Internship Roles & Responsibilities
At Urban Food Alliance (UFA), our internship program offers hands-on experience across technology, business, and community roles. Interns work on real projects - many powered by AI while contributing to our mission of reducing food insecurity.
Join us to build skills, gain experience, and make a meaningful impact in the community.
1
Sourcing Food
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Responsibilities: Reach out to local stores/restaurants about surplus food and classify donations.
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AI Project Idea: Create an AI assistant that automates outreach, tracks responses, and recommends donation matches.
2
Software Engineering
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Responsibilities: Apply SDLC, DevOps, and full-stack practices to build apps.
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AI Project Idea: Develop donation systems with AI fraud detection, ML volunteer scheduling, or AI-powered mobile apps.
3
Partnership Development
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Responsibilities: Research organizations and reach out for collaboration.
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AI Project Idea: Build an AI agent to scan data, identify partners, and rank them by mission alignment.
4
Business Analyst
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Responsibilities: Assess website needs and benchmark against peers.
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AI Project Idea: Use AI-driven analytics (heatmaps, anomaly detection) to detect pain points and improve UX.
5
Digital Marketing
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Responsibilities: Manage UFA’s social media platforms and boost engagement.
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AI Project Idea: Use AI to auto-generate captions, schedule posts, and analyze audience sentiment.
6
Video Editing
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Responsibilities: Edit videos for events, social media, and educational content; add captions, transitions, and branding elements.
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AI Project Idea: Use AI tools for auto-editing, subtitle generation, highlight detection, and creating short-form content (Reels/Shorts).
7
AI/ML Solution Development
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Responsibilities: Design and deploy apps, bots, and automation solutions.
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AI Project Idea: Build AI tools like donor matching bots, onboarding chatbots, and demand forecasting.
