Volunteer or Intern

The Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless relies on volunteers and interns to accomplish its mission. There are many ways that you can get involved and help us Bring Minnesota Home!

Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer opportunities include everything from making reminder phone calls about an upcoming event and data entry to media work and policy research. To learn more about how to volunteer today, contact Mike Davey (tel: 612-879-9437).

Internship Opportunities

The Coalition has a variety of ongoing and one-time internship opportunities available for high schoolers, college students, and other interested members of the community. Duration and weekly hour commitments are flexible. Typically, interns choose a focus in one of the following areas related to the Coalition’s mission:

• Organizing. Past organizing interns have arranged citizen accountability sessions with state legislators, facilitated lobbying events at the state capitol, put together educational events at schools and churches for national hunger and homelessness awareness week, and worked with people experiencing homelessness.
   
• Policy Research. Past policy research interns have researched and developed fact sheets on issues facing homeless youth, battered women, low income working families, homeless families, and homeless adults struggling with mental health issues.
   
• Lobbying. Past lobbying interns have tracked legislation, developed fact sheets for committee hearings, and prepped citizens to testify on Coalition sponsored legislation.
• Technical Assistance. Past interns have organized the coalition’s annual conference and put together provider forums on a variety of topics of interest to homeless service providers.

To learn more about interning at the Coalition, please contact Mike Davey (tel: 612-879-9437) or download an internship application today.