Internships
Learn the work where it happens.
A national internship network for college and graduate students in Miami, Chicago, Houston and beyond. Serious work, close supervision and real responsibility, in juvenile justice, film, grants, research, campus leadership and community.
Who
Undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students
And recent graduates within a year of finishing. Every major is welcome where the work fits it.
Where
Three hubs, and remote
In person in Miami, Chicago and Houston. Research, grants and communications tracks can be remote.
When
Fall, spring and summer
Most tracks ask ten to twenty hours a week for a full term. Academic credit is available with your school’s approval.
Who we are
A faith-based organization.
We The Revolt is Christ-centered, and every intern represents it. Most of what shows up in a neighborhood as violence, trauma or a broken home starts as a spiritual problem. So many of our goals are spiritual goals, and the work is built around them.
Anyone who works alongside us is held to the same expectations for character and conduct, on site and online. That includes our leaders, our mentors and you. If that reads to you as a strength, you will fit here.
The standard
What we ask of every intern.
The young people and families we serve deserve professionals, whatever your title says. These hold on every track.
01
Confidentiality
Much of this work involves minors and juvenile records. What you see and hear stays inside the work. You will sign a confidentiality agreement and follow it without exception.
02
Rigor
Cite your sources, show your method and say what you do not know. A memo that is careful and true is worth more than one that is long.
03
Presence
Young people can tell when an adult is performing. Be on time, prepared and the same person every week. Practice is trauma-informed, never curious for its own sake.
04
Ethics
Research follows the standards your institution would hold you to: informed consent, minimal risk and honest reporting. Nobody is filmed or quoted without consent, and never a minor without a guardian’s.
05
Formation
You will represent a Christ-centered organization. The expectations we hold our leaders and mentors to apply to you too, and we hope the work forms your character as much as your résumé.
06
Ownership
Each intern carries one defined project to a finished deliverable, with a supervisor, a mid-term review and a final evaluation.
The tracks
Where you can serve.
Each track says what we need, what we expect from you and what you will leave with.
Juvenile Justice and JCVI
Support court, detention and policy work with young people in the juvenile justice system, and help build the evidence behind Juvenile Community Violence Intervention (JCVI).
What we need
- Policy research: track juvenile justice legislation, agency rules and court practice in Miami-Dade, Broward, Cook and Harris counties, and summarize findings in short, cited memos.
- Court and detention program support: prepare materials, attendance records and logistics for supervised group sessions inside facilities.
- Data work: build and maintain de-identified datasets from public detention, admission and charge data, with a written record of every source and transformation.
- Case-note discipline: help staff keep program documentation accurate, timely, objective and stored only in approved systems.
- Resource mapping: verify and update referral resources for families, including legal aid, school re-enrollment, mental health and workforce services.
What we expect, what you gain, and who can apply
What we expect from you
- Enrollment in, or recent completion of, a degree program in criminology, criminal justice, social work, psychology, public policy, law or a related field.
- Strict confidentiality. Juvenile records, case information and the identity of any young person are never discussed outside the team, photographed, posted or kept on a personal device.
- Trauma-informed conduct: plain and respectful language, no questions about a young person's charge unless staff direct it, and awareness of how your presence affects a child in custody.
- A cleared background check, safeguarding and mandated-reporter training, and any clearance the facility's agency requires before you enter. Facilities set their own entry rules, which can include a minimum age.
- Precise writing. Every factual claim in a memo carries a source, and uncertainty is stated rather than smoothed over.
- Reliability. Facilities run on fixed schedules, and a late arrival can cost a group its session.
What you will gain
- Supervised field experience in juvenile court and detention programs, with a structured debrief after each session.
- Applied policy research that contributes to published We The Revolt work, acknowledged where your contribution is substantive.
- Training in safeguarding, mandated reporting and trauma-informed practice.
- A written evaluation at the close of the term and, on successful completion, a professional reference from your supervisor.
Deliverables
- Two fully cited policy memos of 1,500 to 2,500 words each.
- One de-identified dataset with a data dictionary and a source log.
- A verified referral resource guide for one county.
- A final reflection connecting your field experience to your academic discipline.
Film and Media
Help produce, edit and steward Hip Hop Hope, Normalized and The Ritual of Manhood, with the ethics that filming people at hard moments demands.
What we need
- Production assistance on shoot days: equipment, call sheets, location logistics and on-set support.
- Release management: prepare, explain and file appearance and location releases, including written parent or guardian consent for anyone under 18.
- Editing support: assemble selects, rough cuts and short-form cutdowns under the direction of the editor.
- Archiving: log, label and back up footage under a consistent naming and metadata scheme, with restricted material flagged and secured.
- Release ethics review: check every cut against signed releases, and flag any identifying detail of a minor, a victim or a person who has asked not to be shown.
What we expect, what you gain, and who can apply
What we expect from you
- Working knowledge of a professional editing application and of basic camera and audio practice. A portfolio is required.
- Informed consent in practice: no one is filmed without a signed release, and anyone may withdraw before release.
- Trauma-informed interview support: no pressure to disclose, a pause whenever one is asked for, and respect for what a subject chooses not to say.
- Confidentiality of unreleased footage. Nothing is shared, posted or kept on personal devices or accounts.
- A cleared background check and safeguarding training, because productions can involve young people.
- Care with equipment and with the time of everyone on set.
What you will gain
- Work on documentary productions intended for public release, with production credit where your contribution warrants it.
- Practical training in release management and documentary ethics.
- Portfolio pieces from approved short-form work, with permission.
- A written evaluation at the close of the term and, on successful completion, a professional reference from your supervisor.
Deliverables
- A logged, backed-up footage archive for at least one production, with a metadata guide.
- A release audit for one project that matches every identifiable person on screen to a signed release.
- At least two edited short-form pieces approved for release.
- A final reflection on the ethics of representation in documentary work.
Grants and Development
Research funders, draft proposals and reports, and keep grant budgets and compliance records exact.
What we need
- Prospect research: identify foundation, corporate and public funding aligned with our juvenile justice, re-entry, fatherhood and film work, and document eligibility, deadlines and fit.
- Proposal writing: draft statements of need, program descriptions, logic models and evaluation plans for staff review.
- Reporting: compile program data and narrative for interim and final reports, with every figure traced to its source.
- Budgets: build and check proposal budgets and budget narratives, and reconcile them against actual spending for reports.
- Compliance: keep the grants calendar, track deliverables and reporting requirements, and organize award documentation.
What we expect, what you gain, and who can apply
What we expect from you
- Clear, disciplined writing. Claims are specific and supported, and nothing is inflated.
- Comfort with spreadsheets and budget arithmetic, checked twice.
- Confidentiality regarding donors, funders and unreleased financial information.
- Respect for participants in every narrative. A young person's story is used only with consent and never in a way that identifies a minor.
- Ownership of deadlines and calendars.
What you will gain
- Experience writing and assembling complete grant proposals and reports.
- Fluency in logic models, outcome measures and nonprofit budgeting.
- Insight into how funders evaluate organizations working in justice reform.
- A written evaluation at the close of the term and, on successful completion, a professional reference from your supervisor.
Deliverables
- A qualified prospect list with eligibility, deadlines and a fit analysis for each funder.
- Drafted sections for at least two proposals, and one complete proposal draft.
- A reconciled budget and budget narrative for one proposal or report.
- An updated grants calendar and compliance tracker.
Campus Leadership
Represent We The Revolt on your campus, build a chapter that outlasts you, and host screenings and conversations about justice.
What we need
- Campus ambassador work: represent We The Revolt accurately to student organizations, faculty, campus ministries and administrators.
- Chapter building: recruit officers, draft a simple charter, register with your institution and plan a semester calendar.
- Campus events: host film screenings, panels and service days within your institution's event policies.
- Recruitment: connect interested students to volunteer roles, internship tracks and research opportunities.
- Reporting: keep an accurate record of events, attendance and contacts, and share it with your supervisor each month.
What we expect, what you gain, and who can apply
What we expect from you
- Current enrollment and good standing at your institution.
- Comfort speaking to groups, and the judgment to represent the organization without overstating what it does.
- Compliance with your institution's rules for student organizations, events, fundraising and use of its name.
- Hospitality toward students of every background and belief. Every event is open to all.
- Consistency across the full semester.
What you will gain
- Experience building an organization from the ground up.
- Training in event planning, public speaking and community organizing.
- Connection to student leaders in other cities across the We The Revolt internship network.
- A written evaluation at the close of the term and, on successful completion, a professional reference from your supervisor.
Deliverables
- A registered student chapter, or a documented plan for registration, with at least two officers.
- At least two campus events in the semester, with a short report on each.
- A record of students connected to service, internships or research.
- A transition memo for your successor.
Events and Community Engagement
Plan and run screenings, community days and gatherings that receive neighbors, families and partners with dignity and order.
What we need
- Event planning: build timelines, budgets, vendor lists and run-of-show documents for screenings and community events.
- Volunteer coordination: schedule, brief and support Event Crew volunteers.
- Community outreach: work with churches, schools, community organizations and local businesses to invite neighbors and families.
- On-site management: registration, accessibility, safety procedures and breakdown.
- Evaluation: collect attendance and feedback, and write an after-action report for each event.
What we expect, what you gain, and who can apply
What we expect from you
- Organization and follow-through. Details are written down, confirmed and confirmed again.
- Hospitality toward every guest, with particular care for families, young people and returning citizens.
- Calm judgment under pressure, and the discipline to escalate a safety concern immediately.
- A cleared background check and safeguarding training, because events include young people and families.
- Availability for some evening and weekend events.
What you will gain
- Experience producing events from first plan to final evaluation.
- Experience coordinating volunteers and working with community partners.
- Practical training in event safety, accessibility and safeguarding.
- A written evaluation at the close of the term and, on successful completion, a professional reference from your supervisor.
Deliverables
- Complete planning documents for at least two events: timeline, budget, run of show and staffing plan.
- After-action reports with attendance, feedback and recommendations.
- An updated directory of community partners and venues for your city.
Research and Evaluation
Collect and analyze data, evaluate programs and review the literature behind our JCVI research, to the standard of ethical, reproducible research.
What we need
- Data collection: gather and document public data on juvenile detention, charges, firearm violence and program eligibility, with a source log for every figure.
- Program evaluation: help design surveys, attendance and outcome measures, and analyze program data under supervision.
- Literature reviews: search, screen and synthesize peer-reviewed and agency literature using a documented search strategy.
- JCVI research support: verify citations, update data tables, check figures against their sources and document limitations.
- Data stewardship: maintain de-identified datasets, codebooks and analysis files so that every result can be reproduced.
What we expect, what you gain, and who can apply
What we expect from you
- Completed coursework in research methods and working proficiency in a statistical tool such as R, Stata, SPSS or Python.
- Human-subjects ethics consistent with IRB practice. Interns do not collect identifiable data from minors, and any data involving participants is de-identified and handled under a protocol approved by your supervisor.
- Strict confidentiality of program records, consistent with FERPA, juvenile record protections and our data policies.
- Intellectual honesty. Report what the data shows, state limitations plainly, and never adjust a finding to fit a conclusion.
- Careful records of your sources, methods and analytic decisions.
What you will gain
- Applied research experience on a live policy question.
- Acknowledgment in published We The Revolt research where your contribution is substantive.
- Experience in evaluation design and reproducible analysis.
- A written evaluation at the close of the term and, on successful completion, a professional reference from your supervisor.
Deliverables
- A documented literature review or evidence brief on an assigned question.
- A reproducible analysis: cleaned dataset, codebook, analysis script and a short methods note.
- A citation and data verification log for an assigned piece of our JCVI research.
- A final presentation of findings to staff.
Communications and Digital Storytelling
Write, design and publish the story of our work across social media, email and the web, accurately and with consent.
What we need
- Social media: draft, schedule and report on posts and stories that follow our voice and content standards.
- Writing: draft articles, newsletters, program updates and short profiles for staff review.
- Design: produce graphics and simple layouts within our brand system.
- Story gathering: with staff, collect stories and photographs from programs with documented consent.
- Analytics: track reach and engagement, and recommend what to keep and what to stop.
What we expect, what you gain, and who can apply
What we expect from you
- Strong writing and attention to detail. Facts are checked, names are spelled correctly and claims match the record.
- Consent and dignity in every story: no identifying image or detail of a minor, a victim or anyone who has not given written permission.
- Working knowledge of common design and scheduling tools.
- Confidentiality of unpublished material and internal information.
- Openness to editing. Drafts improve through revision.
What you will gain
- Published work, bylined where appropriate, and portfolio pieces with permission.
- Experience running communications for a mission-driven organization.
- Training in ethical storytelling and consent practice.
- A written evaluation at the close of the term and, on successful completion, a professional reference from your supervisor.
Deliverables
- A month of planned and scheduled social content, with a results summary.
- At least three published written pieces.
- A set of designed templates for recurring content.
- A channel audit with recommendations.
Ministry and Faith Partnerships
Build partnerships with churches and ministries, and support chaplaincy-adjacent care for young people and families under pastoral supervision.
What we need
- Church partnerships: research, contact and follow up with congregations and ministry networks in your city.
- Partner preparation: help churches plan mentor recruitment, re-entry support and fatherhood circles using our materials.
- Chaplaincy-adjacent support: assist with supervised spiritual care programming, prayer support and family outreach, under the direction of credentialed staff and facility chaplains.
- Faith and justice gatherings: help organize prayer gatherings, pastor roundtables and congregational screenings.
- Records: keep partnership notes and follow-up commitments current.
What we expect, what you gain, and who can apply
What we expect from you
- A living Christian faith, and the humility to serve under pastoral supervision.
- Respect for religious freedom. No young person or family is pressured, and participation in any spiritual activity is always voluntary.
- Confidentiality of pastoral conversations, within the limits of mandated reporting.
- A cleared background check, safeguarding and mandated-reporter training, and any facility clearance required, because the work involves young people.
- The ability to work respectfully across denominations and traditions.
What you will gain
- Field experience where ministry and justice reform meet.
- Experience building and stewarding institutional partnerships with churches.
- Supervised experience in chaplaincy-adjacent care and trauma-informed pastoral practice.
- A written evaluation and a reference from your supervisor, suitable for seminary or ordination files where relevant.
Deliverables
- A partnership map of congregations and ministries in your city, with status and next steps.
- Preparation plans for at least two partner churches.
- One faith and justice gathering, planned and evaluated.
- A theological reflection paper on your field experience.
The process
From application to alumni.
Every step is written down, and you will always know where you stand.
Apply
Choose a track, attach a CV and a short statement, and name two references.
Screening
A staff member reads every application. We reply to everyone.
Interview
A conversation with the track supervisor about the work, your goals and your fit.
References and clearance
We contact your references. Tracks that work with minors also require a background check.
Offer and agreement
A written offer, then a learning agreement that sets your project, hours and evaluation. Your school’s credit paperwork is completed here.
Orientation
Mission, safeguarding, confidentiality and the tools you will use.
The term
Weekly supervision, a mid-term review and a final evaluation you can share with your school.
Apply
Start your application.
Applications are read on a rolling basis for each term. Have your CV as a PDF, a short statement of interest and two references ready.
Faculty, advisors and career centers: place students with us.
Apply for an internship
The application takes about thirty minutes. Have your CV ready as a PDF, and the names and email addresses of two references. A member of our team reads every application in full.