Mission Summer Intern

National Health Law Program’s Summer 2027 Mission Advancement Team Internship

The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) will host one Mission Advancement Team (MAT) Intern during the Summer of 2027. Summer internship is fully remote and involves a 37.5 hour per week commitment for 10 weeks.

Our summer internship is made possible thanks to the support of the following program:
Open Horizon Health Justice Internship:
Made possible by the generous support of Open Horizon, a foundation working to uplift leaders and to co-create opportunities advancing racial and social justice.

The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) protects and advances the health rights of low-income and underserved individuals. NHeLP engages in national, state, and local advocacy efforts, including analyses of federal and state laws, policy advocacy, litigation, continuing legal education, and individual technical support. We work with lawyers and advocates, community-based entities, federal and state policymakers, health care providers, and clients.

NHeLP is committed to health equity—ensuring that everyone has access to the resources they need to be healthy—and to cultivating an internal environment that empowers an exceptional and diverse staff. For more information, see our Equity Stance.

NHeLP’s Mission Advancement Team (MAT) integrates communications, individual giving, foundations giving, pro‑bono engagement, and knowledge management to secure resources, partnerships, and visibility that fuel NHeLP’s mission. MAT comprises Communications, Development, Foundation Partnerships, Individual Giving, and Knowledge Management. MAT plays a central role in aligning external relationships, brand, and revenue strategies with program priorities, ensuring that NHeLP’s voice and values are represented clearly and consistently.

By bringing these functions together, MAT strengthens the organization’s financial sustainability, amplifies its thought leadership, and positions NHeLP as a trusted national leader in health equity.

The internship is remote but closely works with staff based out of our Washington, DC office. Even working remotely, you will be involved with an office that is humming with the work of strengthening health care access; providing training and analysis to partners at the state and federal levels on myriad issues, from immigrants’ health to reproductive health to access to essential services for persons with disabilities;

and highlighting and communicating about our litigation in multiple courts across the country.

You will work with MAT to amplify our voice and bring greater visibility to our work. You will spend some time learning about the health law and policy issues that we are addressing so that you can help us communicate effectively about our work and about the new issues that arise on a daily basis. Your projects likely will include support with social media, media outreach, media tracking, graphic design, data entry, and grant and development‑related tasks as needed.

• Rising Juniors and Seniors currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree in fields related to Health Policy, Public Policy, Government, Communications, or Business Administration,
• Demonstrated commitment to expanding and protecting health care access for low-income and underserved populations,
• Experience and/or interest in working on diversity, equity, and inclusion,
• Strong writing, proofreading, and editing skills,
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to build relationships across the organization,
• Self-motivated, good organizational skills, detail‑oriented, ability to prioritize, multi‑task, and meet deadlines,
• Ability to listen effective, respect others’ perspectives and contributions.