Thank you for your interest in SHECP’s 2026 Policy & Nonprofit Leadership (PNPL) Internship ! This internship program offers a unique opportunity for undergraduate students to gain experience in public policy and nonprofit leadership while addressing issues of poverty in communities. Students will bring their experiences and perspectives — gained from coursework and working with clients at community partners engaged in anti-poverty work — to understanding the challenges of leading these...

On this episode of SHECP Talks , we are joined by two 2015 SHECP Interns — Kelsey Dowling and Samuel Hudson . Kelsey, a 2017 graduate of University Lynchburg , interned with Tenacity Inc. , a Boston-based nonprofit that uses tennis to teach reading and life skills to youth from preschool through high school. Samuel, a 2017 graduate of Virginia Military Institute , spent his summer working with Code/Interactive , a New York City nonprofit that places high school students in coding internships....

The Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty (SHECP) is pleased to announce that Jen Handy has been named as Executive Director . Jen steps into this role after serving as SHECP’s Associate Director and, most recently, Interim Executive Director. Since joining the team in 2021, she has expanded SHECP’s programming, including multiple virtual event series and the Policy and Nonprofit Leadership Internship, strengthened organizational systems, and deepened engagement with member campuses...