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Community Service Hours

Thank you for your interest in completing your community service hours with HRI. We believe this will be an enriching and educational experience that will expose you to the human rights issues our clients face. HRI will take your major and areas of interest into consideration when assigning you a project. HRI offers opportunities for both law students and undergraduate students who are enrolled in coursework requiring the completion of community service hours.

Law Students

Areas available in the legal department:

Advocacy
Asylum Program
Women & Children's Program

Eligibility Requirements
To complete your community service hours with HRI, please provide us with the following:
Submit an online application.
Signed and dated Volunteer Confidentiality Agreement and Authorization for Background Check. HRI conducts a mandatory background check on all interns. The background verification services are provided by VeriFYI at a cost to HRI of $10.00 per person screened. To help defray these costs, please make a donation to HRI in the amount of $10.00. Please do not send your check in to HRI until you have been selected for an internship.
Current resume (recommended to assist us in assignment placement).

If you are a law student and have any questions about how to complete your community service hours with HRI, please contact Sunil Varghese. Email inquiries are preferred.

Undergraduate Students

Areas available at HRI:

Agency Development, Website & Metrics
Human Resources
General Office
Advocacy
Client Services
Fundraising & Marketing
Asylum Program
Women & Children's Program
Volunteer Program

Undergraduate Eligibility Requirements
To complete your community service hours with HRI, please provide us with the following:
Submit an online application:
SMU Undergraduate Students
Other Undergraduate Students
Signed and dated Volunteer Confidentiality Agreement and Authorization for Background Check. HRI conducts a mandatory background check on all interns. The background verification services are provided by VeriFYI at a cost to HRI of $10.00 per person screened. To help defray these costs, please make a donation to HRI in the amount of $10.00. Please do not send your check in to HRI until you have been selected for an internship.
Current resume (recommended to assist us in assignment placement).

SMU undergraduate students are also asked to attend an HRI information session at the beginning of the semester. You will receive your assignment the day of the training. For more information please contact Katharine Brunson. Email inquiries are preferred.