Program Statistics

Students from the following universities have participated in RRISA’s internship program:

• Emory University
• Georgia State University
• Georgia Tech
• Agnes Scott College
• Georgia Perimeter College
• Vanderbilt University
• Washington and Lee University
• Sewanee: The University of the South

Through the Break Away alternative break program, RRISA has received volunteers from the following universities:

• Denison University
• Transylvania University
• Grand Valley State University
• Northwestern University

How to get involved

1. For more information on internship opportunities, email info@rrisa.org
2. Interested candidates may submit a resume via email to info@rrisa.org

Refugee Resettlement &
Immigration Services of Atlanta

RRISA offers the following internship opportunities

Community Outreach Intern

• Maintains volunteer database
• Assists staff with volunteer and donation program development
• Creates and maintains partnerships between RRISA and community organizations and individuals
• Assists with planning and delivery of volunteer training events

Employment Intern

• Conducts client mock interviews
• Provides individualized training related to interviewing skills
• Assists clients with resume preparation
• Conducts new client employment orientation programs
• Provides ongoing follow-up to support clients’ efforts toward self-sufficiency
• Provides outreach to new employers in collaboration with the Employment Team

Education and Youth Program Intern

• Creates and executes volunteer recruiting strategies for the program
• Serves as the face of the agency and program representative at recruiting events
• Creates and maintains monthly newsletters
• Assists with planning and delivery of training events

Resettlement Intern

• Participates in new arrival welcome and apartment set-ups for newly arriving families
• Visits refugee families to assist with their progress towards self-sufficiency
• Provides assistance with community orientation
• Instructs clients with way of life activities, including use of public transportation, shopping, and budgeting