WHY Internships

Thank you for your interest in World Hunger Year (WHY). We offer several unpaid internships that combine a variety of skills and talents. Please send your resume, and a cover note indicating your approximate starting and finishing dates and how many hours/days/week you would be available. The cover note should include a couple of paragraphs discussing why you are interested in interning with a national hunger and poverty organization, if you have any personal background in working with a non profit, what interests you have, and what you would want to learn from the internship.

Current available internships are:

Past internships at WHY have included:

WHY International, working with international department researching Urban Agriculture and Food Security issues

Development Intern, assisting the Development Director with foundation database, donor outreach and fundraising.

Harry Chapin Self-Reliance Awards, help with processing of awards given to grassroots organizations judged outstanding for their innovative and creative approaches to fighting domestic hunger and poverty by empowering people and building self-reliance

Reinvesting In America Program, providing administrative database and outreach support to Program Coordinator .RIA seeks to identify, champion and replicate innovative and effective grassroots hunger and poverty organizations that promote self-reliance.

Artists Against Hunger and Poverty Program, assist with Hungerthon(our largest annual public outreach) and events planning

National Hunger Clearinghouse, help develop online searchable database

Please contact Maureen Kelly at 212-629-5169, interns@worldhungeryear.org , or via fax at 212-465-9274 so that we can confirm your interest in an internship at WHY, have a brief telephone/e-mail interview, and discuss potential projects on which you would work.

Work at WHY

Thank you for your interest in employment opportunities at WHY. WHY is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In general, we accept resumes for available positions only. Currently there are no vacancies.