Economic Development, Equity and Social Service Providers
Citizens Action of Illinois
Research on exploitation of pay day loans
http://www.citizenaction-il.org/about/contact
Metropolitan Planning Council
-Dedicated to a more equitable, sustainable Chicago. Has programs in Housing, Accountable Government, Environmental justice, and Economic development. Offers paid and unpaid Research Assistant positions and internships.
https://www.metroplanning.org/about/Employment0.html
Heartland Alliance – Heartland Alliance is one of the premier non-governmental social service providers in the City of Chicago. The work in areas of housing, poverty alleviation, immigration, economic development and health care. You can find out more about their work at:
https://www.heartlandalliance.org
Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN)
https://www.imancentral.org
Schriver Center on Poverty Law
Thinktank and advocacy group focused on poverty and economic and racial justice.
https://www.povertylaw.org/about-us/employment/
Immigration and Refugee Issues
Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
https://www.icirr.org
Latinos Progresando
Social and Legal Service provider and cultural organization based in Little Village.
http://latinospro.org
National Immigrant Justice Program
Part of Heartland Alliance. Provides legal services to refugees, immigrants and asylum seekers.
https://immigrantjustice.org/be-intern
Refugee One
Works with the US State Department Refugee Admissions program to resettle refugees in the Chicago area.
http://www.refugeeone.org/workwithus.html
The Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights
Provides legal services to unaccompanied minors and separated children facing deportation.
https://www.theyoungcenter.org
Labor
Chicago Federation of Labor, Workers Assistance Committee
International Labor Organization (ILO—US):
https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/employment-opportunities/lang--en/index.htm
SEIU – Service Employees International Union
https://www.seiu.org/jobs/
Gender and LGBTQ Issues
Lamda Legal
https://lambdalegal.org
Human Rights Campaign-Chicago
https://www.hrc.org/in-your-area/illinois
Apna Ghar (South Asian Women’s Shelter and Legal Aid)
http://www.apnaghar.org
Philanthropy
Chicago Bar Foundation
https://chicagobarfoundation.org/fellowships/
Chicago Community Trust
https://www.cct.org/about/
MacArthur Foundation
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago
https://liveunitedchicago.org
Pritzker Foundation
https://www.pritzkermilitary.org/about/volunteer-internships