Internships.
At the St. Louis County Children’s Service Fund, we are proud to offer paid internships for students in the St. Louis area in several focus areas, including data and social work. We offer the opportunity to work closely with CSF staff, our funded partner agencies, and community coalitions on projects that are tailored to your interests and skills. We strive to ensure that all interns leave us with new skills, new connections, and a deeper understanding of our approach to investing in children’s mental and behavioral health services. Our internships do not include direct work with children and families. To see full-time job openings, please visit our Careers page.
Current Opportunities.
Below are current internship opportunities at CSF.
- MSW Practicum: Each year, we offer a practicum for students pursuing their master’s in social work. The deadline to apply is March 15 each year for a fall practicum and September 15 each year for a spring practicum (when available). Learn more about the MSW practicum program and how to apply.
Practicum student Calie (right) and CSF Chief Program Officer Paulette advocate for kids and families at the state capitol for Missouri Child Advocacy Day.
Data intern Jesse (left) and practicum student Vibol (center) greet and check in CSF partners at the Grassroots Funding Opportunity orientation.
Why Work With Us?
At CSF, we are a team of unique individuals working toward a collective goal to improve the lives of kids and families in St. Louis County by investing in quality mental and behavioral health programs. Our interns work alongside our staff to support this mission and to get an inside look at how public funding works.
Here are a few projects our previous interns have worked on in their time with us:
- Creating high-powered data dashboards in ArcGIS for internal and external use.
- Using ArcGIS storymaps to illustrate the impact of CSF’s funded partner organizations.
- Creating a repository of job boards to help increase equity in CSF’s hiring process.
- Assisting in the development of a new taxonomy system for outcome measurement tools.
- Researching funding policies to help CSF establish thoughtful policies of its own.
- Scheduling and joining CSF staff for funded partner check-ins.
- Being part of planning and implementation teams for CSF-hosted events.
Photo Gallery.
Practicum student Shani helps CSF staff prep for an event.
Data intern Jesse checks guests in at CSF’s Core orientation meeting.
Practicum student Calie (right) joins the CSF team at the state capitol for Missouri Child Advocacy Day.
Practicum student Grace (left) joins the CSF team to meet with lawmakers at the 2023 Missouri Child Advocacy Day.
Practicum student Shani (far left) tours BHR offices with the CSF team.
Data intern Jesse (right) and practicum student Vibol (center) check guests in at a community meeting.
Learn more about CSF and our team of professionals!