A student’s culminating experience in the HDFS program includes a semester-long internship, offering valuable, real-life experience in a professional setting aligned with their career interests. All internships must be approved by the HDFS internship coordinator.
Below are examples of local agencies where HDFS seniors have completed internships:
| Agency | Industry | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Lineberger Cancer Center | Health – Administrative | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Newborn Critical Care, UNC Hospitals | Health – Children’s | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Emerge | Health – OT/SLP | Durham, NC |
| Pediatric Therapy Associates | Health – OT/SLP | Cary, NC |
| Willow Oak Montessorri | Education and Schools | Chatham, NC |
| Bright Horizons | Early Childhood Education | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Carter Community Schools | Education and Schools | Durham, NC |
| Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools | Education and Schools | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Chapel Hill Newcomer Program | Education and Schools | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Kidscope | Early Childhood Education | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Maureen Joy Charter School | Education and Schools | Durham, NC |
| Grow Your World | Human Services – Education | Carrboro, NC |
| Orange County Partnership for Alcohol and Drug-Free Youth | Human Services | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Orange County Rape Crisis Center | Human Services | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Horizons | Human Services – Women | Raleigh, NC |
| Student U | Human Services – Youth Services | Durham, NC |
| SECU Family House | Nonprofit Organizations – Health Support | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Ronald McDonald’s House | Nonprofit Organizations – Health Support | Chapel Hill, NC |
| No Kid Hungry | Nonprofit Organizations – Food Insecurity | Washington, D.C. |
| TABLE | Nonprofit Organizations – Food Insecurity | Chapel Hill, NC |
| TEACHH | Disability/Special Need Services | UNC-Chapel Hill |
| Work-Together-NC | Disability/Special Need Services | Triangle Area |
| Gigi’s Playhouse | Disability/Special Need Services | Raleigh, NC |
| Hill Center | Disability/Special Need Services | Durham, NC |
| Bees Lab | Research – Child Health and Development | UNC-Chapel Hill |
| Espelage Lab | Research – Bullying/Violence Prevention | UNC-Chapel Hill |
| Frank Porter Graham Child Institute | Research – Disability, Literacy, etc. | UNC-Chapel Hill |
| School of Education Faculty Research | Research | UNC-Chapel Hill |
| Hope NC | Disability Services | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Kidzu Museum | Child Development and Care | Chapel Hill, NC |
| HeadStart/Early HeadStart | Child Development and Care | Triangle Area |
| Sound and Colors | Child Development and Care | Triangle Area |
| Child Care Services Association | Child Development and Care | Durham, NC |
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