Overview 

In addition to our pioneering Gap Year Community Health Fellowship, Horseshoe Farm offers Community Health Internships throughout the year for medical & health professions students, for undergraduate and masters students, and for students between academic programs (see sections below for more details)

*Section for undergraduate and masters internship opportunities (including for students pursuing online degree programs) is on this page below section for opportunities for Medical and Health Professions students.

Horseshoe Farm offers competitive residential community health service and learning internships and other volunteer opportunities for undergraduate, masters, and post-baccalaureate students throughout the year (including in fall, winter, spring, and summer). We also offer residential internships for students pursuing online classes towards undergraduate or masters degrees. Finally, we offer internships to students who are taking time away from school but seeking to remain engaged through valuable hands on experiences.

Residential Community Health Internship - This unique 1-12 month residential internship opportunity is an immersive dive into many aspects of Horseshoe Farm’s nationally renowned year-long Community Health Gap Year Fellowship. The volunteer service and learning internship is intended to give students hands on experience with Horseshoe Farm’s relationship oriented approach to improving the health and quality of life of our vulnerable neighbors while contributing to a broader framework of community health. Participants will have opportunity to:

• Provide direct volunteer service to children, adults living with mental illness, seniors, and other vulnerable adults

• Volunteer and collaborate with community partners in healthcare, education, and many other parts of the community

• Work on a team with Site Directors and other extremely talented and committed Fellows and Interns

• Live among, learn with, and enjoy fellowship and activities with a team of other talented, committed, and service and community health oriented students and future leaders.

• Receive ongoing mentorship and teaching and participate in weekly reading and discussion seminars at Horseshoe Farm.

• Live in, learn from, and learn to become an active member of one of our three wonderful local partner communities (In Alabama - Greensboro and Perry County, and in California - Pomona).

The internship may fit within your undergraduate or masters experiences as a “study away” program, a capstone or thesis program, a work/volunteer for credit program, a Co-Op program, a “Jan Term” or Summer Internship program, experiential practicum, or another path or program that exists or you create at your college/university. For students taking online courses or pursuing online degree programs (undergraduate or masters), the internship provides a valuable experiential learning opportunity and a community of support to complement their work in online courses. The program can be designed as a 1 month to 12 month immersive residential experience and is available at our Greensboro, Perry County, and Pomona Sites. Comfortable shared housing is available to undergraduate and masters level residential interns. Please see bottom of this page for contact information.

**To try to make the internship available and accessible to motivated prospective students, the internship can be adapted to allow time for part time employment or paid work. Please discuss this with our team ahead of time during your interview process to try to find arrangements that will set you up for success with your participation in the internship.

Non-Residential Volunteer Opportunities - Horseshoe Farm also offers non-residential volunteer opportunities for students who attend colleges/universities within driving distance of our three sites. Students should pick a regular volunteer time (for example, 1-4pm every Wednesday). During this time they will volunteer along side Fellows in Horseshoe Farm’s community health programs (volunteering in schools, community centers, nursing homes, and health partners programs). Student volunteers must make attending their weekly volunteer time a priority and must make a minimum commitment one academic term (spring, summer, fall — available in Greensboro, Perry County, and Pomona). Please see bottom of this page for contact information.

Individual/Group Visits and Alternative Spring Breaks - Horseshoe Farm hosts alternative spring breaks and day visits by individual or groups of students who want to learn more about Horseshoe Farm and our work. Please email ahead of time to arrange a visit for you or your group.

To inquire about residential internship opportunities, non-residential volunteer opportunities, or group/individual visits, or to learn more about any of the sites please email:

• sarah.hallmark@projecthsf.org