Sports & Mental Health Internship with Retired Pro Athletes - Pittsburgh - Voice Up Publishing Incorporated

    Voice Up Publishing Incorporated
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    # Sports and Mental Health Internship

    Connecting Aspiring Leaders with Retired Professional Athletes

    Voice Up
    *We Connect People to Purpose*## Program Context

    Voice Up announces a national partnership supporting retired professional athletes from one of the world's leading athletic brands.

    This collaboration connects aspiring leaders in high school, college, and graduate school with retired elite athletes to develop positive social impact projects that connect communities to purpose.

    ## Position Overview


    Join Voice Up's initiative connecting emerging leaders with retired professional athletes to collaboratively design community-focused projects addressing mental health challenges while discovering authentic purpose through structured conversations and shared action.

    ## Key Responsibilities

    • Collaborate with retired athletes on social impact project development
    • Support mentorship connections between students and athlete partners
    • Facilitate joint planning sessions for community initiatives
    • Document project outcomes and impact stories
    • Research resources for purposedriven community projects
    • Assist in organizing collaborative workshops and presentations
    ## Learning Objectives

    • Master collaborative project development with elite athletes
    • Design social impact initiatives connecting people to purpose
    • Facilitate meaningful partnerships across generational lines
    • Apply evidencebased community engagement approaches
    • Build multigenerational team coordination skills
    ## Three Ways to Participate

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    1. Volunteer Track (5-10 hours/week)

    Contribute your passion on a flexible schedule while gaining experience and building your network in sports advocacy and community development.

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    2. Academic Credit Track (Hours based on university requirements)

    Earn academic credit through your university's internship program while developing practical skills - we'll work with your institution to meet specific requirements.

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    3. Stipend Track hours/week, funding dependent)
    Receive compensation while gaining intensive experience.
    Potential $1,000 stipend for 8-week program completion (subject to funding availability).
    ## Program Benefits

    • Mentorship from Voice Up's global leadership team
    • Direct access to retired professional athletes
    • Experience with validated mental health assessment tools
    • Access to global network spanning 3,774 cities across 134 countries
    • Training in traumainformed care and safe space facilitation
    • Gateway to expanded career opportunities in professional athletics support
    ## Career Opportunities


    This internship opens pathways to careers in sports psychology, athlete development, organizational leadership in sports, consulting, and partnership development within professional athletics.

    ## Application Requirements


    Submit:

    • Resume/CV
    • Personal statement (500 words max) explaining your passion for connecting athletes with purpose-driven community projects
    • Participation preference (volunteer, academic credit, or stipend)
    • Availability for next 3-6 months
    • One creative idea for athlete-community collaboration

    Apply today to transform lives through authentic connections one conversation at a time.
    We support each other
    Weekly team meetings - Saturday afternoons, 1PM or 9:30PM EST USA.
    Weekly one to one mentoring sessions - Flexible Schedule with your mentor
    Each person has a peer buddy - This will be finalized next week

    Welcome to Voice Up. We connect people to their purpose.


    In less than 60 days, without social media, students from across 100 college and university campuses applied to join our movement.

    We are now recruiting leaders within the U.S. and throughout the world. Share and spread the word.

    The foundation of our selection process is aligned to our core values of collaboration, humility, precision, patience, and empathy. These are our top selection criteria. We are a faith-based organization. We welcome and collaborate with all. Our projects bring communities together.

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