Work. Serve. Thrive.Imagine a place where your talent can make a meaningful difference in peoples' lives. Working at Feeding America is a uniquely rewarding experience in which our employees work together as vital parts of a much larger mission. We are innovative, mission-focused, diverse, collaborative, values-driven and focused on results.

Feeding America is the nation's largest charity and the leading domestic hunger-relief charity in the United States. Our mission is to feed America's hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks and engage our country in the fight to end hunger. Learn more about Feeding Americahere.

This position is based out of Feeding America's Chicago office location in the heart of downtown Chicago. At Feeding America, we believe in offering a flexible work environment. Interns can be in the office an average of 2 days a week (Tuesday through Thursday) and work from home on other days

The internship program is designed to give you an opportunity to complement your formal education with career-related experience and is open to current undergraduates, individuals starting their graduate degree in the fall and current graduate students. The internship will provide a stimulating and substantive work experience, coupled with an experience to expand your knowledge and understanding of Feeding America.

The OpportunityThe intern will support the work of the Learning and Engagement Team. Our team plans and executes in person and virtual conferences and manages a learning management system which has learning resources and assets. Additionally, we have a learning design team which focuses on the learner in designing courses and training materials.We anticipate the intern's work will focus on two primary projects. If time and capacity allow, the intern will support general meeting management tasks and other duties as assigned.

Support Feeding America's Sourcing, Operations and Neighbor Access (SONA) Conference planning.

Duties may include:

Collecting and organizing session and speaker information and materials
Preparing guidance and supporting planning of new engagement element: Connect Groups
Project management support and execution
Graphic design support (signage, handouts, PPT slides)
Exhibit Hall and sponsor fulfillment support
Onsite support during conference (August 18 - 21 in Dallas, TX if schedule allows)
Lead the development and completion of a suite of affiliate food bank resources to assist partner food banks (PFB) and affiliate food banks (AFB) with implementation of the AFB agreement and preparing for an AFB network standards review (NSR).

The resources will be created by working closely with the Feeding America Member Engagement Team and informed by partners who conduct AFB NSR's. The project involves converting language from the PFB playbook to make it relevant to AFB's. This includes reviewing all AFB standards and questions that will be asked during an NSR visit and during an AFB NSR visit including examples of ways to demonstrate the fulfillment of each standard.
In addition to the AFB playbook, an accompanying suite of resources will be compiled and housed in the resource library which includes a curated list of tools, templates, guidance, external websites and examples that support AFB implementation.

Internship Duration

6/3/25 through 08/22/25 (11 weeks total - 40 hours per week)

Hourly Salary

$16 - Undergraduate
$17 - Between undergrad or graduate
$18 - Graduate

Areas of Study:

Hospitality, Event Management, Project Management, Business Management, Communications, Learning Development, Human-Centered Design, Learning Technology, Organization Development, Instructional DesignRequirements

Ability to Package Information into User-Friendly Formatting/Layout
Attention to Detail (ensuring accuracy of information and materials)
Independent Work
Group Facilitation and Stakeholder Alignment
Copy Editing
Excellent Communication Skills
Project Management
Graphic Design
Current graduate or undergraduate student
Preferred Technology Skills: Microsoft Excel, Canva, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
Experience in event planning, meeting planning, project management, program assessment & evaluation, human centered design, learning & development, and learning design

Feeding America recognizes and values diversity. Our goal is to attract, develop, retain, and promote a talented diverse workforce where all employees feel a sense of belonging andcontribute to a culture that values differences, ideas, and experiences. We intentionally seek out diverse perspectives and skills on our teams, knowing that it makes us stronger as an organization and better equipped to serve our neighbors in need. We encourage individuals from historically under-represented communities and individuals with lived experience of hunger to apply.