Apply for the Childhood Domestic Violence Association Internship Program
You can help combat what is globally ‘one of the most pervasive human rights challenges of our time.’ UNICEF
Several decades ago, leading researchers discovered how ‘Adverse Childhood Experiences’ can impact one’s life. The researchers identified 10 different types of experiences. Experiences like going through the pain of a parental divorce or living with a parent who struggles with addiction.
There was one adversity that did not have a name. The researchers were only able to ask questions about it by providing scenarios. We have come a long way since that time and we now know that when you grow up witnessing domestic violence, that’s called childhood domestic violence. But it is still the least known adversity that one can experience in their childhood home. Our goal is to achieve global universal awareness of childhood domestic violence as that is the first step. That is a significant step, one that you can be a significant part of making a reality.
Your internship will leverage current technology while leveraging a proven strategy to ignite global change.
We’ve designed this internship program with your needs in mind. We honor your service. We acknowledge your skill knowledge and experience. We also recognize that you are not being told to pursue this opportunity but rather, it is your choice. As such we respect your time and have designed this four-week internship through the lens of on demand learning and web-based training.
It is founded on the proven principle attributed to Rene Dubois a French environmentalist and Pulitzer Prize winning author, to ‘Think Globally, Act Locally.”
As you act close to home as a CDV Intern and Ambassador, where you can have significant local impact, you become a role model of what is possible, inspiring others to do the same in other local markets across the globe.
“Even a small change in perspective can transform a life.” Dr. Renee McDonald
At the completion of your internship these will be the outcomes that you will have achieved. Outcomes for good. Outcomes that you can proudly share with your friends, family, college & graduate school admissions officers and prospective employers.
- Applied to volunteer and was accepted to an internship program to serve the leading nonprofit focused on providing scalable tools to those impacted by childhood domestic violence.
- Entrusted to work independently and proactively to achieve critical outcomes.
- Learned how to formulate a ‘Creative Positioning Concept’ in order to effectively educate and influence policy makers, business leaders and caring others close to home.
- Tapped into my core needs to learn, connect, contribute, and grow while having to push past my comfort zone, tapping into skills, knowledge and experience I did not think I had.
- Earned a certification of extraordinary recognition and recommendation from founder of the nonprofit organization.
“Even a small change in perspective can transform a life.”
– Dr. Renee McDonald, leading expert
The internship opportunity is available to college students and rising seniors in high school. There are three windows of opportunity to complete the internship. Winter break, spring break and summer break. In order to be considered for application, the first step is to craft a thoughtful answer to this question. The answer can be sent as an email or an attachment. It should be around 400 words and should be sent to 25internship@cdv.org.
Our mission is to enable those who experience childhood domestic violence to reach their innate potential. We do this through awareness, education and programming. How do your personal experiences and educational goals align with this mission?