Summer 2025: Community Engagement Intern Role

Our community engagement team plays a key role in our local and statewide advocacy campaigns!  You’ll help educate community members about legislation, identify supporters, recruit and mobilize community members, and be a part of building the movement we need to transform New York. 

Time Commitment: 4-8 hrs/week, June 11th – August 6th

Location: In Person (Poughkeepsie, Kingston, Newburgh) or Remote

Responsibilities/Skills Developed:

• Deep Canvassing: Learning to connect with community members on the phone or in-person through our fights like housing, climate/utility justice, and immigration. Encourage them to share their experiences, hold/lead meaningful conversations, and gauge their support of campaigns.
• Learning digital organizing tools: Learn to utilize programs like Voter Access Network and Scale to Win
• Relational and organizational recruitment: Have conversations with friends and community members about our campaigns and get them involved in various volunteer opportunities and events.
• Deeper understanding of the political process and issue campaigns: Receive first hand experience moving through the political process, strategy, and tactics used in issue and electoral campaigns at the local and state level

Submit your application here!