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| Center for Family Life | |
| 345 – 43rd Street Brooklyn, NY 11232 | |
| Contact | Julie Stein Brockway, Co-Director 718.788.3500 FAX: 718.788.2275 jbrockway@cflsp.org http://www.cflsp.org |
| The mission of Center for Family Life is to promote positive outcomes for youth, adults and families in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, through the provision of a comprehensive range of neighborhood-based family and social services. We partner with the community to provide opportunities for personal growth, life-long learning and the development of mutually enriching interpersonal relationships that sustain and nurture families, support youth to develop into confident, capable adults and enrich the quality of life for neighborhood residents. Our dual focus on work at the level of the individual child, adult or family and on community-building is fundamental to the mission of the Center.
Please see our website for more about us. We are a not-for-profit organization. We have had previous internship experience referred from Pratt, NYU (Undergraduate and Drama Therapy programs), Brooklyn College, College of Staten Island, Kingsborough, BMCC and from NYC graduate schools of social work (Hunter College, Columbia University, NYU) for over 25 years. | |
| Description: | Arts Interns have a variety of opportunities to work with children youth and adults of all ages through Center for Family Life’s extensive year-round school-based community programs in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, a diverse, densely populated neighborhood with a significant number of immigrants from Latin and Central America, and China. We have afterschool, evening and weekend programs that are offered to the community, free of charge. Interns have the opportunity to collaborate with professional artists, social workers and community residents to provide arts instruction in a wide variety of disciplines. Regularly scheduled school and community events include opportunities for performances, exhibitions, intergenerational arts classes/workshops and cultural/educational field trips. Interns can receive high school, college or graduate school credit for supervised field experience or community service hours. Paid Arts Intern positions are also available with salary based on education and professional experience (from $7.15 - $22/hour). A car is not required. |
| Eligibility: | Requirements vary with position. Minimum age 16 in High School for unpaid internships. Positions also available for college and graduate students and arts professionals. Bilingual capacity in Spanish/English or Chinese/English a plus. Interest, skill and prior training in one or more art forms required. Interest in youth and community work with a focus on community-building through the arts. |
| Application: | Our internships are ongoing throughout the year. The best time to apply is August/September for Fall, December/ January for Spring, May/June for summer. Internships end in June for the school year or in August for the summer. They can be ongoing and can move from unpaid to paid based on job performance and position openings.
When applying for an internship with us, please send a resume and send a cover letter. |