The South Texas Food Bank serves eight counties across South Texas, working to fight hunger through food distribution, education, and advocacy.

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We offer unpaid internships for college and high school students seeking hands-on experience, community service hours, or academic credit. Ideal for students in nonprofit management, public health, business, communications, social sciences, nutrition, and related fields.

 
 
How do I apply?
 

·  Call or message our Marketing & Development Department to learn about available internships.

·  Tour our facility to see operations and potential roles.

·  Confirm interest and schedule a meeting to discuss placement.

 
FAQs:
 

·  Intern vs Volunteer: Internships are specialized, project-based, and may require skills; volunteer opportunities are general and open to all. Internships are not allowed to be used in lieu of court-mandated community service.

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·  Academic credit: We work with you to meet course requirements and can provide documentation and evaluations.

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·  Hours: Most internships are 10–20 hours/week.

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·  Stipends: Internships are currently unpaid.

 
South Texas Food Bank Internship (Unpaid) Openings

• Volunteer Database Management – data entry & reporting

• Hunger Advocate / Education / Promoter – outreach & awareness

• Program Assistant - Assist our program coordinator or specialist with client engagement

• Multi-Media

• Research / Fieldwork – surveys & data collection

• Community Liaison (high school eligible) – photos/reporting on agencies in our service area

• Other roles may be developed based on student interest.

 
For volunteer (non-internship) opportunities, click here.

 
If interested or would like more information about any of the listed internship openings, please contact:

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development@southtexasfoodbank.org
Tel: 956-726-3120 Ext. 117