ACORN® regularly has openings for two types of internships. One is working on financial justice issues in our Baltimore office, the other working on communications and media out of our Washington, D.C., office. In both cases, a stipend will be paid.

This internship in Washington, D.C., involves work for ACORN's Communications department. The job will involve learning to work with reporters. Duties will include: database research, assisting ACORN members in working with the media, writing short articles for internal publications, assisting local ACORN offices with press plans, making calls to media outlets, sending faxes and emails, organizing press clippings, producing press kits, and assisting at press events. As part of the job, it will be necessary to acquire a familiarity with a number of areas ACORN works in, including fighting predatory lending, campaigning for living wage laws, and promoting affordable housing.

Additional Experience: The internship will provide an opportunity to participate in community organizing at the local and national level, to work with low-income members of ACORN, and to work with national organizations and officials.

Qualifications: The successful candidate must have good writing and speaking skills, good computer skills, be dependable, have an interest in community development and social justice, and be able to work independently. Familiarity with the internet and with word processing programs is required. Knowledge of database programs is desirable. Knowledge of statistics or of Spanish would be an extra advantage.

To apply, send a letter, resume, and short writing sample to Allison Conyers at aconyers(at)acorn.org.

The deadline for this summer internship has passed.

ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, is the nation's largest community organization of low and moderate-income families, with over 175,000 member families organized into 850 neighborhood chapters in 80 cities across the country. Since 1970 ACORN has taken action and won victories on issues of concern to our members. Our priorities include: better housing for first time homebuyers and tenants, living wages for low-wage workers, more investment in our communities from banks and governments, and better public schools. We achieve these goals by building community organizations that have the power to win changes -- through direct action, negotiation, legislation, and voter participation.