Student internship and volunteer opportunities

Updated March 23rd, 2026

American Forestry Management

• 2025 Forestry Summer Internship - Pacific Northwest

Ballad Pictures

• Social Media Coordinator (Paid Internship)

Bend Notre Dame Mission Volunteers AmeriCorps

• Environmental Educator at Children's Forest of Central Oregon
• Youth Leader at Camp Fire
• Central Oregon Case Manager,
• Program Support at Bethlehem Inn

Bend Urban Gardens

• Spring 2026 Internship (PAID!)

Borgen Project Internships

• Nonprofit Leadership
• Political Affairs
• Public Relations
• Writer/Journalist

Camp Fire Central Oregon

• Nature-Based STEAM & Youth Development Internship

• Environmental Education Summer Internship (PAID!)

Compass Security Solutions

• Sales Assistant Internship
• Executive / Administrative Assistant Internship
• Operations Assistant Internship

Connect Central Oregon

• Various paid and unpaid volunteer opportunities!

Easy Event Planning, LLC

• Remote Digital Marketing/SEO/Content Creation - Spring 2025 (unpaid)

• Remote Social Media Internship - Spring 2025 (unpaid)

Equine Outreach

• In-Person Care of the Horses and the Ranch
• Behind-the-scenes Work

Mercer Advisors

• Wealth Management Internship (Paid!)

McMinnville Works

• Summer Internships 

Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board

• Summer Planning Intern (PAID!)--Minneapolis, MN

MountainStar Family Relief Nursery Prineville

• Program Intern
• Classroom Volunteer

Northwest Youth Corps

• Japanese American Exclusion Memorial Interpretation and Education Intern (Bainbridge Island, WA)
• Geospatial Data Technician (Boise, ID)
• Bio Tech AmeriCorps Member Intern (Chiloquin, OR)

Onboard Dynamics

• Mechanical Design Internship (summer)

Oregon Environmental Council 

• Various volunteer opportunities

Oregon Farm Corps

• Hands-On Farming Apprenticeship (PAID!)

Oregon Heath Authority AmeriCorps VISTA Partnership

• Various Public Health positions throughout Oregon 

Oregon Legislature, House Speaker's Office

• 2025 Legislative Internship (PAID!) for House Speaker Julie Fahey

Oregon Natural Desert Association

• Development and Communications Intern (PAID!)

Oregon State University Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program

• Oregon State University Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Internship - OSU Cascades

Oregon Training Institute

• Energy Conservation and Weatherization Internship (PAID!)

PGE Project Zero

• Project Zero Green Jobs Internship

Peak Asset Management

• Asset Management Intern

Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette

• College Ambassador-Central Oregon
• And more!

Rogue Farm Corps Apprenticeship Program

• 2025 Sustainable Ag Apprenticeships

Seeds for the Sol

• Home Energy Assessment Intern 

Senator Khanh Pham

• Legislative Internship

Shepherd's House Ministries

• Meal Train Plus (Redmond) volunteer
• Various volunteer opportunities 

Shared Hope International

• Vison and Call Internship for Anti-trafficking

Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory

• Animal Care Volunteer
• Education Assistant Volunteer 
• Various volunteer opportunities

Sustainable Northwest 

• Energy and Agricultural Intern 

Tesla

• Service Technician Trainee Internship (Spring 2026)

The Borgen Project

• HR Internship
• Nonprofit Leadership Internship
• Political Affairs Internship
• Public Relations/Marketing Internship
• Writer/Journalist Internship 

Thimbleberry Collaborative Farm

• Farm Intern
• Education Intern

Think Wild

• Beaver Habitat Internship

Tricorn Black

• Part Time or Full Time Interior Design Intern

Turn Up Activism 

$150 paid College Voter Registration Fellowship

Tower Theatre

• Usher
• Social Media Photographer

University of Washington Molecular Engineering Materials Center (MEM-C)

• Summer Research Experience for Undergrads

Wildlife Safari

• Education Internships (Winston, OR)

Youth CareerConnect

• Various internship opportunities

Youth Compass Program

• Clean Energy Internships (YCP can help connect you with Clean Energy Internships!)