Gain real-world experience and help transform lives. At The Family Place, you’ll build skills, grow your career, and be part of a compassionate team dedicated to empowering survivors of domestic violence.
The Family Place welcomes students who are passionate about supporting survivors of domestic violence. Our Internship Program provides hands-on experience in three distinct areas at one of the country’s leading family violence agencies.
Particularly for the foundation year, these internships focus on building a broad base of social work knowledge, values and skills. We introduce students to general social work practice through work on our hotline and in our three emergency shelters.
Designed for individuals on LPC or LMSW tracks, these internships prepare students to be clinical therapists with work in our Central Dallas Counseling Center and Southern Dallas Community Center.
These general internships provide support to various departments in the agency and help students gain valuable work experience in areas including fundraising, human resources, operations and other support roles.
Applications for the 2025–2026 academic year are now open. To apply, please complete the form below.
The hotline was one of the first services we offered starting in 1978. Help is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
If you need to escape an abusive relationship, call us. We can provide safe transportation to our emergency shelter or connect you to other support services such as outreach counseling and legal aid.
Phone: 214.559.2170
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