A Select Sample of Local Organizations Lansing & East Lansing area Allen Neighborhood Center Planned Parenthood Affiliates of Michigan www.allenneighborhoodcenter.org www.miplannedparenthood.org Clean Water Action The Refugee Development Center www.cleanwateraction.org/mi/index.html www.refugeedevelopmentcenter.com Cristo Rey Community Center & Health Clinic St. Vincent Catholic Charities (STVCC), Refugee www.cristo-rey.org Services www.stvcc.org Ending Violent Encounters (EVE) www.eveinc.org SIREN/Eaton Shelter (located in Charlotte, MI) http://www.sireneatonshelter.org/ Capital Area Response Effort (CARE) http://www.svdplansing.org/2/ Lansing Association for Human Rights http://lahronline.org/ Haven House www.havenhouseel.org Michigan Department of Community Health http://www.michigan.gov/mdch Lansing Area Aids Network (LAAN) http://laanonline.org/501c/newlaan/index.htm The Listening Ear Other Areas of Michigan www.thelisteningear.net Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Michigan Energy Options Services - Dearborn www.michiganenergyoptions.org www.accesscommunity.org/site/PageServer?pagename =Environmental_Program Michigan Environmental Council www.mecprotects.org Growing Hope - Ypsilanti www.growinghope.net Women’s Center of Greater Lansing http://womenscenterofgreaterlansing.org/ National Family Court Watch www.nationalfamilycourtwatchproject.org Greater Lansing Food Bank Garden Project http://www.greaterlansingfoodbank.org/the-garden- The Ecology Center – Ann Arbor project.html www.ecocenter.org NorthWest Initiative Equality Michigan – Grand Rapids & Detroit http://www.nwlansing.org/ www.equalitymi.org MSU Sponsored Gender Related Internship Opportunities: Gender and Development: NGO Internships in Malawi - Allows students the opportunity to carry a full semester course load while participating in a non-governmental organization (NGO) internship. Students begin coursework for six weeks in East Lansing during Spring Semester and spend ten weeks in Malawi (Summer Session), which includes a six-week full-time internship with an NGO. For more information, go to: http://studyabroad.msu.edu/programs/africangointern.html or contact Ann Chrapkiewicz at [email protected] Semester Study Program in Washington, DC - A twelve-week program that offers a full semester of courses (students earn 12-15 MSU credits) and includes a 32-hour per week internship. The Program is open to all majors and all colleges on campus. For more information, go to: www.socialscience.msu.edu/dcprogram Hawaii Study and Internship Program - Each summer, two unique programs are offered: The Study Program, where students learn in-depth aspects of native culture alongside University of Hawaii students and The Internship Program, for MSU seniors, offers interns an opportunity to work alongside Honolulu professionals in a wide variety of venues. For more information, go to: www.socialscience.msu.edu/hawaii A Select Sample of Nationally-based Organizations* Washington, DC and surrounding area AIDS Action Women’s Campaign Forum www.aidsaction.org http://wcfonline.org/sites/wcf/ Alliance for Justice Women Thrive Worldwide www.afj.org www.womensedge.org Center for Environmental Health and Justice New York, NY www.chej.org Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE) www.glsen.org www.genderhealth.org Madre The Center for a New American Dream www.madre.org www.newdream.org National Organization for Women (NOW) Center for Science in the Public Interest www.now.org www.cspinet.org Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Center for Women Policy Studies (CWPS) Children www.centerwomenpolicy.org www.womensrefugeecommission.org Co-op America Women’s Environmental & Developmental www.coopamerica.org Organization (WEDO) www.wedo.org Environmental Working Group www.ewg.org Various US locations Feminist Majority Foundation Amnesty International www.feminist.org www.amnestyusa.org Human Rights Campaign Cultural Survival www.hrc.org www.culturalsurvival.org International Women’s Democracy Center Earthjustice – Oakland, CA www.iwdc.org www.earthjustice.org International Center for Research on Women Environmental Justice and Climate Change (ICRW) Initiative (EJCC) – Oakland, CA www.icrw.org www.ejcc.org National Women’s Health Network NARAL Pro-choice America www.nwhn.org www.prochoiceamerica.org The National Coalition for LGBT Health Oxfam America – Boston, MA www.lgbthealth.net www.oxfamamerica.org Physicians for Social Responsibility Silent Spring Institute – Newton, MA www.psr.org www.silentspring.org *This is a partial list of organizations; contact the GenCen Internship Coordinator to discuss other possibilities. For International Internships affiliated with MSU go to http://studyabroad.msu.edu/internships/index.html or contact the GenCen Internship Coordinator at [email protected]. .