Community Engagement Intern

Organization Description 

Family Futures’ mission is to shape a community in which all children are supported to reach their full potential. Our geographic focus is primarily Kent County with some services extending into other communities. We help children ages 0 through 5 by supporting parents, providing connections to resources and programs, and offering ways to monitor and enhance early childhood development. We believe in supporting our employees, volunteers, and interns to be successful as well. Family Futures offers a strength-based, learning-driven, quality improvement-based culture that celebrates equity and diversity and an opportunity to grow while making an impact in your community. Family Futures values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages individuals with diverse backgrounds and lived experiences to apply.    

Job Overview 

Community Engagement Project interns gain practical, hands-on experience in a nonprofit setting. This is a unique internship for those seeking experience with community engagement strategies, partner relations, and project management. The Community Engagement Project intern will be part of a larger team that provides support to other areas of the organization as needed. This internship position is unpaid, but interns will receive a $500 stipend to help cover costs related to the internship (food, housing, transportation), and college credit can be earned. 

This internship is to be completed in person, not virtually. Furthermore, this internship position will require the intern to attend some events occurring on weekends and weeknights; however, those event attendance hours will count towards the total hours needed for the internship. Required event attendance will accommodate the intern’s schedule as much as possible, but flexibility in the intern’s schedule is preferred. 

This in-person internship will run from August 31st, 2026, through December 18th, 2026, and will have a mandatory orientation on  Thursday, August 27th,  from 9:00am-2:00pm at the Family Futures’ office. This internship can also be extended into the next internship period for a second semester. If interested in a longer internship period, please reach out to the hiring manager. 

Family Futures employees, volunteers, and interns serve as spokespersons and champions of Family Futures in the communities we serve. A position at Family Futures may entail the following: the use of a personal vehicle, lifting of boxes (roughly 25 lbs.), as well as attendance of community events outside of regularly scheduled hours. For any adaptations or accommodations for the above information, please reach out to the hiring manager. 

Roles and Responsibilities 

Gaining knowledge of the general principles of community engagement 

Project management  

Creating and modifying documents using Microsoft Office 

Inputting and analyzing data in various online platforms and spreadsheets 

Program support 

Event and Tabling attendance 

Assisting with email management 

Assisting with procedures for events and community engagement 

Attending and supporting different community coalitions and workgroup efforts 

Assisting Community Engagement Team with tasks 

“We are not in the community; we are a part of the community” 

Required Qualifications 

Current college student or recent graduate 

Ability to work independently and as part of a team 

Strong written and verbal communications skills, including public speaking 

Detail-oriented 

Effective time management and organization 

Ability to maintain confidentiality 

Ability to work at least 15 hours per week 

Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse groups of people  

Preferred Qualifications 

Able to meet deadlines  

Strong organizational and planning skills 

Creative, innovative, and adaptable 

Interests in community outreach