Service Opportunities From: North Carolina Central University

Volunteer: Become a Summer Intern at the Community Empowerment Fund!

CEF is a local nonprofit with offices in Durham and Chapel Hill that creates a community of support to address issues long-term that are related to economic justice, housing insecurity, and homelessness. CEF connects volunteer advocates and interns with community Members to work towards Members' goals, such as gaining housing, employment, and understanding savings. Members and advocates work together to navigate the barriers to reaching those goals, while also working toward systems-level changes, guided by Members' lived experiences of the complex social services landscapes of Durham and Orange Counties. Applications open until March 23rd at 11:59pm! Interested? Apply here!

About the Internship

CEF Summer internships offer the opportunity for full-time and part-time interns to deepen their commitment to the Durham community. They will be challenged to broaden their knowledge around community resources, programs, and antiracism work, as well as challenge their skills as an advocate while working alongside folks experiencing housing and financial insecurity. All interns MUST be able to attend each part of the internship, including the training.

Full-time Summer interns work with CEF in a full-time capacity for 10 weeks over the Summer. Interns will spend roughly 24 hours per week supporting Members as advocates and working collaboratively with staff on projects that match our organization’s needs as well as your own interests, skills, and passion areas. This is a paid opportunity with a rate of $15.50/hour. Part-time Summer interns will spend roughly 8-10 hours per week completing the same tasks outlined above, with a primary focus on meetings with Members (this is an unpaid opportunity).

For more information, visit our website at https://communityempowermentfund.org/.

Organization: Community Empowerment Fund (CEF)

CEF is a local nonprofit with offices in Durham and Chapel Hill that creates a community of support to address issues long-term that are related to economic justice, housing insecurity, and homelessness. CEF connects volunteer advocates and interns with community Members to work towards Members' goals, such as gaining housing, employment, and understanding savings. Members and advocates work together to navigate the barriers to reaching those goals, while also working toward systems-level changes, guided by Members' lived experiences of the complex social services landscapes of Durham and Orange Counties. Applications open until March 23rd at 11:59pm! Interested? Apply here!

About the Internship

CEF Summer internships offer the opportunity for full-time and part-time interns to deepen their commitment to the Durham community. They will be challenged to broaden their knowledge around community resources, programs, and antiracism work, as well as challenge their skills as an advocate while working alongside folks experiencing housing and financial insecurity. All interns MUST be able to attend each part of the internship, including the training.

Full-time Summer interns work with CEF in a full-time capacity for 10 weeks over the Summer. Interns will spend roughly 24 hours per week supporting Members as advocates and working collaboratively with staff on projects that match our organization’s needs as well as your own interests, skills, and passion areas. This is a paid opportunity with a rate of $15.50/hour. Part-time Summer interns will spend roughly 8-10 hours per week completing the same tasks outlined above, with a primary focus on meetings with Members (this is an unpaid opportunity).

For more information, visit our website at https://communityempowermentfund.org/.

Organization: Community Empowerment Fund (CEF)

Service Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Runs Until Mar 23, 2026

Zip Code: 27707

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Flyering for CEF

Flyering in the Durham community and around campus in order to recruit new Advocate volunteers. Please email shuhudm@communityef.org to communicate where you flyered. Thanks!

Organization: Community Empowerment Fund (CEF)

Flyering in the Durham community and around campus in order to recruit new Advocate volunteers. Please email shuhudm@communityef.org to communicate where you flyered. Thanks!

Organization: Community Empowerment Fund (CEF)

Service Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 27707

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Advocate Hours

Advocating

Organization: Community Empowerment Fund (CEF)

Advocating

Organization: Community Empowerment Fund (CEF)

Service Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 27707

Allow Groups: No