internships are combined with staffing on their information and support Helpline.
Training is provided. To apply, please submit a cover letter, resume and application form to the address below.

Contact: The Women’s Center
   Ming Chang
   46 Pleasant Street
             Cambridge, MA 02139

Email: ming@cambridgewomenscenter.org

Website: http://www.cambridgewomenscenter.org/getinvolved/internship.html