Long list of Internships found below:

The Nisqually Land Trust acquires and manages critical lands to permanently protect water resources, wildlife, natural areas, and scenic vistas in the Nisqually River watershed. The land trust is offering two summer land steward internships. Students will monitor sites; install signs, fences, and gates; do habitat maintenance activities; invasive species control; and select an independent project related to the Land Trust’s stewardship activities. Application deadline April 5^th. Contact the CCBLA (360.867.6137 or smithla@evergreen.edu) for a complete job description.

Squaxin Island Tribal Canoe Journey (Olympia Host Committee) seeks spring quarter interns to help plan for one of the largest events ever held in Olympia.  Interns will help develop a coordinated approach to preparing non-Native TESC students to host in respectful and appropriate roles as allies; lay out paths/procedures for volunteers to follow; make crafts (especially sewing) as part of the traditional protocol for hosting; or be a part of the Green Team aiming to make the entire event sustainable. The Canoe Journey itself takes place July 29-August 5. Numerous volunteers will be needed this summer to assist with hospitality and information, food and meals, safety and security, transportation, volunteer support, waste reduction, and medical support.  For more information, please contact Zoltan Grossman: grossmanz@evergreen.edu and attend the Canoe Journey preview presentation on Wednesday April 4^th, 2012 at the Longhouse 1:30-3PM.

The Thurston Conservation District works to preserve precious area farmland by promoting voluntary stewardship among private landowners in Thurston County. The district offers a variety of internship opportunities year-round. Internship contracts are tailored to provide the student with more in-depth experience in a range of focus areas and the opportunity to expand knowledge and skills in areas not provided through traditional education. We are committed to doing all we can to make an internship a very rewarding and educational experience. Our interns work closely with staff to complete meaningful and engaging projects that not only contribute to protecting our environment but also look good on a resume! These positions are unpaid, however a successful full-time 2-quarter intern may be eligible for a $1,000 stipend, upon completion of the contract. For information on how to apply, visit http://thurstoncd.com/internship-opportunities.html

Aramark’s Paid Environmental Internship Program, in partnership with the Student Conservation Association at Lake Crescent Lodge in Olympic National Park, is seeking an Environmental Intern who will serve as a key resource in supporting and advancing ARAMARK’s commitment to Environmental Stewardship at Olympic National Park based operations. The intern will work with staff and Green teams at all ARAMARK properties located  within the Olympic District to further the development of its EMS for 2012, primarily focused on development and implementation of Olympic locations’ Integrated Action Plan towards meeting there 2012 environmental goals and objectives. Interns are paid $10/hr. Health insurance coverage is available at no extra cost to the intern 5 months, Full time (40 hrs/wk) Start Date: May or June 2012; determined by the specific hiring manager. Contact Jeff Antonelis-Lapp if interested at lappj@evergreen.edu

Alliance For Global Justice works to achieve social change and economic justice by helping to build a stronger more unified grassroots movement. We recognize that the concentration of wealth and power is the root cause of oppression requiring us to work together across ideologies, issues and communities. The Alliance nurtures organizations seeking fundamental change in international and national conditions that disempower people, create disparities in access to wealth and power, poison the earth, and plunder its resources. We are offering a Community Organizing Internship for our small new Olympia office. Applicants should by self-motivated, enjoy working with small organizations, want to learn more about grassroots organizing, have an interest in networking with local organizations and be committed to social justice and change. For more information, contact the Center for Community Based Learning and Action: 360.867.6137 or smithla@evergreen.edu

Left Foot Organics is seeking volunteers and interns to support them in their work to bring people with developmental and intellectual disabilities together with at-risk rural youth to grow and learn on an organic farm. For more info please visit http://www.leftfootorganics.org/

Out of the Woods needs an intern to assist their live-in shelter coordinator. This person will assist in managing the day-to-day operations of the shelter, including providing direct services to low-income homeless families in the form of 24/7 shelter, case management, community resource coordination, and post-shelter support and outcomes tracking. Contact Cindy Meyer [mailto:CindyM@fscss.org] for more information.

Sustainability in Prisons Project works to bring science and nature into prisons. They conduct ecological research and conserve biodiversity by forging collaborations with scientists, inmates, prison staff, students, and community partners. They help reduce the environmental, economic, and human costs of prisons by inspring and informing sustainable practices. For more info about specific projects, visit www.sustainableprisons.org , then contact Kelli Bush, bushk@evergreen.edu

GI Voice; Coffee Strong: GI Voice is a non-profit serving members of the military, veterans, and their families.  GI Voice runs COFFEE STRONG, a GI Coffeehouse/outreach center right outside the gates of Joint Base Lewis-McChord that provides access to resources, information, GI rights counseling, a cup of coffee and conversation. Volunteers and Interns can contribute through grant writing, fundraising, outreach, and media. Veterans and members of military families are especially encouraged to engage. Contact- Zoltan Grossman, faculty: grossmaz@evergreen.edu

Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WSCADV) aims to end domestic violence through advocacy and action for social change. The Crossing Borders Program coordinates state-wide culturally competent programming to address domestic and sexual violence where it intersects with poverty, racism, language and access barriers, systems response, labor exploitation and human trafficking. Interns may work with WSCADV’s team on storytelling for social change, movement building, fund development, public policy, maintaining and growing networks, cyberactivismo (cyber activism with Latin@ groups), research, concept translations and accessibility (taking academic knowledge and creating tools that can be used by most.) Writing and learning may be suitable for a guest blog spot (written or video) on www.canyourelate.org. Contact staff member Summer Carrick (a former TESC student) at summer@wscadv.org for more info.

Pierce County’s Emergency Food Network (EFN) is in need of volunteer or intern support on their farm in the Puyallup Valley or at their distribution warehouse in Lakewood. They also have needs in administration, special events, community outreach, food drives, and food banking.

Camp Quixote / Quixote Village is a tent city in Olympia that provides safe haven for people experiencing homelessness. The camp is a self-governed community that operates with the aid of a broad-based support committee known as the Panza group.  Check them out at http://quixotevillage.com/. Presently they need volunteers for hosting, help with food donations, creating a new pamphlet about the camp and future village, a poster to be used at fairs, fundraising support, food preparation, support for Quixote Village architects, or just time spent hanging out and watching a movie with residents while filling host desk shifts. Email Miriam Lorch  miriamlorch@comcast.net for additional information.

Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice: RCF continues the work that Rachel Corrie began. They conduct and support programs that foster connections between people and builds understanding, respect, and appreciation for differences, and they connect local and global communities. RCF has several opportunities working specifically on solidarity with Palestine and anti-occupation movements, including working on the TESC divest campaign, Arab fest, graphic design, web development, etc. Contact- info@rachelcorriefoundation.org

Olympia-Rafah Solidarity Mural Project  is seeking interns to join its steering committee to administrate the mural in concert with RCF (see above.) For more info, contact: Susan Greene [mailto:susan.r.greene@gmail.com]

Works In Progress, an independent monthly publication, is offering four types of internships: Writing, Layout/Production, Distribution System Design, and Web Design. Contact olywip@gmail.com for more info.

Stonewall Youth seeks strong adult mentors capable of volunteering as organizational and youth support. We appreciate folks with a strong social justice analysis who want to continue to build these skills with us. We value leadership in the many different forms it may take. Interns may facilitate support groups, staff drop-in hours or help out at events. If you are interested in becoming a Stonewall Youth volunteer, please fill out a volunteer application and return it to Stonewall via snail mail, in person or email it to emily@stonewallyouth.org.

YouthBuild is a youth and community development program that addresses core issues facing low-income communities: housing, education, employment, and leadership development. 16-21 year old participants fulfill their GED or high school diploma while building with Habitat for Humanity, United Way, and Camp Quixote. Evergreen interns may conduct interviews with the youth about their experiences in the program, assist those with court-ordered community service to find fulfilling places/ways to complete their hours, or work with the staff to plan another suitable project. Contact  Laurel Smith, laurelcs@gmail.com / 360.867.6137, for more info.

Gateways for Incarcerated Youth offers incarcerated young people the opportunity to study with professors and students from The Evergreen State College. Their Academic Mentoring Program offers one-on-one peer mentoring and tutoring. It is youth-driven and goal oriented, pairing outside volunteers (or TESC interns) with young men at Green Hill. Together they develop a syllabus/work plan to meet once a week for 1-2 hours. The program is a way for young men to get additional support in the completion of their high school diploma, GED, post-incarceration plans, and/or college class work. Spring quarter, interns are needed primarily for on-campus support tasks to help strengthen the organization. For more information contact Oscar Overlund-Petros: 867.6025

Occupy Olympia is the local solidarity demonstration of Occupy Wall Street. They’ve put out a request for media-savvy (or media-interested) people, writers and bloggers to join their media committee. For more information, visit www.occupyolympia.org. Submit a form with your interest in “Together Media!” from their “About” page. You can also contact Bruce Wilkinson bwildleaf@gmail.com for internship possibilities. 

Books to Prisoners: BTP volunteers respond to both specific and generic book requests from prisoners. The underlying mission is to offset de-humanizing effects of incarceration by sending reading materials based on individual requests. BTP is looking for student Volunteer/Interns to work with a variety of projects to help increase the capacity of BTP to work in solidarity with incarcerated people. Sundays (for women and trans identified people only) 2pm-5pm and Mondays (all are welcome) 5pm-8pm. Location: corner of 6^th and Thomas St SW. Enter through the garage: Look for the signs! Contact-Anna Simonton afsimonton@gmail.com 404-861-7769

CIELO: CIELO Project/Radio Ranch was founded in 1996 by a dedicated group of Latina women with a specific focus on services to the Hispanic community in the four county (Mason, Lewis, Thurston and Grays Harbor) area. Programs provided by CIELO include English as a Second Language (ESL) and Spanish Literacy/GED at no cost. This Spring CIELO is beginning satellite ELL class at the Yelm Community Center on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, 6-8:30 pm. They are looking for volunteers to participate. Contact- Stefanie: 360.709.0931

Flaming Eggplant: This is an on campus opportunity for students to get involved with food justice issues that directly impact the Evergreen Community. The Flaming Eggplant is run non-hierarchically and is a small business that serves food on campus. They are autonomous from the main food service provider and are student-run. The Eggplant is looking for interns/volunteers to take on a lunch rush shift to cover the busiest hours running food out to customers and learning how a sustainable business collective runs in the process! Internship and independent learning contracts available through: Contact-Sarah Rocker: rockers@evergreen.edu, 360.867.6092. Office: CAB 203

Move to Amend Olympia: This organization supports the 80% of Americans united in opposing corporations having the Constitutional rights of living people, and work toward abolishing corporate personhood (the rights of corporations to use Constitutional amendment rights). They are looking for interns to act as Central Coordinators, Training Coordinators, and Legislative liaisons to further their work. Contact-Molly: mollygibbs3@gmail.com

Sound Learning (Formerly Mason County Literacy) is a Shelton-based nonprofit providing one-on-one and small group tutoring at no cost to Mason county residents seeking to improve their reading, math, writing, computer and English language skills. The primary office with learning center is located in downtown Shelton at 133 West Railroad Avenue, with additional learning centers at Shelton’s Reed Library and CHOICE High School,  Belfair and Hoodsport libraries,  Evergreen Vista Apartments in West Olympia, and South Puget Sound Community College’s Hawks Prairie campus. Visit Sound Learning at www.soundlearning.co and call 462.2245 for info on volunteering/interning.

Pacific Education Institute is a nonprofit that is committed to getting environmental education into the K-12 schools, has need for two interns to five to ten hours a week on a cultural responsiveness project.

This project is a review of the cultural responsiveness of PEI’s programs. This project will include working with PEI staff to learn and implement the Barr Foundation’s  Cultural Competency  Metrics, assist with a report for the PEI Board of Directors, and with a long term plan for PEI’s continued cultural responsiveness efforts in Washington State. The project will be best undertaken by someone with a prior understanding of cultural competency, environmental justice and/or diversity training. For more information contact Ian Campbell, campbeli@evergreen.edu 360-867-6137

Tacoma Community House: Provides services to refugees, immigrants, and English speaking adults and youth. From hosting Tacoma’s first baby clinic, to holding the first organized kindergarten class, to hiring the first African American teacher, TCH has achieved many “firsts” in our community. TCH offers many free services to our participants, ranging from adult education, to bilingual job assistance, from youth programming to on-the-job training. All of our programs focus on developing practical skills in our participants so they can become self-sufficient. Lori Alward, lalward@tacomacommunityhouse.org,253.383.3951.

The Northwest EcoBuilding Guild supports builders in the community to utilize sustainable materials, equipment, and process in their work. NWEBG in Olympia has worked on several collaborative projects including the South Sound Green Tour  (each year in April) and working with YouthBuild to create the buildings for Camp Quixote’s Eco Village.  Contact- Chris Van Daalan, 360.789.9669, for more information.

Fertile Ground Community Center / Fertile Guild Commons is a project focused on a city block in downtown Olympia with a large garden, chickens, compost bins, a Community Supported Agriculture drop-off shed and many other not-so-visible activities that support urban sustainability. Up until recently, this project has been cobbled together (by Fertile Ground Guesthouse and the NW EcoBuilding Guild) with a steady stream of volunteers and interns. They’ve been hosting community building projects for over 10 years. The hope of the Commons is to put the land into a trust so that it will always be green space. To make this happen they need allies, ideas, research, networking, and just plain volunteer energy. Contact Gail O’Sullivan for more info: 360.352.2428 or gail@fertileground.org

Northwest Immigrants Rights Project, Seattle. Promotes justice for low-income immigrants by pursuing and defending their legal status. Focuses on providing direct legal services, supported by our education and public policy work.206.587.4009 or 800.445.5771. www.nwirp.org/

Parents Organizing for Welfare and Economic Rights is an organization of low-income parents and allies advocating for a strong social safety net while working toward a world where children and care giving are truly valued, and the devastation of poverty has been eradicated. Interns are trained in welfare witnessing, outreach, advocacy, fundraising, legislative work and direct action. For more info, contact Sfirah Marcos Madrone: 360.352.9716

The Olympia Childcare Collective is a collective of volunteers working to provide free childcare for community members doing social justice organizing with POWER, Parents Organizing for Welfare and Economic Rights. Volunteers will learn how to participate in a collective organization and do childcare for low-income parents. For more info, contact Sfirah Marcos Madrone: 360.352.9716

Evergreen Vista Community Center Homework Club is a place where kids can have a snack, get their homework done, and have arts and crafts activities or free play outside. Volunteers will be working with kids grades K-12 assisting with their homework on a one-on-one basis. Volunteers need an interest in working with youth, basic knowledge of English and math, maturity, dependability, a positive non-judgmental attitude, plus a minimum commitment of one shift per week, 3:30-5:00pm (Monday Tuesday or Wednesday. ) For more information contact Ian Campbell, campbeli@evergreen.edu 360-867-6137