PSYC UNDERGRADUATE INTERNSHIP SITES DIRECTORY

Virtual 

Mission: This program connects Jewish students from Israel and around the world, for 1:1 conversations via Zoom, Facetime or WhatsApp. Our dialogue prompts facilitate the discussion, as you explore Jewish identity, the challenge of antisemitism and your own connection to Israel and your community.

Agency Website:  https://www.aaciconnect.org/

Agency Contact: Orly Heilbum, Project Coordinator,  projects@aaci.org.il

Washington, DC

Mission: Active Minds is the leading nonprofit organization that empowers students to speak openly about mental health in order to educate others and encourage help-seeking.  We are changing the culture on campuses and in the community by providing information, leadership opportunities and advocacy training to the next generation.

Agency Website: http://activeminds.org/

Agency Contact: Laura Horn, Chapter Manager intern@activeminds.org

Arlington, VA

Mission: The Arlington County Police Department provides professional law enforcement services that reflect the values of the community. It is their goal to improve the overall life of Arlington through the three key initiatives of crime prevention and control, transportation safety, and community engagement. 

Agency Website: https://www.arlingtonva.us/Government/Departments/Police-Department

Agency Contact: Antonia Klima, Intern Coordinator,

aklima@arlingtonva.us

Silver Spring, MD

Mission: The mission of A Wider circle is to help one individual and one family after another rise out of poverty. We work in partnership with those we serve and with those seeking to help ensure that every child and adult has the chance to succeed and the opportunity to live well.

Agency Website: http://awidercircle.org/about/careers-internships/

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Agency Contact: intern@awidercircle.org

Washington, D.C.

Mission: Capital Clubhouse, Inc. is a Washington, DC-based non-profit organization that offers people whose lives have been disrupted by mental illness the opportunity to demonstrate that they can and do lead productive, happy lives. Founded in 2017, we became fully operational in October 2019 in a space at NY Avenue Presbyterian Church. In March of 2020, we began to meet as a clubhouse online daily.

Agency Website: https://www.capitalclubhouseinc.org/

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Agency Contact: Amy Muhlback, LICSW; Program / Clinical Director; amuhlbach@capitalclubhouseinc.org

Columbia, MD

Mission: To diminish poverty and enable self-sufficiency for all Howard County individuals, families, and children in need.

Agency Website: https://cac-hc.org/

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Agency Contact: Nickie Boridehpaz, nboridehpaz@cac-hc.org

Washington, DC

Mission: The Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia (PSA) is a federal independent entity within the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA). PSA has served the Nation's Capital for more than 45 years. The Agency assists judicial officers in both the Superior Court for the District of Columbia and the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in formulating release recommendations and providing supervision and services to defendants awaiting trial that reasonably assure that those on conditional release return to court and do not engage in criminal activity. PSA has long been a leader in the D.C. criminal justice system and has been recognized nationally for its pretrial drug testing and innovative supervision and treatment programs.

Agency Website: https://www.psa.gov/

Washington, DC

Mission: The Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section (HRSP) primarily investigates and prosecutes cases against human rights violators and other international criminals. HRSP investigates and prosecutes human rights violators for genocide, torture, war crimes, recruitment or use of child soldiers, female genital mutilation, and for immigration and naturalization fraud arising out of efforts to hide their involvement in such crimes. HRSP also prosecutes perpetrators of other international violent crimes, particularly those involving the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (MEJA) or occurring within the Special Maritime & Territorial Jurisdiction of the United States (SMTJ). Finally, HRSP prosecutes members of international criminal networks who seek to evade our immigration laws, such as by smuggling persons into the United States. In addition to its prosecutorial activities, HRSP is actively engaged in policy work, both domestically and internationally.

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Agency Website: https://www.justice.gov/criminal-hrsp

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Agency Contact: Jeffrey Richter, Chief Historian, jeffrey.richter@usdoj.gov

Washington, DC

Mission: Faces & Voices of Recovery is dedicated to organizing and mobilizing the over 23 million Americans in recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs, our families, friends and allies into recovery community organizations and networks, to promote the right and resources to recover through advocacy, education and demonstrating the power and proof of long-term recovery.

Agency Website: http://facesandvoicesofrecovery.org/

Agency Contact: info@facesandvoicesofrecovery.org

Washington, DC

Mission: FAIR Girls is an Anti-Human Trafficking nonprofit based in DC. We provide intervention and holistic care to survivors of human trafficking who identify as girls or young women. Through prevention education and policy advocacy, FAIR Girls also works to eradicate human trafficking and create brighter outcomes for survivors.

Agency Website: https://fairgirls.org/

Agency Contact: Kimberly Crawford, Prevention Education and Outreach Specialist kcrawford@fairgirls.org

Various locations throughout US

Mission: Impact was created by leading advocacy organizations like Environment America, U.S. PIRG and the PIRG Campus Action project. We build the grassroots action and power it takes to make an impact on important issues.

Agency Website: http://www.weareimpact.org/index_p.html  https://go.umd.edu/impactcareers

Agency Contact: jobs@weareimpact.org

Washington, DC

Mission: Jewish Women International (JWI) is the leading Jewish organization working to empower women and girls by ensuring and protecting their physical safety and economic security, promoting and celebrating inter-generational leadership, and inspiring civic participation and community engagement. Inspired by our legacy of progressive women’s leadership and guided by our Jewish values, JWI works to ensure that all women and girls thrive in healthy relationships, control their financial futures and realize the full potential of their personal strength.

Agency Website: https://www.jwi.org/

Agency Contact: Meredith Jacobs, Vice President of Marketing and Communications mjacobs@jwi.org

Bethesda, MD

Mission: We grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.

Agency Website: http://midatlantic.wish.org/

Agency Contact: intern@midatlantic.wish.org

Lanham, MD

Mission: The Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence (MNADV) is the state domestic violence coalition that brings together victim service providers, allied professionals, and concerned individuals for the common purpose of reducing intimate partner and family violence and its harmful effects on our citizens. The Network accomplishes this goal by providing education, training, resources, and advocacy to advance victim safety. 

Agency Website: http://mnadv.org/

Agency Contact: Abby Hannifan, Managing Director ahannifan@mnadv.org

Montgomery County, MD

Mission: The Mission of the FJC is to promote safety, well-being, and healing for victims of family violence.

Agency Website: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/fjc/

Agency Contact: mcfjcvip.montgomerycountymd.gov@outlook.com OR Smita Varia, Family Jusitce Center Program Manager Smita.Varia@montgomerycountymd.gov

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Alexandria, VA

Mission: NASMHPD will work with states, federal partners, and stakeholders to promote wellness, recovery, and resiliency for individuals with mental health conditions or co-occurring mental health and substance related disorders across all ages and cultural groups, including: youth, older persons, veterans and their families, and people under the jurisdiction of the court. NASMHPD informs its members on current and emerging public policy issues, educates on research findings and best practices, provides consultation and technical assistance, collaborates with key stakeholders, and facilitates state to state sharing.  NASMHPD’s vision is that mental health is universally perceived as essential to overall health and well-being with services that are available, accessible, and of high quality.

Agency Website: https://www.nasmhpd.org/

Agency Contact: Dr. Joan Gillece, Director, Center for Innovation in Trauma Informed Approaches, joan.gillece@nasmhpd.org

Washington, D.C.

Mission: Cultivate resilience in children experiencing family housing insecurity by providing and expanding access to transformative play experiences.

Agency Website: https://playtimeproject.org/

Agency Contact: Nicolien Buholzer Fox Programs Director nicolien@playtimeproject.org

University of Maryland/College Park, MD

Mission: Provide survivor-centered and trauma-informed services that empower trafficking survivors to heal and reclaim their lives.

Prevent trafficking and better serve survivors through research and policy advocacy.

Agency Website: https://www.umdsafecenter.org/

Agency Contact: Laura Ardito, Deputy Director, lardito@umd.edu

Washington, DC

Mission: SOME provides material aid and comfort to our neighbors in the District, helping them break the cycle of poverty and homelessness through programs and services that save lives, improve lives, and help transform lives of individuals and families, their communities, and the systems and structures that affect them.

Agency Website: https://some.org/

Agency Contact: Stephanie Walter, Employee Relations and Training Manager, swalter@some.org

Prince George's County, MD

Mission: The ARC of PG County stands as a prominent and comprehensive pillar of assistance for individuals with developmental or intellectual disabilities and their families. Spanning from infancy to the elderly, our organization offers a wide spectrum of provisions, including community integration, employment training, residential care, and advocacy.

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Agency Website: https://www.thearcofpgc.org/

Agency Contact: Sara Fernandez, Internship Coordinator, sfernandez@thearcofpg.org 

Alexandria, VA

Mission: NCEMC expects interns to assist with research that aims to inform the public of various behaviors or situations that have contributed to the abduction of a child or similar crimes. They are to also work on projects given to CAD by other divisions in NCMEC. 

Agency Website: http://www.missingkids.org/

Agency Contact: Dawn Daly, Supervisor for Records and Access Unit/Case Analysis Division ddaly@ncmec.org

Virtual

Mission: THRIVE Lifeline is a 501(c)(3) grassroots organization committed to transforming mental health support for marginalized communities. The 200 - 400 hour RECRUIT internship program specifically offers undergraduate students who have faced barriers to accessing internships a personally customized opportunity to gain hands-on experience with crisis intervention, supporting marginalized identities, and community engagement projects. At the same time, they can make a positive impact on their community and feel seen and supported within the THRIVE team.

Agency Website: https://thrivelifeline.org/

Agency Contact: https://thrivelifeline.org/recruit