Columbia Communities in Action (CCIA) provides students with civic and community engagement-focused, paid internships.  These internships are excellent opportunities to build, develop, and strengthen transferable skills in a hands-on environment.

CCIA is co-sponsored by the Center for Career Education and the Office of Civic Action and Engagement. The program is open to all full-time undergraduate students in Columbia College, Columbia Engineering, and General Studies. All majors are encouraged to apply.

The 2012-13 participants have been selected and are currently working at their CCIA internships. For more information about CCIA plase visit the CCIA Web site.  

The application process for Spring 2014 internships will commence in October 2013.  

Spring 2012 internships were available with the following organizations:

The FEED Foundation

Jewish Child Care Association

The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC)

The Possibility Project

Breakthrough New York

New York Cares

National Multiple Sclerosis Society

National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF)

Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights

New York Urban League

Vera Institute of Justice, Inc.

LinkTV/ViewChange

All Stars Project

Lambda Legal

YWCA of the City of New York

Human Rights Foundation

World Savvy

New York Cares