Street Vendor Project Summer Internship

Join the SVP team for Vendor Power Summer - building power and fighting for justice for street vendors. Our summer internship program supports young adults ages 18 - 24 to grow their leadership and organizing skills, while building their knowledge of food-justice practices in NYC.

Program dates: June 8 - August 28, 2026 OR July 6 - August 28, 2026

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Application due date: May 22, 2026

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PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

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• Coordinating and implementing membership education activities through direct outreach on-the-street;
• Supporting organizing team to plan membership and committee meetings focused on skill shares, political education, connection to campaign work, and building SVP’s membership;
• Phonebanking to street vendors to educate them on their rights, inform them of resources,
• Creating content and designs for social media to highlight individual vendors' businesses,
• Maintaining database for tracking participation and development of members;
• This role will work directly with the Organizing Team to develop and implement all activities

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QUALIFICATIONS

• Relentlessly dedicated to building the power of working class, immigrant communities of color to incite transformative social and economic justice movement building
• Excited about working across multiple cultures and is flexible and patient when communicating with people who speak different languages
• A team-player eager to collaborate with diverse, intergenerational, and multicultural stakeholders to achieve systemic change
• Committed to and knowledgeable of SVP’s mission and movement building, and enthusiastic about nurturing leadership growth among members
• Bilingual in any of these languages: Arabic, Bangla, Mandarin, Spanish, French, and Wolof.
• Must be between the ages of 18 - 24

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BENEFITS:

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Each intern will be compensated $20/hour for 20 hours per week.

SVP is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities we fight alongside and serve. People of color, women, immigrants, LGBTQ-identified individuals, and folks from low-income communities are strongly encouraged to apply.

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The Street Vendor Project is part of the Urban Justice Center, a non-profit organization that provides legal representation and advocacy to various marginalized groups of New Yorkers

HOW TO APPLY:

1) Submit your resume, cover letter to SVPPD@urbanjustice.org

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2) Include the job title in the subject line.

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3) Application Deadline is May 22, 2026 at 11:59 pm. Applications submitted prior to this date will be reviewed on a rolling basis.