Internships
YouthGROW summer internship
YouthGROW Interns to work with youth participants (ages 14-18) as part of the YouthGROW summer at the two youth-led urban farms on Oread Street in Main South and Grant Square Park in Bell Hill, Worcester. Activities during the summer program are centered on sustainable agriculture, environmental and social justice, and youth activism.
To be considered for this internship, please send a resume and cover letter to Vanessa Calixto at vanessa@recworcester.org with 'YouthGROW Internship' as the subject.
Farmers Market summer & Fall internship
We are seeking interns to support and work directly with market staff at our Farmers Market sites. The Community Farmers Market Program’s primary goal is to provide access to fresh, local, and affordable produce to Worcester’s underserved neighborhoods.
To be considered for this internship, please send a resume and cover letter to Ashley Carter at ashley@recworcester.org with 'FM Internship' as the subject.
UGROW summer INternship
We are seeking a Summer Gardens Intern to help support the UGROW Network’s school and community gardens during the summer. This internship opportunity will include a blend of supporting garden education programming during the months of May and June and providing needed garden maintenance and support in the summer months.
To be considered for this position, please send a resume and cover letter to Eliza Lawrence at eliza@recworcester.org by April 24th. Candidates will be considered on a rolling basis. If you need to confirm an internship prior to that date, please indicate in your cover letter. Please use Summer Gardens Intern as the email subject.
Volunteering & Interning
with REC Throughout the Year
REC posts one time volunteer opportunities on our website at https://www.recworcester.org/volunteer. Students and faculty can also sign up on that page for monthly volunteer emails with more details about project specific opportunities, based on the needs identified by the gardens and schools we support. We have a small staff team and receive many requests to partner for CBL classes and student research projects. In order for us to best manage our resources and plan for fruitful partnerships, we ask faculty to work with our team at least 3 months prior to the start of a course to develop mutually beneficial project work. We are typically only able to work with students for research projects in the context of an internship experience.
Internships and service positions at REC provide an opportunity for deeper understanding and connection to our mission and programs. Internships and volunteer opportunities are unpaid (with the exception of the Commonwealth Corps Service Year through which there is a stipend available). We are happy to discuss class credit for these opportunities and share grants other students have been able to secure to support their internship participation. Internship applications are accepted on a rolling basis right before through the first 2 weeks of each semester. Commonwealth Corps Service Year applications open annually in May and must be completed by June.