Children's Health Promotion Intern | Spring 2026

Children’s Health Promotion Intern
LOCATION: Hybrid Schedule
START DATE: January 13, 2025
DURATION: June 5, 2025 (Hybrid)
POSITION REPORTS TO: Jessica Lazo
DETAILS: 2 days per week (15 hours)

BACKGROUND: The Children’s Legal Services (CLS) program in New York provides legal
representation to unaccompanied children. To be eligible for services, unaccompanied children must be under the age of 18 at the time they enter the CLS program, have no immigration status, and, at the same time, have been officially designated as an unaccompanied child by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). We help clients understand the immigration systems, prepare them for hearings, evaluate and advise them on the types of immigration applications they can file, and assist them with preparing their filings.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Children’s Health Promotion Intern will assist the Children’s Legal Services (CLS) program with a variety of activities and services, such as Medicaid/New York Child Health Plus application and follow-up, transportation orientations, supported health referrals, and
researching and developing health resources for CLS clients. The Children’s Health Promotion Intern will also provide other direct services to CLS clients as needed.
This is an unpaid internship but may be pursued for academic credit. If you are planning to
obtain academic credit through the position, please indicate this in your cover letter.

• Assist clients with Medicaid/New York Family Child Health Plus/HealthFirst follow-
up, including application and documentation submission, advocating for and with
clients, and updating client information accordingly.
• Facilitate health and wellness transportation orientations to empower clients to
use public transit or other transportation options.
• Accompany clients to appointments to facilitate check-in, presumptive eligibility
Medicaid coverage, and confirm interpretation services.
• Under the supervision of the CLS team, assess and monitor client needs and
make appropriate community referrals.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
1. The student will learn about immigrant communities in NY, with a key focus on
CLS clients’ physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being.
2. The student will learn how to effectively navigate health systems that clients
frequently use.
3. The student will develop outreach and advocacy skills.

REQUIREMENTS:
• Currently pursuing a master’s degree in public health, social work, or a related field.
• Experience working with diverse populations, ideally in the context of health and wellness.
• Lived or working experience with refugee and/or immigrant populations is highly desirable.
• Fluency in Spanish is required.