Opportunities for Community Engagement in Summer 2026
CSJ Summer High School Program: Bridges to Social Justice Academy
CSJ seeks mentors to serve in the Bridges to Social Justice Academy for high school students through the Georgetown Summer High School Sessions.
For BSJA mentors (GU students), program training begins on June 1 and the position runs through at least July 18, 2026. The mentor role includes an option for on-campus summer housing from May 31 to July 18, 2026.
BSJA mentors (GU students) will have the opportunity to grow their leadership skills, mentoring skills, and learn more about social justice issues and frameworks in Washington, DC. You will guide high school students on learning the Bridges to Social Justice and Social Change Model of Leadership Development frameworks and participate in experiential and community-engaged learning activities in Washington, DC.
Volunteer and Federal Work Study (FWS) positions are available. The position is about 30-35 hours/week in the planning weeks and 35-40/week during the academy itself. During the planning weeks, hours are variable; past mentors have taken GU classes or also engaged in non-GU part-time internships concurrently in the mornings.
The Bridges to Social Justice Academy has an option for on-campus summer housing, free of charge, through CSJ from May 31 to July 18, 2026.
You can read about BSJA as described to the high school participants here.
Applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis with a priority deadline of 11:59 pm on Tuesday, March 17 and final deadline of 11:59 pm on Tuesday, April 10. Apply at https://forms.gle/bZ57ProuaA2RjQs56.
Questions? Contact CSJ Deputy Director, Ray Shiu, at ray.shiu@georgetown.edu.
Food Security and Homelessness Outreach Internship
The Summer Food Security and Homelessness Outreach Internship is a summer program at the Center for Social Justice. This 30-35 hours/week internship will participate in programming that combats campus food insecurity, conduct homelessness outreach programming with community organizations in Washington, DC, and build capacity for service providers for the unhoused community. The internship will include opportunities for advocacy, research, and social justice leadership development. The intern will directly support programming and supervise, recruit, and coordinate other Georgetown students in campus and community programming.
This internship has an option for on-campus summer housing, free of charge, through CSJ from May 31 to August 7, 2026.
The FSHO internship is a volunteer position with an option to utilize a summer FWS Award starting at $18.95/hour (and increasing on July 1 with $1.00 over DC’s minimum wage rate). Past involvement in certain CSJ staff-directed programs will also increase the pay rate at $0.25/hour for each past semester’s involvement.
Applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis with a priority deadline of 11:59 pm on Tuesday, March 17 and final deadline of 11:59 pm on Tuesday, April 10. Apply at https://forms.gle/ipGz1vwajnHjoqQQ8.
For questions, please contact Ray Shiu, CSJ Deputy Director, at ray.shiu@georgetown.edu.
CSJ Summer Operations
The Summer Operations Team supports CSJ EngageDC programs, student organizations, community-based learning courses, engaged research, and racial justice work through “behind-the-scenes” infrastructure and logistics. Members of the Summer Operations Team will work closely with CSJ professional staff in necessary administrative and financial work, training and compliance, and other operations.
The Operations Team positions are FWS only and the starting pay-rate is $17.95/hour (plus an increase with DC minimum wage in July 2026). Hours are flexible but you should plan for 30-35 hours/week. Applications are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis with a priority deadline of 11:59 pm on Tuesday, March 17 and final deadline of 11:59 pm on Tuesday, April 10. Apply at https://forms.gle/WuiVAuwG6PUmQjND8.
The Operations position has an option for on-campus summer housing, free of charge, through CSJ from May 31 to August 7, 2026.
Questions? Contact CSJ Deputy Director, Ray Shiu, at ray.shiu@georgetown.edu.