I know that most of us were taught in school that slavery ended nearly 150 years ago, but, unfortunately, that’s not really true. Slavery and human trafficking continue to plague our world, even though most of us aren’t really aware of it. Polaris Project is a non-profit organization is not only bringing awareness to the issues surrounding human trafficking and modern-day slavery, but also combatting them. They do this by “conducting direct outreach and victim identification, providing social services and transitional housing to victims, operating the National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC) serving as the central national hotline on human trafficking, advocating for stronger state and Federal anti-trafficking legislation, and engaging community members in local and national grassroots efforts.” They’ve been at it since 2002 with offices in Washington, DC; Newark, NJ; Denver, CO; and Tokyo, Japan.
When you look at some of the accomplishments that Polaris Project posts on its website, you start to understand what it is that they actually do. For instance just last year in the DC area, they “provided 28 emergency responses serving 40 girls and women ages 13-42,” “provided individual mental health therapy for 4 survivors,” and “launched a Job Training Program for survivors” among many other things. It’s still hard to believe that human trafficking is going on so close to home, but it is. That’s why the Polaris Project exists, and that’s why you should consider interning with them. Right now they have one internship openings in Newark, NJ posted: Development Intern. Additionally, they have quite a few openings in their unpaid Fellowship Program. These are based in Washington, DC and include Executive Assistant Fellowship, National Advocacy Fellowship, Communications Fellowship, Legal and Policy Fellowship, Outreach and Client Services Fellowship, Client Services Operations Fellowship, Client Services Research Assistant Fellowship, NHTRC Fellowship, Information Technology (IT) Fellowship, , Operations Fellowship, Development Fellowship, and Foundation and Grants Fellowship. You can find the specific application instructions at the end of each job description.
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