Enable welcomes college and graduate students who are looking for an internship opportunity. We will also work with local high school students. There are lots of possibilities for working together to meet your goals and our goals.

We have particularly accepted students from Rutgers University School of Social Work, the Elizabeth M. Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities under the UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and Princeton Theological Seminary. We will also accept students from other schools.

We will accept students who need federal work study support.

	Working one on one with a person with disabilities.
	Helping out at the Day Program or a group home by working with the individuals or conducting group activities
	Overseeing the involvement of community groups who volunteer for days of service in our programs which includes helping to set up the work day, being at the work day to represent Enable and oversee the effort, and tracking efforts.
	Helping with fund raising efforts by helping to create materials, handling tasks leading up to the event and working at the event OR other efforts such as researching and writing grants.
	Providing pastoral care.
	Helping with marketing and communications such as writing newsletters, helping maintain the web site, placing press releases and coordinating media opportunities.
	Assisting with continuous quality improvement efforts such as conducting and summarizing consumer satisfaction surveys, analyzing data, performance indicators and outcome measures and then preparing reports for internal and external use.
	Working with a program to provide or help arrange recreational and social activities.
	Taking on administrative tasks such as re-writing a program manual.
	Maybe you have an idea. Let us know what your goals are.

Enable welcomes social work student interns each academic year. In September 2009, two interns began their field placement at Enable as part of their Masters in Social Work program requirements.

Pat Ni’ma received her undergraduate degree in History from Rutgers University in 2007. She had been working with a non-profit organization that provides shelter and counseling for homeless families. Pat has decided to go into a career in policy and management within the social work profession. She hopes to be able to design programs and policies that empower oppressed populations and provide them with the skills needed to lead productive and independent lives. Pat wanted her internship at Enable to give her greater insight into the needs of persons with disabilities and to provide her with experiences that could help her build a foundation to design effective policies and programs.

Pat Nima and Shamila Malik

Shamila Malik earned her B.A. degree in 1994 with a major in Economics and a minor in Environmental studies. After graduating she worked in the non-profit sector at a research and policy institute in Pakistan. She was an active volunteer at an organization that serves persons with visual impairments in Pakistan. She was specializing in Non Profit and Public Management. Shamila said that she found that the practical experience she gaining at Enable was even more valuable than time spent in the classroom.