Karen Sue Smith & Rose DiMartino Internship Program

Open Positions

Internship Overview

The Karen Sue Smith & Rose DiMartino Internship program provides college and graduate students and recent graduates an opportunity to apply classroom knowledge to real world projects that advance advocacy for the end of hunger. Positions are available across all aspects of the organization in grassroots organizing, fundraising, government relations, policy and research, digital communications, spiritual formation, and more. Interns set and achieve personal goals, gain hands on training and experience in their respective fields, build a sense of professionalism and confidence, grow their professional networks and participate in the advocacy process. 

Bread for the World is a Christian advocacy organization urging U.S. decision makers to do all they can to pursue a world without hunger. Our mission is to educate and equip people to advocate for policies and programs that can help end hunger in the U.S. and around the world. 

Apply now!

Interested in applying to the Karen Sue Smith & Rose DiMartino Internship program at Bread for the World? Check out current openings on Bread for the World’s Career Page. 

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Karen Sue Smith & Rose DiMartino Internship Program Alumni

Fall 2024 

  • Sade Goodridge, American University, Interfaith Working Group on Foreign Assistance, Government Relations Intern
  • Katherine Wilkison, Georgetown University, Development Intern
  • Caroline Mason, Youngstown State University, Digital Communications Intern
  • Shailey Pratt, Georgetown University, Spiritual Formation and Wellness Intern

Summer 2024 

  • Aicha Abdoulaye, Concordia College
  • Micah Buckwalter, Eastern Mennonite University
  • Ashton Butler, Sewanee College
  • Jazmine Fajardo, Baylor University
  • Rebecca Philip, Rutgers University
  • Shailey Pratt, Georgetown University
  • Emma Vasconez, Lawrence University
  • Jackson Wallis, Haverford College
  • Samantha Suggs, Georgetown University

Spring 2024 

  • Richa Bakshi, Northwestern University
  • Micah Buckwalter, Eastern Mennonite University
  • Liam Foley, Catholic University of America
  • Jiachang “Jerry” Ji, George Washington University
  • Florencia Makk, New Mexico State University
  • Adulin Prophete, Union Theological Seminary

Fall 2023 

  • Sia Gevao, Tulane University
  • Laura Joseph, Baylor University
  • Isabel Koo, Pepperdine University

Bread for the World’s internships are generously funded by:

Karen Sue Smith & Rose DiMartino 

Rick Steves 

Rev. Rusty Goldsmith through Sewanee University of the South 

Leota Ester through Lawrence University 

And a multitude of Bread for the World donors