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APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
ALL APPLICATIONS MATERIALS MUST BE RECEIVED BY CHELSEA CATHCART BY
JANUARY 4, 2010.


To apply, submit the following materials to CCAI:

  • Complete the online form
  • Email resume to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Your resume should include previous work experience, full educational background, and your relevant extracurricular activities.
  • Write Two Essays: Each must be double spaced, written in 12 point Times New Roman font, and follow the page restrictions. Please email your essays to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
    • An essay on where you see yourself in 5 years. What types of activities do you currently participate in that would stay the same? What would be different about your life? Please do not write beyond three pages.
    • An essay explaining why you are interested in a Congressional Foster Youth Internship. Discuss the system as you have experienced it and how you have seen it working or not working for those under its care. Discuss changes you would undertake if you were able to write legislation to help foster youth. Essay must have an introduction, supporting evidence and a conclusion. References should be cited in MLA style. Please do not write beyond four pages.
  • Two letters of recommendation mailed to Chelsea Cathcart at 311 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 or (202) 544-8501. Your recommendation letters must be submitted by mail from a professor and/or an employer and be signed along the seal. Mailed letters must be postmarked by January 4, 2010 to be accepted. Emailed letters will not be accepted.

CCAI will review all COMPLETED applications.
You will be notified by February 12, 2010.

Questions: Please call Chelsea Cathcart, Associate Director of Programs,
at (202) 544-8500 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .