Internships

Join Our Internship Program

CSVANW’s internship program offers hands-on experience supporting Native communities through education, advocacy, and outreach. Join us in creating meaningful impact while building your skills.

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About Our Internship Program

CSVANW’s internship program offers students and emerging professionals an opportunity to learn alongside our team while supporting meaningful work centered in advocacy, education, prevention, and community connection.

Interns may support events, trainings, outreach efforts, research, communications, administrative projects, or policy-related work depending on organizational needs and areas of interest.

What Interns Can Expect

Hands-on nonprofit experience
Mentorship and staff support
Opportunities to attend trainings and events
Experience working with community-centered projects
Professional skill-building
A deeper understanding of advocacy and coalition-based work

Meet Our Interns!

We are currently between internship cohorts and will be welcoming new interns soon.
If you're interested in joining our next group, we encourage you to apply and become part of our growing community.

A Huge Thank You!

We are grateful for the past interns who have shared their time, skills, creativity, and care with CSVANW. Their contributions have supported our programs, strengthened our community engagement, and helped advance our mission.

Angela Gonzales
New Mexico Highlands Universiry
As a New Mexico Highlands University BSW graduate, I completed my practicum with the CSVANW, where I engaged in work that integrates advocacy, culture, and community. This experience allowed me to align my personal values with meaningful work within Tribal communities while developing both professionally and personally.
Jolene Tsinnijinnie
New Mexico Highlands University
Through this experience, I have learned how culture, kinship, and community support healing in communities by watching relatives' lives change after interacting with them and hearing how much their lives changed after getting aid or space to share their story.

Testimonials

"Working alongside Native communities provided invaluable cross-cultural experiences and deepened my understanding of Native history, traditions, values, family systems, and diverse cultural expressions. I gained insight into the central role of culture, kinship, and community in healing and advocacy, and learned that healing is not linear but grounded in holistic interconnectedness and collective support."

Angela Gonzales (2025-2026)

448 hours Completed

"This experience has influenced my career goals in social work. I want to continue working with victims and survivors of sexual and domestic violence, with a new goal of providing information and education that is accessible and informative for tribal communities. CSVANW has a program like this through technical assistance, but it would be great to have the same idea for youth and elders. This would be wonderful. I am motivated to apply what I have learned at CSVANW as I move forward, committed to empowering and supporting tribal communities through advocacy and education."

Jolene Tsinnijinnie (2026)

240 hours completed

Apply for an Internship

Interested in interning with CSVANW? Complete the form below to tell us more about your interests, availability, and goals. Our team will review submissions and follow up as opportunities become available.