Full time, paid, lasting 11 weeks. Advocacy staff assist constituents with issues involving a federal agency. Outreach staff identify and maintain a dialogue with community contacts in key issue areas. The assignments are based as much as possible on issues of interest to the intern. They are currently taking applications for summer and fall sessions.
Most internships are in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
The program will expose talented students to research and development, technology, and administration in the Federal Government environment. Youth interns committed to the ideals of the ecumenical movement are needed. Interns are assigned a task within one area of the WCC programs. Candidates should come from strong ecumenical involvement and should intend to return to that involvement after the internship. Career Center will provide transportation.