FCRH Honors Internships

Over the course of their undergraduate studies, FCRH Honors students pursue a wide range of internship opportunities throughout New York City and across the country. Upon joining the program, students have an opportunity to network with current students and alumni alike. Benefiting from hands-on experience working in leading industries, nonprofits, the legal system, and beyond, our students take on challenging roles where their work makes a real impact on the greater community. Below you will find testimonials of Honors Program students and links to their pages on the honors blog. 

 

Isabella Alcantara (FCRH’26, Political Science, Latin American and Latino Studies)
Internship: International Rescue Committee

This summer, I had the privilege of interning with the International Rescue Committee (IRC), a global nonprofit dedicated to supporting refugees and immigrants through resettlement and essential services such as education, legal aid, medical care, and social support. Within the IRC’s Youth Education department, I worked as both an Administrative Intern and a Youth Peer Mentor for the Newcomer Youth Summer Academy (NYSA), a program designed to help refugee and immigrant youth transition academically, socially, and emotionally into the NYC public school system.

Read about Isabella's internship experience.

Isabella Alcantara

Quincy Biddle (FCRH’26, International Studies, Environmental Studies)
Internship: Co-op Power

This summer I had the opportunity to intern for Co-op Power, a multi-class, multi-race, intergenerational renewable energy cooperative working towards our just and sustainable transition. Co-op Power’s primary focus is on community-owned solar to create clean, continuous electricity, green jobs, consumer savings, and community wealth. 

Co-op Power’s Community Energy Cooperative (CEC) network has CECs in Massachusetts, Southern Vermont, and New York. With the support of Co-op Power, the CECs develop community-solar projects by applying for and receiving grants, carrying out green job trainings for hosting their own site installations, and hosting educational workshops and resources for furthering social justice and sustainability. Co-op Power also provides a solar subscription program through co-located solar panels, bringing the benefits of renewable electricity to any subscriber. Along with solar development, Co-op Power created a biodiesel plant and was in the process of transferring ownership to another cooperative in renewable energy production.

Read about Quincy's internship experience.

Quincy Bindle

Frankie Stella (FCRH ‘27, Political Science)
Internship: New York Legal Assistance Group
This internship gave me a better understanding of the legal system involved in applying for disability benefits, including the appeals process for those denied benefits. Each week, I would request medical records on behalf of clients in order to receive all of the documentation necessary. I would then go through medical records, and school records if the client was a minor, and create a profile for their advocacy. I would highlight important medical conditions, surgeries, notes from doctors, and lab results in order to demonstrate why our clients were applying for SSI/SSDI. This allowed me to better understand medical documentation and terminology, which I did not have much experience with prior to the internship.

Frankie Stella

Hannah Valencia (FCRH ‘26, Sociology)
Internship: Part of the Solution

This summer, I worked at Part of the Solution (POTS), a Bronx-based nonprofit dedicated to advancing the stability of its clients through a comprehensive range of services that address both immediate needs and long-term challenges. During my internship with the Director of External Relations and Communications, I applied the social justice lens cultivated in the FCRH Honors Program to real-world contexts. Indeed, POTS embraces a deeply human-centered approach, embedding its commitment to community-building into each facet of its operations. 

Read about Hannah's internship experience.

Hannah Valencia