The Community Impact Internships Program (CIIP) is a compet-
itive, paid, summer internship that pairs JHU undergraduate
students with nonprofit organizations and government agencies,
and offers an intensive, cohort-based learning environment. It is
housed within the Center for Social Concern at Johns Hopkins
University. The internships focus on community-identified proj-
ects in Baltimore and run for eight weeks from June-August.
The goal of this program is two-fold; to give JHU undergradu-
ates an opportunity to be directly involved in a community in
Baltimore City and to support the important work being done by
nonprofits and government agencies.
The 2018 CIIP cohort worked throughout Baltimore City in a variety of organizations focusing on ten interest
areas: Community Arts, Criminal Justice/Law, Education/Youth Programming and Advocacy, Environment,
Healthcare/Health Policy, Homelessness/Poverty, Immigration/Refugee Services, Neighborhood Improve-
ment/Community Organizing, Nonprofit/Government Management and Capacity Building, and Women/
Family Wellness. After this eighth year of CIIP, 375 undergraduates and over 100 community partners have been
able to participate in this program, contributing over 100,000 hours of work throughout Baltimore’s communi-
ties. This program is made possible thanks to generous gifts totaling over $2.25 million from a private donor.
The Center for Social Concern is the student life office dedicated to community service and civic engagement and is under the umbrella of Johns Hopkins
University’s Homewood Student Affairs (HSA).
Our Mission: The Center for Social Concern emphasizes the value of service with others, rather than the commonly accepted concept of service to others.
The volunteers and community members enter into an education process where both benefit from the interaction and reciprocal learning is the common
ground for all of our intiatives. Our programs and efforts are striving to create a “better community” in and around the Johns Hopkins campus.
CIIP Director Contact: Eli Lopatin, Assistant Director of Neighborhood and Community Programs
Johns Hopkins University Center for Social Concern
3103 North Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218
P: 410.516.4777 E: [email protected]
http://studentaffairs.jhu.edu/socialconcern/programs/ciip/
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