The intern will work on two projects to support CSS’s sustainability efforts.

Focus area 1: The CSS Sustainability Team is working to craft, coordinate and champion a CSS Sustainability Plan with action areas such as waste reduction and diversion, food, care for creation, and organizational resilience. This intern will implement Sustainability Plan reviewer feedback and changes, research and analyze new strategies to implement the plan, and refine data tracking in key areas of the plan.

Focus area 2: The Sustainability Plan will feature several strategies to improve CSS’s thrift logistics to support sustainable, safe, and thriving thrift operations. This intern will contribute to thrift tracking data and research ways to make the thrift strategies more efficient. The intern will also collaborate with the Thrift Store Manager and team to write and implement plans.

Position title: Head Start Parent Place Intern

The Parent Place, located at Community Action's Bansal Family Home for Head Start, is a space where Head Start parents and families can connect, support each other, and engage in meaningful activities. The Parent Place aims to create an inclusive space that respects the unique identity of all families while providing support, connecting families to community resources, and creating a safe place for parental engagement.

As an intern, you will assist staff in creating a welcoming environment for parents and caregivers. You will work with parents to understand their interests and ideas for The Parent Place. You will research and use data to create outcome measurements that will help to inform the success of The Parent Place. Activities may include hosting a focus group/listening session with parents, researching and trialing additional parent survey tools, and researching similar projects nationwide to assess for project impact.

Position title: Maternal & Child Health Intern

Nebraska conducts a comprehensive needs assessment every five years to guide maternal and child health (MCH) efforts across the state. We are currently amid this process, working with partners statewide to analyze data and identify key priorities for five MCH population domains. By April, these efforts will culminate in a list of the top 7-10 priorities that will shape Nebraska’s Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant initiatives over the next five years. We seek an intern to join our Title V team to help transform these identified needs into actionable strategies. The intern will play a critical role in developing detailed action plans for each priority, contributing directly to improving the health and well-being of Nebraska’s mothers, children, and families. This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in public health planning, data-driven decision-making, and collaborative program development.

Position title: Women, Infant and Children Program Intern

The Nebraska Women Infant and Children (WIC) Internship focuses on increasing awareness and participation in the WIC program among underserved populations. The intern will collaborate with the WIC Outreach Coordinator to develop and implement outreach strategies, create promotional materials, build community partnerships, and evaluate the effectiveness of outreach efforts. This internship provides hands-on experience in public health outreach and program implementation.

Position title: Sustainability Customer Program Intern

LES offers a pilot incentives program aimed at assisting property owners in upgrading their buildings with improved insulation, high-efficiency heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, and smart thermostats. These upgrades benefit housing that serves Lincoln’s most underserved communities by significantly reducing energy usage and lowering their utility bills. The intern will collaborate with the energy services team to assess LES' current efforts in promoting energy efficiency within the affordable housing sector.

The intern will develop a program proposal and presentation that highlights industry trends, best practices, challenges, and recommendations for improvement of the current pilot program. If time permits, the intern will also develop a centralized sustainability resource library for LES’ website, covering topics such as heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, insulation and duct sealing, solar energy, and electric vehicles. These documents will educate and empower LES customers to make informed decisions about energy efficiency and electrification.

Position title: Resource Recovery and Waste Reduction Intern

LES is a progressive leader, partnering with the community to maximize energy value and
quality of life in an environmentally-responsible manner. To support this mission, LES is looking
for a creative self-starter who is interested in taking on challenges that don’t have a defined
solution. This position will work directly with the Environmental Specialist to develop a baseline
waste inventory with volume estimates in order to identify priority waste streams that can be
optimally recovered, thereby reducing the amount of waste going to the landfill. Tasks will
include walkthroughs of facilities to identify waste streams and volumes, development of a
waste inventory tracking tool along with data input, research on waste recovery opportunities,
brainstorming creative ways to recover materials, and implementing the steps to recover them
as time and budget allow.

Position title: Responsible Carbon Offsets Intern

In response to climate change, all major utilities in Nebraska have set carbon reduction goals.
LES’ goal is to be net-zero by the year 2040. Meeting this goal will include understanding
available carbon-reduction technologies and incentives, and being able to select responsible
and effective solutions. We are looking for a self-starting intern to assist us with building a
knowledge base of current opportunities, and a ranking system for evaluating opportunities. Responsibilities will include researching and summarizing available carbon offsets/reduction opportunities, assisting with developing metrics to evaluate these carbon-reduction opportunities, and meeting with industry professionals to better understand nuances of these challenges/opportunities.

Position title: 2025 Fall Conference Intern

This intern will play a key role in supporting the development and execution of NRC’s
upcoming Fall 2025 Conference. The intern will assist in planning and organizing
conference logistics (including speaker, vendor, and sponsorship outreach), developing
marketing materials, social media content, and coordination of attendee registration.
This opportunity would be in-person at our office and the intern will be provided with a
workspace. Any students interested in event planning, nonprofit management,
communications, or related fields should apply. The intern will gain hands-on experience
in coordinating logistics, marketing, and attendee engagement while working closely
with NRC staff.

Position title: Sustainability in Direct Material Procurement Intern
Sustainability in procurement is crucial for reducing environmental impact, ensuring regulatory compliance, and promoting ethical sourcing practices. This internship will provide an immersive experience in strategic sourcing and an opportunity to pioneer the development of a sustainability program for our Procurement team. The intern will dive into the world of biopharma sourcing, researching and condensing current regulations into actionable formats, developing measures of sustainability for purchased materials across a wide range of categories, and creating a tool to identify and assess sustainability opportunities. This project offers a unique chance to make a tangible impact on our procurement processes and Zoetis’ sustainability initiatives.