As we wrap up after the National March for Life, a whirlwind week of pro-life activism and engagement in Ottawa, we’re now embarking on one of our next big endeavors: educating and uplifting the next generation of pro-life leaders through our 2024 Summer Internship Program!

We’re getting ready to welcome nine incredible young pro-lifers to our team, who have already demonstrated a commitment to the cause, but we need your help! Four of them are starting on Monday May 27, and the rest are joining us in June/July.

The Trudeau government continues to discriminate against pro-lifers.

Pro-life groups remain barred from receiving funding through the Canada Summer Jobs program, so we rely 100% on you, our donors, to keep our internship program going.

This year, we have a $75,000 fundraising goal—just a fraction of what the government is doling out willy-nilly to the abortion lobby—and we hope we can depend on the same generosity that permitted us to reach our goal, in years prior. Please donate today.

Our internship program goes a long way in helping extend our reach, from laying the groundwork for upcoming elections to our street activism and advocacy work.

These young people are formed into warriors prepared to do battle in our culture war through weekly seminars and activism and rotating through various departments in our office.

The impact of the internship lasts well beyond the summer; it transforms their very lives, and that’s why we say repeatedly that it’s an investment in the next generation of pro-life leaders, and it’s true, because I'm speaking from my own experience, and that of my fellow youth coordinator Kim. We both interned a few summers ago, and now we work full-time for CLC, helping organize events like the National March for Life, local 40 Days for Life vigils, activating and educating Canadian pro-life youth and fighting for life and family policies at the United Nations. 

Here are some of the testimonies from former summer interns:

“ For both summers that I have interned, I was blessed with life-changing experiences that deepened my own pro-life convictions and taught me about the vital work done by the pro-life movement to defend the dignity of human life and uphold family values. This program was the perfect way to put my passion into practice by working for an organization that has been a huge part of the fight for pro-life/family values for many decades. One of my favourite aspects of the internship is the many ways of being involved. From street activism, weekly seminars with inspiring leaders, political work, research and administrative work, writing blogs or articles, creating social media content, to volunteering at crisis pregnancy centres and planning a pro-life end of summer fundraiser event, I got a taste of the various crucial parts that work together to form the pro-life/family movement of today. It has truly helped me to grow as a person, and I especially enjoyed forming friendships with others who shared the same values. I am incredibly grateful for Campaign Life Coalition’s Summer Internship.” ~Rain, Summer ‘22 & ‘23

“ “The CLC Summer Internship enormously benefited my character, and personal pursuit of virtue. I was able to engage deeply in the defence of life, learn extremely valuable lessons, and had amazing experiences that I will always take with me.” ~Warren, Summer ‘23

“ Last year I was able to take part in the internship for a second summer, which was an amazing experience. I grew so much from the guidance of, and was inspired by, those experienced in working for the pro-life movement and those who have boldly dedicated their lives to the pro-life cause. I was able to experience so many different areas of the pro-life movement, from pregnancy care centers to street activism and the political side, and was able to grow in my confidence in fighting for life. I'm so grateful for everything I learned and for being able to continue working in the pro-life movement full time because of this internship!” ~Maria, Summer ‘22 & ‘23

“My experience this summer was extremely formative, giving me a much deeper insight into the importance of pro-life organizations such as CLC, and making me realize how much worse the world would be without them. Overall, I loved just how well-rounded the internship was, from learning apologetics and then being able to then use those apologetics in our conversations in the street, and even in our articles and blogs.” ~Mary, Summer '22

“My summer was incredible; the internship is incredibly formative and really focused on helping me develop my interpersonal skills. I like how the office and the people who worked with us and treated us as adults who were learning, I felt a sense of community and honesty like a part of a family. I know I have grown as a person, and that is thanks to the incredible role models who work at CLC” ~Sarah, Summer '22

So, once again, please consider donating to our internship fundraiser.

If you can’t donate, can you share this link on your social media or over email or WhatsApp with friends and family members?

Please pray for our interns. Pray for a fruitful experience. Pray that they may become the courageous young men and women God needs them to be.

Thank you!

Maeve Roche
Co-Youth Coordinator
Campaign Life Coalition
1 (800) 730-5358, ext. 225

P.S. If you want to send a cheque, please send mail them to: 157 Catharine St. N., 2nd Floor, Hamilton, ON, L8L 4S4. (Please include the word "2024 CLC Interns" in the memo field.) Or, if you want, you can make a donation by phone and mention this fundraising campaign: 1-800-730-5358.