Refugee Services of Texas (RST) is a non-profit organization that works with Church World Service, Episcopal Migration Ministries, and the U.S. Committee of Refugees and Immigrants to provide services for refugees, asylees, human trafficking survivors, and other displaced people in an attempt to help them regain their self-sufficiency in their resettlement in the United States.… Continue Reading Amy Oakes, Refugee Services of Texas
In Fall 2013, I worked at Refugee Services of Texas (RST) as an employment specialist intern. Before applying for an internship, I was a volunteer at RST for a year. I mostly worked there as an interpreter of Persian language for Iranian and Afghani refugees. During this time, I became familiar with the nature of… Continue Reading Bita Razavimaleki, Refugee Services of Texas
I was drawn to the internship at GlobalAustin because I was considering pursuing a career in social non-profit work and I wanted to see how these organizations really worked. I had also heard that this particular internship was a fantastic opportunity to meet a variety of people from many different fields and potentially start building… Continue Reading Chelsea Lauderdale, GlobalAustin
Over the Fall 2013 semester I interned with Austin Tan Cerca de la Frontera, translated into English as Austin so close to the border. ATCF is a small NGO formerly part of the larger organization the American Friends Service committee. They focus on issues at the border and seek to educate the Austin community about… Continue Reading Alexandra Cloyd, Austin Tan Cerca de la Frontera
My internship was with Communities in Schools as a tutor and mentor to students considered at-risk. CIS is a drop-out prevention program that targets at-risk students. Students are considered at-risk for a series of reasons including social, financial, emotional, academic, and cognitive impairments. These impairments can make it difficult for student to stay in school,… Continue Reading Jessica Herrmann, Communities In Schools