CHCI 2024 Fall Congressional Internship Program

The CHCI Congressional Internship Program (CIP) equips participants from any field of study with legislative knowledge, cultural competency, an extensive network, and personal and professional leadership skills. CHCI interns come to D.C. from across the country and Puerto Rico. They meet fellow Latinos from different heritages and backgrounds—learning as much from each other as from CHCI. As they work together, serve the community, and explore the nation’s capital, interns build bonds that will last beyond the program.

Interns attend weekly programming sessions centered on CHCI’s four Pillars of Leadership—Self Discovery, Transformation through Collective Power, Rooted in my Strength, and Planting Seeds for Tomorrow. The CHCI pillars provide the support needed to strategize and produce organized, culturally relevant programming with timely content to create opportunities, transform, influence, and connect the next generation of Latino leaders. 

PROGRAM BENEFITS

• Congressional office internship placement
• Great pay: $3,750 (Fall)
• Domestic round-trip transportation to Washington, D.C.
• Furnished housing (rent and utilities covered)
• Potential academic credit (we encourage participants to discuss this with their academic advisors)
• Leadership training, networking, and more