Position OpeningIntern with the Baltimore Office of Civil Rights

Help Educate the Public about Their Right to Fair Housing!

Baltimore Office of Civil Rights

The Office of Civil Rights and Wage Enforcement is a city agency devoted to upholding the federal
and local civil rights laws, as well as the local minimum, living, and prevailing wage laws. The
overarching mission of the Office of Civil Rights is to carry out activities to eliminate discrimination
and protect individuals' civil rights. Interns will work specifically with the Community Relations
Commission on issues of fair housing. The Community Relations Commission is the city's official
fair employment practice, human rights, and intergroup relations agency which is responsible for
combating unlawful discrimination in employment, public accommodation, housing, education, and
health and welfare services based on race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry sex, physical or
mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and marital status. Interns will
aid the CRC in a variety of ways to provide outreach and help enforce Article 4 of the Baltimore City
Code and the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968.

Duties:
• Help create training materials related to fair housing, specifically the Fair Housing Act of 1968
   and Article 4 of the Baltimore City Code
• Develop/create art work for printed outreach materials
• Provide training to local community groups, organizations, and professionals on fair housing
• Attend community events to discuss the work of the Community Relations Commission
• Distribute printed outreach materials
• Help create PSAs, social media campaigns, and webinars
• Collect data on outreach materials, training, community events, social media, and outreach
   campaigns
• Provide data to local officials
• Monitor local housing policies
• Work with staff to plan a Fair Housing Month Event in April 2020
• Assist with grant reporting
• Other administrative duties as assigned

Compensation:

The Fair Housing Intern will work part-time year-round, beginning in July 2019 through June 2020.
Scheduling will be flexible, but on average will be expected to be approximately 20 hours per week.
Interns will be paid a bi-weekly stipend at a rate of $20 per hour. Some evening and weekend hours
may be required. Course credit may be available for internship.

Qualifications:

Interns are required to either be currently enrolled or have graduated from an accredited university.
Preferably, interns will have experience with fair housing and/or a legal background. Previous
knowledge of Article 4 of the Baltimore City Code or the Fair Housing Act of 1968 also preferred.

To apply to intern with the Baltimore Office of Civil Rights, interested individuals must submit the
following information: Name, contact information, copy of CV or résumé, and a written explanation as to why you would like to serve as a Fair Housing Intern. This information can be submitted via email to Raemond.Parrott@Baltimorecity.gov or mailed or hand delivered to: 7 E. Redwood Street, 9th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202. Applications due by June 30, 2019.