Internship Agency Placement List
Big Brothers and Big Sisters
Activities in which students participate:
- work with case managers to provide services or make referrals
- conduct background checks
- participate with school based activities or provide direct service to families
Big Brothers and Big Sisters website
Bridge of Northeast Florida
Activities in which students participate:
- may involve community outreach
- work with volunteer program
- work with healthy families site
- work with case management
Bridge of Northeast Florida website
Child Victim Rapid Response
Activities in which students participate:
- screen elementary school kids who have been witnesses to or victims of violence
- do individual mentoring; small group sessions, and class presentations
- complete 5-day training program
City of Jacksonville
Department of Community Services
Activities in which students participate:
- work in various program areas, such as adult services, disabled services, mental health and welfare services, juvenile justice, and/or veterans services
- participate in interdepartmental task force activities and planning
- network with local related agencies
City of Jacksonville Department of Recreation and Community Services website
Office of General Counsel
Activities in which students participate:
- placement is in conjunction with Pre-Law Program only
- shadow with attorneys on civil and criminal cases
- participate in meetings and conferences, etc. relating to city issues
daniel, Memorial, Inc.
Delinquency Programs
Activities in which students participate:
- supervise court ordered juvenile delinquents
- monitor school performance, curfew, and any treatment-related sanctions
- monitor youth in residential commitment program
Elementary School Programs
Activities in which students participate:
- work in elementary schools
- supervise "intensive intervention" (high risk) kids
- assist clients in implementing personal goals
Community Based Care
Activities in which students participate:
- work with foster care children
- monitor foster care placements
- monitor family progress for reunification
dainel website
Family Nurturing Center of Florida
Activities in which students participate:
- serve as visitation supervisors
- responsible for ensuring children are safe while visiting with their non-custodial parent
- ensure visitation policies are consistently implemented and generate objective documentation
Family Nurturing Center of Florida website
Florida Department of Children & Families
Activities in which students participate:
- investigate child abuse
- make recommendations on whether or not to remove a child from a home
- may work independently on follow-up
Florida Department of Children & Families website
Florida Department of Corrections
Activities in which students participate:
- supervise adults on probation
- verify employment; monitor for any drug use
- contact person will assign students to an office based on geographic location
Florida Department of Corrections website
Florida Department of Environment Protection
Activities in which students participate:
- participate in environmentally related investigations
- participate in field interviews
- participate in statewide prosecution
Florida Department of Environment Protection website
Florida Department of Juvenile Justice
Duval County
Activities in which students participate:
- provide community control supervision to delinquent juveniles
- monitor progress of delinquents in commitment programs
- assist clients in implementing personal goals
Clay County
Activities in which students participate:
- provide community control supervision to delinquent juveniles
- monitor progress of delinquents in commitment programs
- assist clients in implementing personal goals
St. John's County
Activities in which students participate:
- provide community control supervision to delinquent juveniles
- monitor progress of delinquents in commitment programs
- assist clients in implementing personal goals
Florida Department of Juvenile Justice website
Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco
Activities in which students participate:
- participate in investigating alcohol and tobacco cases
- participate in background investigative research
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Bureau of Marine Law Enforcement
Activities in which students participate:
- enforce boating, fishing, and wildlife laws
- investigate marine and freshwater crimes
- monitor boater and inland wildlife compliance
Gateway Community Services
Juvenile Assessment Center
Activities in which students participate:
- conduct substance abuse and mental health (SAMH) screening on all youth arrested
- write report summaries for court consideration
- make referrals
Adult Services
Activities in which students participate:
- complete psychosocial assessments on new clients
- conduct group discussions on addictions
- assist clients in implementing personal goals
Gateway Community Services website
Guardian Ad Litem
4th Judicial Circuit
Activities in which students participate:
- serve as advocate for children in court
- provide case management services for the family
- work in dependency, juvenile, and/or criminal court
Guardian Ad Litem website
Hardesty Tyde Green & Ashton, P.A.
Activities in which students participate:
- research and compile information
- learn legal research
Hardesty Tyde Green & Ashton, P.A. website
Hubbard House
Activities in which students participate:
- respond to domestic violence hot line calls
- participate in intake and case management services for victims
- conduct education programs for victims and perpetrators
Hubbard House website
Institute of Police Technology & Management
Activities in which students participate:
- assist instructors in various training programs
- create advanced law enforcement training plans
Institute of Police Technology & Management website
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc
Activities in which students participate:
- agency will inform student at time of interview
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid website
Jacksonville Beach Police Department
Activities in which students participate:
- rotate through all divisions
Jacksonville Beach Police Department website
Jacksonville Children's Commission
Division of Training Programs
Activities in which students participate:
- perform developmental screenings on pre-school children
- make referrals for developmental delayed children
- monitor child's progress
- research and evaluation
- evaluate after school programs outcomes and enhanced school based mental health programs
- conduct literature reviews, collect data, and evaluate outcomes
Jacksonville Children's Commission website
Jacksonville Marine Institutes
Activities in which students participate:
- supervise male and female juvenile delinquents in an alternative school setting
- participate in marine biology projects, including diving and fishing teams
- assist clients in implementing personal goals
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office
Sworn Law Enforcement
Activities in which students participate:
- rotate through all divisions: patrol, detectives, corrections, community affairs, communications
- shadow with evidence technicians, air unit, and/or marine unit
Planning
Activities in which students participate:
- must be skilled computer user
- research criminal activity
- create summary findings
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office website
Jacksonville Youth Center
Activities in which students participate:
- provide case management of juveniles with extensive criminal histories
- monitor juvenile's progress
- assist juveniles in implementing personal goals
Jacksonville Youth Center website
Jacksonville Youth Sanctuary
Activities in which students participate:
- residential program for foster care/delinquency adolescent boys
- assist to develop life skills, social manners, employability skills, recreation activities; etc.
- assist clients in implementing personal goals
Jacksonville Youth Sanctuary website
Kaplan
Activities in which students participate:
- agency will inform student at time of interview
Kaplan website
Law Office of Carrington Madison Mead, P.A.
Activities in which students participate:
- attend family law court
- participate in legal and case research
- must be willing to work with widely diverse population
Law Office of Elizabeth R. Ondriezek, P.A.
Activities in which students participate:
- Assist in hearing and trial preparation
- Observe family law and dependency proceedings
Law Office of Elizabeth R. Ondriezek, P.A. website
Law Office of Tassone, Sichta and Dreicer, LLC
Activities in which students participate:
- participate in legal research and appeal process
- interview clients and witnesses
- assist with appeals on death penalty cases
Law Office of Tassone, Sichta and Dreicer, LLC website
MaliVai Washington Kids Foundation
Activities in which students participate:
- work with at-risk youth in partnership with other youth agencies
- conduct group activities in youth leadership and team work
- can participate in the tennis education program, if interested
MaliVai Washington Kids Foundation website
Mayors Against Illegal Guns/City of Jacksonville
Activities in which students participate:
Mayors Against Illegal Guns/City of Jacksonville website
Medical Examiner's Office
Activities in which students participate:
- examine forensic evidence at death scenes
- participate in autopsies
- conduct funeral home inspections
Medical Examiner's Office website
Micah's Place
Activities in which students participate:
- assist clients in implementing personal goals
- participate in filing injunctions for protection in court
- conduct educational and outreach programs
Micah's Place website
Mulholland Investigation and Security Consulting
Activities in which students participate:
- participate in insurance fraud, worker's compensation, investigations, loss prevention and ect.
- do background checks and verification
- must be seriously considering private investigations as a career
Mulholland Investigation and Security Consulting website
Naval Criminal Investigative Service
NAS Jacksonville and Mayport
Activities in which students participate:
- investigate criminal activities on Naval bases or cases involving U.S. Navy personnel
- participate in surveillance
- participate in force protection activities
Naval Criminal Investigative Service website
New Hope Ministries
Community Transition Program
Activities in which students participate:
- participate in case management for incarcerated adults transitioning back into the community
- make referrals and monitor compliance
- program comprised of 70% males and 30% females
New Hope Ministries website
PACE Center for Girls
Activities in which students participate:
- assist teachers in working with at-risk juvenile girls
- participate in case management
- tutor and conduct individual reading sessions
PACE Center for Girls website
Public Defender's Office
Duval County
Activities in which students participate:
- participate in defense investigations
- interview defendants
- participate in site investigations
Quigley House
Activities in which students participate:
- respond to domestic violence hot line calls
- assist clients in implementing personal goals
- conduct education and outreach programs
Quigley House website
St. Johns County Sheriff's Office
Activities in which students participate:
- participate in a three hour orientation
- rotate through all divisions
State Attorney's Office Domestic Violence Advocacy
Activities in which students participate:
- provide victim advocacy in child abuse and domestic violence cases
- participate in investigations
- attend court with victims
St. Paul Community Empowerment Center, Inc.
Out of School Suspension Program
Activities in which students participate:
- provide case management to students suspended from school for 1-10 days
- facilitate group discussions on peer pressure, anger control, personal hygiene, conflict resolution, etc.
- participate with students in community service
The Players Championship Village
Adolescent Drug Treatment
Activities in which students participate:
- monitor youths' compliance in substance abuse treatment
- participate in group sessions with clients, staffing, and meetings
- assist clients in implementing personal goals
Target Assets Protection
Activities in which students participate:
- learn aspects of store operation during the initial 5 weeks
- 40 intern hours per week for 10 weeks
- investigations of internal and external theft
- ensure the safety of customers and store employees
U. S. Attorney's Office Middle District of Florida
Activities in which students participate:
- work with federal attorneys and paralegals
- shadow in federal court
- conduct some legal background research
- 20 intern hours per week required
U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives
Activities in which students participate:
- participate in investigation of firearms, bombing and arson crimes
- participate in surveillance activities
- conduct background investigation research
- 20 intern hours per week required
U.S. Marshal's Service
Activities in which students participate:
- provide security for federal court
- assist in federal criminal investigations
- participate in transporting federal prisoners
- 20 intern hours per week required
U.S. Navy
JAG
Activities in which students participate:
- assist with military legal cases
- participate in criminal and/or civil issues; and in prosecution or defense
- must be current U.S. Navy servicemember
- 20 intern hours per week required
U.S. Pretrial Services
Middle District of Florida
Activities in which students participate:
- conduct pre-trial investigations for federal offenders
- conduct background investigations using NCIC
- attend federal court and hearings
- 20 intern hours per week required
U.S. Probation Office
Middle District of Florida
Activities in which students participate:
- supervise federal offenders on probation
- may do some pre-sentencing investigations
- conduct collateral background checks on federal offenders
- 20 intern hours per week required
UNF Women's Center
Activities in which students participate:
- counsel with university students
- participate in program planning and implementation
- assist clients in implementing personal goals
United Way
Full Service Schools
Activities in which students participate:
- assist service providers at various full service schools
- assist with Youth Action Councils
- research and develop new program initiatives
Victim Services Center
Activities in which students participate:
- conduct intake assessments for victims of crime
- make referrals for financial and other social services
- participate in After-Hours Program for crime victims at the trauma center at Shands Hospital
Women's Center of Jacksonville
Activities in which students participate:
- participate in long term case coordination for rape recovery
- participate in education and support programs for HIV/AIDS victims
- participate in community education and outreach programs
