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 fosters a lifelong commitment to active citizenship by integrating education , action , and reflection .
The Community Impact Internships Program ( CIIP ) is a competitive , 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 projects in Baltimore City and run for eight weeks from June- August .
The goal of this program is two-fold : to give JHU undergraduates an opportunity to be directly involved in a community in Baltimore City , and to support the important work being done by our partners .
The 2021 CIIP cohort worked throughout Baltimore City and virtually in a variety of organizations , stepping up to the challenge of community engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic . Interns focused on ten interest areas : Community Arts Programs , Education / Youth Programming and Advocacy , Environment and Sustainability / Food Access , Healthcare / Health Policy , Homelessness / Poverty , Immigration / Refugee Services , Neighborhood Improvement / Community Organizing , Nonprofit Management and Development , Policy / Law / Government , and Women / Family Wellness . After ten years of CIIP , nearly 500 undergraduates and over 100 community partners have been able to participate in this program , contributing to over 135,000 hours of work through Baltimore ’ s communities . This program is made possible thanks to generous gifts totaling over $ 3 million from a private donor . 4