Community Engagement Intern

Cradles to Crayons is looking for enterprising interns who are passionate about making a difference in their communities. Cradles to Crayons’ College Corps Interns will gain valuable experience in non-profit management and social entrepreneurship as they work together with Cradles to Crayons staff. The schedule is flexible and interns will have the opportunity to complete and contribute to projects and initiatives essential to the functions of the organization. Interns will receive experience and skills development in the areas of volunteer relations and day-to-day operations of a nonprofit organization. Cradles to Crayons Overview Cradles to Crayons (C2C), founded in 2002, provides children from birth through age 12, living in homeless or low-income situations, with the essential items they need to thrive at home, at school, and at play. We supply clothing, shoes, diapers, school supplies, and more, free of charge. Our vision is that one day all children will have the essentials they need to thrive. Two in 5 kids in the United States are currently facing Clothing Insecurity, going without basic essentials like pants, shoes, diapers, and school supplies during their critical development years. Three of the top 10 reasons kids miss school are rooted in Clothing Insecurity just one example of the significant short-and long-term social and economic costs when these needs go unmet. Cradles to Crayons keeps Clothing Insecurity at the core of our mission and is the only large-scale nonprofit organization to focus on this resource gap. Since its founding, Cradles to Crayons has distributed more than three million customized packages of essentials to children in Massachusetts, Greater Philadelphia, Chicagoland, and nationally, through Giving Factory Direct a first-in-kind online product donation platform launched in 2021.