Student internship projects will support direct and organizational consultation services, and coalition efforts efforts by:

• Providing direct support, training, and mentorship to individuals considered at-risk and/or with lived experience.
• Creating and growing curricula to support the empowerment of at-risk populations.
• Supporting administrative functions of the organization and/or coalition and its members.
• Sharing the organization’s and coalition’s needs and resources with the community.
• Showcasing the organization’s and coalition’s work and accomplishments.
• Promoting community partner engagement.

The organization’s and coalition’s projects will provide students the following learning opportunities:

• Learn about human exploitation and trafficking within Arizona and globally.
• Learn about and participate in creating integrated and evidence and trauma informed services and mentorship material and activities for at-risk populations.
• Get to know the anti-exploitation and trafficking landscape within the state and globally.
• Learn about and work with diverse at-risk populations.
• Work with lived experience experts that will help guide your projects.
• Learn about and participate in coalition building.
• Learn about and participate in macro level program development and capacity building.
• Implement and practice healthy boundaries and self-care strategies to mitigate the impact of vicarious trauma.
• Participate in program evaluation, quality assurance, and reporting.
• Participate in community events focused on anti-exploitation and trafficking, as well as on advocacy and empowerment for at-risk populations.

• Community Based
• Outreach (content creation, community engagement)
• Securing community resources
• Event planning and coordination
• Liaison between needs, resources, and partner collaboration opportunities
• Operations
• Administrative support (e.g. meeting management)
• Coordination and management of community resource systems
• Program Development
• Curriculum development
• Outputs and outcomes tracking and reporting
• Project management
• Quality assurance
• Direct support for immigrant and refugee populations
• Emotional support
• Empowerment
• Training
• Mentorship
• Lived experience expert support
• Health and Wellness
• Medical
• Mental Health
• Nutrition