Peace and Peace-Related Organizations
to volunteer, intern, or work with
More
information on many of these organizations is available either in the
“Internships” or “Worcester” file folders in the Peace Studies Office. See a Peace Studies librarian for further
assistance.
Worcester,
MA
Abby's House
A multi-service, non-profit organization that
serves homeless and battered women and children.
AIDS Project
Worcester
ARTichoke
Coop (completely volunteer-run)
Center for
Nonviolent Solutions
This group currently meets every first Sunday of
the month at the Friends Meeting House (901 Pleasant St). If interested, email Paul Ropp
Central
Massachusetts Housing Alliance
Centro Las
Americas
Dismas House
Dismas House has been welcoming former prisoners
back to greater Worcester. In our three
homes, Dismas House, the Almost Home Program, and Father John Brooks House,
former prisoners are engaged in the hard work of rebuilding lives, and
rekindling hope for themselves and their families.
Emma House
A non-profit interfaith organization promoting
peace and nonviolence.
(508) 757-4293. Contact borbely@splusnet.com
Fairbridge
Project International, Inc.
FPI is a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization located in Worcester, Massachusetts.
As specified in the mission statement, FPI's purpose is two fold. The first and
foremost is to provide health education, immigration and social support
services to newly arrived immigrants and refugee populations in Central
Massachusetts with an emphasis on the African population. The second and
equally important part of our purpose is to link sub-Sahara African nations
with technical insights and resources needed to reduce poverty, diseases,
illiteracy and harmful cultural practices dragging down the continent.
Food Not
Bombs
Greater
Worcester Community Foundation
HOPE
Coalition
Contact (508) 793-7642 or LRoss@ClarkU.edu
Indymedia
The
International Center of Worcester
ICW promotes “Citizen Diplomacy” by
giving its members opportunities for personal contact with visitors from around
the world. ICW creates professional programs for international visitors
sponsored by governmental and non-governmental agencies. Founded in 1963,
it is an independent, non-profit, educational organization supported by its
members. Eight to ten hours a week is required for student
interns. If interested, send an email
and attach a resume and letter of interest to icw@clarku.edu.
Jeremiah’s
Inn
Main South
Community Development Corporation
Throughout the school year, there are 10 work
study positions available,
coordinated through Jack Foley’s office. Internships for the summer are volunteer
only. Programs you can work on during
the summer include First Time Home Buyer Program, community organizing (Earth
Day, summer festivals, public safety), or working directly with the Executive
Director. Contact (508) 752.6181. Ask for Yary Jaen, Program
Manager.
Massachusetts
Climate Action Network (MCAN)
The Mustard
Seed (The Catholic Worker Movement)
Contact (508) 754-7098
SS Francis
& Therese Catholic Worker
Publication: The Catholic Radical (508) 753-3588
United Way
of Central Massachusetts
Willis
Center
Wogan
Worcester
Common Ground: A Community Land Trust
Worcester
Community Action Council
Started in
1965 as the locally designated “community action” agency for the Economic
Opportunity Act, the Worcester Community Action Council now serves as an
umbrella agency for 21 education and special service programs. Their mission is to stimulate change in the
fundamental causes of poverty and to create and provide opportunities for
economic self-sufficiency through services, partnership, and advocacy. (508) 754-1176
Worcester
County Chapter of the ACLU of Massachusetts
(508) 752-5363
Worcester
Peace Works
Worcester Pleasant
Street Meeting:
The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
508-754-3887
Worcester’s
Promise: An Alliance for Our Children and Youth
Boston, MA
American
Friends Service Committee
Corporate
Accountability International
(They also have an office in Washington, DC)
Dudley
Street Neighborhood Initiative
Grassroots
International
No current openings, but check the site
periodically.
The
Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
Position: Volunteer Ombudsman; training provided.
Contact Nina Sable, Ombudsman Assistant Director. (508) 573-7200 x257
PeaceWork
Magazine (Cambridge, MA)
Patricia Watson Activist Journalism Internship for
Young Writers of Color.
Rosie’s
Place
The Catholic Worker
The Women’s
Theological Center
Massachusetts
The Agape
Community
The House of
Peace
(978) 356-9395
The Peace
Abbey
Multi-Faith Retreat Center in Sherborn, MA (about
45 minutes from Worcester)
The Sirius
Community
The Traprock
Center for Peace and Justice
Formerly The Traprock Peace Center
New Hampshire
Wediko ( Monadnock, NH)
Paid Summer Internship. http://www.wediko.org/wediko_summer_program.htm
Washington, DC
The Applied
Social Issues Internship
http://www.spssi.org
(see under “Fellowships” tab)
Corporate
Accountability International
(They also have an office in Boston, MA)
Friends
Committee on National Legislation
Position: Legislative Intern.
Genocide
Intervention Network (GI-Net)
Intern Positions: Advocacy, Education, Executive,
Development, Public Relations, Database Management and Data Entry.
Nuclear Age
Peace Foundation
(They also have an office in Santa Barbara, CA)
The Peace
Action Education Fund Freeman Fellowship
The program is a nine month fellowship
(September-May). The annual deadline is
March 1.
The
Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars
The
Washington Semester Program: Peace and Conflict Resolution Internships
The 35 page purple packet has an extensive list of
offices and organizations to intern with if accepted into the program. However, it is possible to inquire about
internships at these locations directly.
California
Center for
Non Proliferation Students (CNS)
Monterey, CA
Joan B. Kroc
Institute for Peace and Justice - University of San Diego
Summer Internship
METTA Center
for Nonviolence
Berkeley, CA
METTA Mentor Program: They have a rolling application until spots are
filled, but the priority deadline is March 22, 2009.
Nuclear Age
Peace Foundation
Santa Barabara, CA. (They also have an office in
Washington, DC)
Nationwide (various locations)
The Catholic
Worker Movement
(2 Worcester locations, many others nationwide)
Grassroots
Campaigns, Inc.
The
Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
UNITE HERE!
Summer organizing internships and full-time
organizing positions.
Other
Helpful Web Sites
http://worcesteractivist.org/wiki/Category:Organization
(Database list of Worcester Activist
Organizations)
http://www.wellesley.edu/Peace/site/volunteer.html
(Wellesley College’s Peace & Justice Studies
Web site)
http://www.idealist.org/if/idealist/en/home/default
http://www.internships4you.com
http://pawss.hampshire.edu/students/careers/index.html
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