WomenNC has started a fruitful partnerships with Youth Ambassadors of Service, or YAS, a nonprofit that mobilizes high school students by teaching them how to execute community service projects and connecting them to nonprofits through internships, and serves as an advocate for the nonprofit sector to promote the welfare of the citizens of the State of North Carolina. In 2024, WomenNC was paired with three interns who worked on social media, grant research, marketing, fundraising, and administrative tasks.

Small teams of students work with WNC to produce actionable public policy research that focuses on gender issues of concern in and to specific geographic locations in the state. Meeting with WNC’s Board and staff student teams  develop a work plan, research relevant policy issues, collect relevant data, identify and analyze policy options, and produce reports that includes specific recommendations for action. In these projects, students develop skills in team work, leadership, communication, professional etiquette, and time management. WNC has benefited from their work and invites you to explore their work in Greensboro and Guilford County , Pittsboro and Chatham County, the impact of COVID-19 on childcare, maternal well-being, and labor force participation in Mecklenburg county, and more.