Summer 2026 Outreach Intern

CTR BUDGET POLICY • Washington, DC

10d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) is a high-caliber strategic policy institute that informs and shapes public policies to reduce poverty, promote equity, and build opportunity. It has a national reputation for conducting rigorous research and analysis, developing evidence-based policy ideas and strategies, shaping a broad array of policy debates at the federal and state levels, and influencing policy outcomes on a range of critical issues. It focuses on improving the lives of people with low or moderate incomes and examines how policies affect particular groups, including Black, Indigenous, and other people of color; immigrants; people with disabilities; and LGBTQ+ people. CBPP is known for its unique capacity to blend rigorous, timely analysis with effective communications that enable policymakers and the media to make use of its work.
CBPP’s Get It Back Campaign is a national outreach effort to promote the Earned Income Tax Credit, the Child Tax Credit, and free tax filing assistance. These tax benefits provide critical support for people with low to moderate incomes. The campaign supports a network of organizations in local outreach efforts by providing training, outreach materials, and other tools that help connect eligible workers to these tax credits and to free tax help. Partners include national, state, and community-based organizations; human services providers; state and local government agencies; universities; financial institutions; and more.
The Outreach Intern helps prepare communications for outreach partners; develops new materials and blog content; and researches innovative outreach strategies, policies, and procedures that affect eligible individuals’ ability to obtain tax benefits.

Requirements

• Demonstrated interest in poverty, work programs, or social policy.
• Prior experience with grassroots low-income organizations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience using Excel or other spreadsheet programs.
• Ability to communicate with a range of organizations and partners.
• Knowledge of programs for families with low incomes.
• Interest in CBPP’s mission.
• Education: undergraduate students and recent graduates.
• Successful interns will have a commitment to CBPP’s mission to improve the well-being of low- and moderate-income people and advance racial equity.
• International students are welcome to apply.
• You must have documentation of work authorization for the U.S. AND a U.S. Social Security number, as of the start date of the internship, to be employed by the Center.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with social media, graphic design, and video highly desired.

Responsibilities

• prepare communications for outreach partners
• develops new materials and blog content
• researches innovative outreach strategies, policies, and procedures that affect eligible individuals’ ability to obtain tax benefits

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed