Urban Internships by Major
Please see below for a list of internships that students from each major might be interested in, based on the internships that students on the Urban Program have done in the past. Please note that the list is certainly not exhaustive, and that all internships are open to all majors.
There are also many internships in San Francisco that are available which are not listed here, and we can accommodate students from any and all majors.
Sociology
826 Valencia
A typically eclectic San Francisco creative writing academy founded by award-winning author David Eggers, and disguised as a “Pirate Store” to help kids learn writing can be fun. Interns get to work with local school students from a variety of underserved and marginalized populations. http://www.826valencia.org/
Catholic Charities Refugee Services
One of the oldest and best-known social justice agencies in the city, Catholic Charities cares for those who are in the process of escaping human trafficking, domestic abuse and political persecution. Be a lifeline to people in distress, and affirm their humanity while finding your own. http://www.cccyo.org/programs/immigration.php
City Youth Now
The streets are no place for kids, but there are many kids on the streets and many of them end up incarcerated at Juvenile Hall. Work with those who are seeking to make a difference in the lives of ‘cast-off’ kids. http://www.cityyouthnow.org/home.php
General Assistance Advocacy Project (GAAP)
This organization serves homeless and marginally housed San Franciscans by helping them obtain the public benefits to which they are entitled. So long as there is a need for public benefits, GAAP provides education, empowerment and advocacy to our clients through the involvement of law students, undergraduates and community volunteers. www.gaap.org
Girls on the Run
A social service agency aimed at promoting health, self-esteem and community among underprivileged young women through mentoring and regular city-wide running events. www.gotrbayarea.org
La Casa de las Madres
Thirty years ago, La Casa de las Madres opened San Francisco’s first domestic violence shelter for women and their children. The once-quiet shelter has grown into the city’s leading voice for abused women, their children and teens—educating, promoting awareness and changing the community’s and the media’s perceptions about domestic violence and its victims. Through a broad service continuum, we also provide expert intervention and prevention services to more than 10,000 community members annually. www.lacasadelasmadres.org
Larkin Street Youth Services
The mission of this organization is to create a continuum of services that inspire youth to move beyond the street. Their goal is to nurture potential, promote dignity and support bold steps by all. http://www.larkinstreetyouth.org/
New Door Ventures
New Door Ventures helps at-risk youth in San Francisco get ready for work and life by providing jobs, job-readiness and supportive community. We are inspired by our faith to empower and equip youth for the future. We provide jobs and training through social enterprises we own and operate, and in other settings. We create community that facilitates personal growth. http://www.ggci.org
Real Options for City Kids (ROCK)
A combined in-school and after-school internship working with underprivileged kids as a mentor/coach to students participating in tutoring and additional sports-related offerings. www.rocksf.org
Shanti Lifelines Program
LifeLines offers practical assistance and emotional support to women and men with breast cancer in San Francisco including financial assistance, meals, transportation, wellness workshops and more. http://www.shanti.org/lifelines/index.html
Sojourn Interfaith Chaplaincy at SF General Hospital
Where is there a loving touch in the hospital that accepts the indigent and uninsured of the City? It comes from you, and your presence at the bedside of the patients at this world-class hospital. This inter-faith chaplaincy experience will stretch your heart and expand your understanding of grace-at-work in renewed ways. http://www.sfdph.org/chn/SFGH/default.asp
*There are also opportunities for Sociology majors in San Francisco General Hospital's Department of Social Work .
St. Anthony Foundation
We continue to work to meet not only today’s needs of the poor, but also to change the deeper structural causes of poverty. Our services include 11 programs that help to feed, clothe and heal those in need. These programs are the dining room, free medical clinic, clothing and housewares program, substance abuse rehabilitation, social work services, an employment and learning center, and outreach to seniors. http://www.stanthonysf.org
Please use the internet search engine links on our internships page for more internship possibilities in your major. Please note that you are welcome to pursue any of our internships regardless of your major.
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