Los Angeles
Below you'll find the Los Angeles summer opportunities for Summer 2020. If you have any questions about our listings, please contact us at cpic@fas.harvard.edu!
2020 Los Angeles Placements
The Norman Lear Center is a research and public policy center at USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. Our Hollywood, Health & Society (HH&S) program provides entertainment industry professionals with accurate and timely information for health, safety and security storylines. Our research team studies content and social impact of media and entertainment. We work on a variety of health and public interest issues.
Please Note: This internship is co-sponsored with the Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI). The primary affiliation is with HGHI, so HGHI will be the point of contact during the application and internship onboarding process. The intern selected for this internship will have the obligations and benefits of an intern in both programs. For more information, please visit https://ghhp.fas.harvard.edu/hollywood-health-society-norman-lear-center-los-angeles-ca , and questions can be directed to emily_maguire@harvard.edu.
Homeless Health Care Los Angeles is a non-profit organization that provides mental health, substance use, housing, and training services to anyone in need of assistance. HHCLA abides by the following principles: housing first, trauma informed care, harm reduction, and providing integrative services.
Please Note: This internship is co-sponsored with the Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) . The primary affiliation is with HGHI, so HGHI will be the point of contact during the application and internship onboarding process. The intern selected for this internship will have the obligations and benefits of an intern in both programs. For more information, please visit https://ghhp.fas.harvard.edu/344-homeless-health-care-los-angeles-los-a…, and questions can be directed to emily_maguire@harvard.edu.
ICWC is a non-profit legal organization providing affordable immigration services to underrepresented immigrants in California. ICWC strives to provide security and stability for children who are abused, abandoned or neglected and for immigrants who are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and other violent crimes. The offices primarily work with federal immigration laws that allow victims to apply for work authorization and permanent residency. ICWC has four offices throughout California with a staff of 50 employees.
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Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine is a recently accredited, MD-granting medical school admitting its first class in the summer of 2020. The mission of the School is “To provide a world class medical education that ignites a passion for learning, a desire to serve, and an unwavering commitment to improve the health and well-being of patients and communities.” With a fundamental focus on population health and a deep commitment to equity, inclusion and diversity, the School seeks to develop a curriculum and programs that incorporate global community engagement. The Office for Academic and Community Affairs is responsible for developing activities in support of these mission-critical goals.
Please Note: This internship is co-sponsored with the Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI). The primary affiliation is with HGHI, so HGHI will be the point of contact during the application and internship onboarding process. The intern selected for this internship will have the obligations and benefits of an intern in both programs. For more information, please visit https://ghhp.fas.harvard.edu/kaiser-permanente-school-medicine-pasadena-ca , and questions can be directed to emily_maguire@harvard.edu.
LIFT is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to help families, with small children, achieve economic stability and well-being. As a resource center and referral agency, we are working to lift families out of poverty for good.
How do we upLIFT members? We pair highly-trained Advocates, who are volunteers, to work one-on-one with families to address immediate needs in employment, housing, public benefits, health care, education, all while providing tools and resources to empower parents through financial coaching.
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The Division of Substance Abuse Prevention and Control (SAPC) leads and facilitates the delivery of a full spectrum of prevention, treatment, and recovery support services proven to reduce the impact of substance use, abuse, and addiction in Los Angeles County. Services are provided through contracts with over 150 community-based organizations, to County residents, particularly the un- and/or underinsured. SAPC staff serve as technical experts and consultants to meet the needs of the public and contracted organizations in the field of alcohol and other drug (AOD) use and abuse.
This internship is housed in the Strategic Planning and Development (SPD) Unit of SAPC. The SPD Unit is responsible for guiding the future direction of SUD treatment and recovery services, fostering efforts that enable providers and staff to shift the organizational culture, and effectively respond to changing regulatory, legislative and community conditions. The SPD Unit collaborates with community stakeholders, network providers, County departments, and health plan partners to design and sustain an accessible and effective system of care, with a focus towards implementing the Drug Medi-Cal Waiver.
Please Note: This internship is co-sponsored with the Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI). The primary affiliation is with HGHI, so HGHI will be the point of contact during the application and internship onboarding process. The intern selected for this internship will have the obligations and benefits of an intern in both programs. For more information, please visit https://ghhp.fas.harvard.edu/los-angeles-county-department-public-health-substance-abuse-prevention-and-control-los-angeles, and questions can be directed to emily_maguire@harvard.edu.
Los Angeles Leadership Farms is an urban agriculture project of Los Angeles Leadership Academy High School, a K-12 social justice-themed charter school serving some of the poorest families in California. We have a terraced hillside in the middle of Los Angeles. Los Angeles Leadership Farms has partnerships with (famous) local chefs to sell locally-grown produce to their restaurants and provide internships for our students. We are in the process of developing a solar powered water-recycling and storage project to feed the farm's drip irrigation system. We are a nonprofit needing research on grant applications, as well as hands-on farming alongside our students and volunteers.
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The Black AIDS Institute (BAI) was founded in 1999 as the only think tank in the nation focused on eradicating the HIV epidemic in Black communities. BAI addresses HIV outcomes through community mobilization and education, policy and advocacy, and through local clinical work in Los Angeles.
Please Note: This internship is co-sponsored with the Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI). The primary affiliation is with HGHI, so HGHI will be the point of contact during the application and internship onboarding process. The intern selected for this internship will have the obligations and benefits of an intern in both programs. For more information, please visit https://ghhp.fas.harvard.edu/342-black-aids-institute-los-angeles-ca, and questions can be directed to emily_maguire@harvard.edu.
The UCLA Art & Global Health Center unleashes the transformative power of the arts to advance global health. We use the arts as a tool of research, analysis, and social action to push for improved health domestically and internationally. We seek to understand and implement arts-based projects where various kinds of art and performance make concrete interventions on health issues. A large focus of our work is on holistic sexual health through our two flagship programs, AMP! and Through Positive Eyes. AMP!, also known as Sex Squad, is an arts-based sexual health education supplement to high school curriculum that pushes for inclusive, non-judgmental, student led dialogue and education. Students (university and high school) learn about sexual health issues and then create Theater of the Oppressed performance work that is shared with high school students. Through Positive Eyes is a participatory photography project working with people living with HIV around the world to use photography to share their stories and fight stigma. In addition, we are partnering with the Center for Theater of the Oppressed (Rio de Janeiro) on a summer 2020 study program, on the theme of anti-racism, and we are also preparing for the sixth iteration of This is Bruin Life, a live performance with storytelling, music, dance, and film, to introduce 8,000 new UCLA students to the concept of living—and flourishing—in a diverse community.
Please Note: This internship is co-sponsored with the Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI). The primary affiliation is with HGHI, so HGHI will be the point of contact during the application and internship onboarding process. The intern selected for this internship will have the obligations and benefits of an intern in both programs. For more information, please visit https://ghhp.fas.harvard.edu/338-ucla-art-global-health-center-los-angeles-ca , and questions can be directed to emily_maguire@harvard.edu.