The Leahy Institute funds will cover intern housing. Community organizations will fund wages. All interns will participate in an initial orientation and weekly reflection/professional development workshops facilitated by community organizations.
Open Positions for Summer 2026
White River Valley Herald — Journalism Intern
Host: White River Valley Herald
Position Summary: Intern will write assigned stories, and develop a longer-term reporting project based on their own interests.
Vital Communities — Farm to School Intern
Host: Vital Communities
Position Summary: Intern will co-manage the Upper Valley Farm to School Tool Library, including communications with schools, managing the reservation system, and delivering tools to schools. Intern will also work collaboratively in school gardens and communicate with food system and farm to school stakeholders.
White River Valley Supervisory Union — Child Nutrition Intern
Host: White River Valley Supervisory Union
Position Summary: Intern will assist in planning, packing, and distributing meal kits and weekend food bags, assist with record keeping, data management, and documentation of production and dissemination and design, research, and execute a summer/back-to-school newsletter highlighting our programs.