Community Outreach and Advocacy Intern

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Sanctuary for Families is New York’s leading service provider and advocate for survivors of domestic violence, sex trafficking, and related forms of gender violence. The Community Advocates Institute (CAI) is Sanctuary’s community outreach and training initiative, including community events, outreach conducted to potential clients and community members, and trainings to help community based organizations increase their ability to serve victims of gender-based violence.

Sanctuary for Families is seeking an energetic, outgoing individual for an internship within CAI. This position is ideal for an undergraduate student who can commit up to 3 days per week (4-5 hours a day) for the rest of the academic year. Applicants should possess strong interpersonal, organizational and advocacy skills and have a demonstrated interest in social justice, human rights and/or gender violence. This intern will be supervised by attorneys within Sanctuary’s Legal Center and projects may also include assisting with client advocacy. Other projects may be assigned based on agency/client needs as well as intern interests and skills.

Responsibilities:

This internship will blend contact with substantive legal work with outreach and advocacy activities and applicants should be both qualified and interested in both areas of CAI’s work.

Responsibilities may include:

• Helping to organize CAI events
• Maintaining/establishing contact with community organizations and other external stakeholders
• Updating the CAI newsletter
• Data entry
• Filing court papers and other administrative tasks
• Meeting with clients (under attorney supervision)
• Case preparation including reviewing and organizing document
• Accompanying attorneys and clients to court

This internship is unpaid; however we will work with students who seek to obtain school credit or outside funding.

Qualifications:

• Available 2-3 days a week for at least 4 hours each day
• Sensitive to the needs of and challenges faced by survivors of gender violence
• Willing to commit to volunteer for at least 6 months - commitment to volunteer for the rest of the academic year highly preferred.
• Spanish fluency preferred
• Salesforce or other database experience a plus
• Willing to travel throughout New York City’s five boroughs
• Flexible with regards to day-to-day tasks and interest in working in a fast-paced environment

To apply:

Send a cover letter and resume to Leon Jones, Coordinator of Volunteer Relations at ljones@sffny.org.