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Summer 2026 Internships

Happy almost Summer! Welcome to Eat Happy Now Summer 2026 Internship Opportunities. These are all unpaid summer internship projects open to High School students who are looking to contribute some of their summer time to the community and help Eat Happy Now realize its mission and vision of a hunger free community for all. We have tried to make these bite size projects that students can deliver on during the summer as we know summers will be busy with sport tournaments, family vacation, etc.
NOTE #1: The hours included are only estimates of how much time each volunteer can spend on the project throughout the summer; the project leader working closely with the project contributors will determine the time that it will take to finish the project based on the success metrics and criteria that they will define.
NOTE #2: Please specify if you want to be a leader or a contributor - students can select multiple projects that they might be interested in, but they will only be approved for one project.

Driver Hero

June 8 - August 28 (12 weeks)

Get behind the wheel and make a direct impact on your community. As the Driver Hero, you'll use the Eat Happy Now app and existing logistics network to pick up surplus food from local businesses and deliver it to nonprofit partners —ensuring healthy food reaches families who need it instead of ending up in a landfill. You can't do it alone — you'll also recruit friends and volunteers to join you on runs and help hit one bold goal: rescue 10,000 pounds of food over 12 weeks. Deliverables: 10,000+ lbs of food rescued (1,000 lbs/week target), a team of recruited volunteers, weekly pickup/delivery log, and final presentation on your impact and recommendations for improving routes and operations .Requirements: Valid driver's license, reliable vehicle, ~10 hrs/week, ability to lift 50 lbs.

The 10K Film

40 hours | Due: Aug 21

Make a real documentary. You'll follow the Driver Hero's journey to 10,000 pounds, capture the people and places behind food rescue, and produce a short film that tells Eat Happy Now's story in a way no website ever could. Along the way, you'll create short-form content for social media that grows our audience and builds our brand. Deliverables: 3–5 minute documentary, 8+ short-form videos (Reels/TikTok/Shorts), refreshed social media content calendar, and final screening presentation.

Website Revamp

June 8 - August 28 (12 weeks)

Give Eat Happy Now's website a fresh look. You'll audit the current site, benchmark against top nonprofit websites, and redesign key pages to make them more professional, trustworthy, and action-oriented — including a new Donors Landing Page with QR-code onboarding that makes it effortless for new donors to sign up. Deliverables: Site audit with recommendations, redesigned page mockups with implemented changes, new Donors Landing Page with QR onboarding flow, and final presentation showcasing before vs. after.

Community Feed

40 hours | Due: Aug 21

Put food directly in people's hands — two ways. You'll host one pop-up cooking event using surplus rescued food, showing families how to turn everyday ingredients into real meals. AND you'll explore launching a community fridge in a high-need neighborhood — scouting the location, securing permissions, stocking it with rescued food, and building a volunteer rotation to keep it running after summer ends. Deliverables: one pop-up cooking events hosted, one proposal for a community fridge installed and operational, volunteer maintenance schedule, community promotion materials, and final presentation on reach and sustainability plan.

Pipeline Hunter Business

June 8 - August 28 (8 weeks)

Find all the food. You'll pitch 20+ local businesses on becoming food rescue donors — restaurants, farms, hotels, convention centers. But you'll also go deeper: partner with one restaurant to go zero-waste for 30 days and tap into school cafeteria surplus from summer programs. You're building the entire supply side of Eat Happy Now's food rescue pipeline. Deliverables: 20+ businesses pitched with 5+ new donors onboarded, one zero-waste restaurant partnership with 30-daytracking log, school lunch rescue partnerships established, pitch deck and outreach templates, and final presentation.

Food Rescue Scout

40 hours | Due: Aug 21

Be the strategic brain. You'll map food insecurity in the community to identify where rescued food is needed most, use that data to recommend delivery zones and target new donor neighborhoods, AND recruit 10+ student volunteers from other schools to join Eat Happy Now's food rescue runs. You're building the intelligence and the people that power everything else. Deliverables: Interactive community food map, research report on local food insecurity, 10+ volunteers recruited and trained, volunteer onboarding guide, school outreach playbook, and final presentation.

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