Direct Service Internships

Make a direct impact in the community. Direct Service interns work with the clients of local organizations dedicated to improving the quality of life in Indianapolis. From youth empowerment to domestic violence prevention to neighborhood beautification and more, the Indianapolis Peace Institute has an internship that will match your interest.

 

Our partnerships with 150+ organizations mean the Institute can find an excellent match to direct your energy toward achieving personal goals and supporting change in the community.

Highlighted Internship

Peace Learning Center (PLC)– For students interested in passing along the art and skills of conflict resolution to others, the Peace Learning Center is the one-stop shop for conflict resolution education in Indianapolis.  Interns are trained in curriculum developed by the center and assigned to a team of facilitators to implement it with children and youths.  PLC’s Cultivating Healthy Organizations Project gives interns the chance to support improved dialogue among adults at a variety of organizations

 

Rebuilding the Wall (RTW) – Clare (Theology) came into her internship at RTW with a theoretical grounding in environmental justice and a lot of dreams about changing systems.  Her experience at RTW gave her new tools and a new vocabulary.  Phrases like “gentrification with justice” describe RTW’s unique approach to combating social injustice, revitalizing the Martindale-Brightwood community of Indianapolis and stabilizing families.  Clare’s work as an intern has highlighted the connection between lingering environmental hazards and community development and built new partnerships through which RTW can address environmental injustice with the same practical approach they take towards ending socio-economic injustice.

 

Reach out and listen to homeless youths.

Support Latina mothers and daughters as they study together.

Provide the structure needed as juveniles re-enter society after incarceration.

Be a stable force in the life of a child.

Build awareness for mediation programs.

Organize neighbors to plant trees.

Galvanize interfaith support to end hunger, poverty and homelessness.

Learn and implement the community-based asset development model.