Summer Internship Program

The Student Internship Program (SIP) at Helping Hand for Relief and Development provides an opportunity to spend the summer working with some of the most dedicated relief workers. SIP will also provide a unique opportunity to gain valuable professional experience and build leadership skills. This hands-on program is designed to mentor and cultivate today’s young leaders, in an environment devoted exclusively to the field of social services.

Timeline:

    Summer Break

Locations:

Internships will be held at the following locations (More locations are added every year):

    Detroit, MI

    Chicago, IL

    Somerset, NJ

    Houston, TX

    Dallas, TX

    Vienna, VA

    Ontario, CA

    Sanford, FL

    Long Island, NY

    Jamaica, NY

    Atlanta, GA

    Ijamsville, MD

Job Descriptions:

Internships positions offered past two summers:

    Summer Internship Program, 2011

    Summer Internship Program, 2010

Youth for Haiti Program

Youth for Haiti: Every Year, college students visit Haiti with Helping Hand for Relief and Development to assist in building shelters, volunteer in medical camps and taught Haitian children in small class rooms during their spring breaks from all over the US.

Timeline:

    Spring Break

Youth efforts for Haiti:

Volunteers are given an opportunity to:

    Help in building dormitories for students and a Masjid for the Muslim community.

    Interacting with Haitian students and get a chance to teach them.

    Volunteer at a Local Helping Hand USA Health Clinic.

    Youth will volunteer alongside supervised professionals.


Eligibility Requirements:

    Volunteer Students must be 18 - 25 years of age or older.

    Registration fee: TBD

    Airfare: Students will purchase their round trip airfare to Haiti.

    Helping Hand USA will arrange for participants’ transportation, meals and housing within Haiti.

    Students will be received at the airport and will be supervised by mentors.

    Youth for Haiti will be for one week for each participant.

    For more information please email: YouthForHaiti@portal.hhfrd.net

    All applicants will be informed in case of cancellation of YFH Program due to unavoidable circumstances; for example: political unrest, security issues, severe weather conditions, natural disasters etc.