Washington and Lee University
The East River Development Alliance (ERDA) is an innovative non profit in Long Island City, Queens (5 minutes from Midtown) that works to provide public housing residents with the tools and resources for economic mobility. ERDA currently works in four public housing developments in Western Queens including Queensbridge Houses – the largest public housing development in the country.
Special project interns will assist executive staff with special projects that will include research, community outreach, fundraising and event planning. All projects will focus around developing and strengthening programming geared towards breaking the cycle of poverty in public housing.