SIREN Youth Leadership Internship
A paid year-long internship with SIREN (Services, Immigrant Rights, and Education Network) in which youth ages 16-25 organize alongside immigrant and refugee communities in the Bay Area (San Jose) or Central Valley (Fresno), building leadership and community-organizing skills. Interns support SIREN's Youth Leadership Institute programming and civic engagement campaigns.
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Northern California Public Media (KRCB) Student Internship Program
NorCal Public Media, operator of public TV/radio station KRCB, offers a paid internship for high school, technical school, and college students interested in news, journalism, digital media, and environmental storytelling, providing hands-on newsroom and production experience.
BizWorld Young Entrepreneur Success (YES!) Program
A free 10-12 week mentorship program from BizWorld for young entrepreneurs ages 16-22 with an early-stage business idea or venture. Participants receive one-on-one mentorship from industry professionals, networking opportunities, and access to funding resources; past cohorts have generated over $3 million in combined revenue.
Enterprise for Youth: Paid Internship Program
A San Francisco nonprofit's paid internship placement program for high school juniors and seniors, offering roles across industries such as tech, retail, healthcare, and small business. Interns complete 75 hours (about 12 hours/week) with weekly professional development workshops and job coach support.
HealthLink at UCSF
A free, year-long mentorship program pairing first-generation, college-bound Bay Area high schoolers (sophomores preferred) with UCSF graduate student mentors from Nursing, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Physical Therapy, and Medicine, through monthly Saturday workshops and one-on-one mentoring.
MOCA Teens
A paid, cohort-based program at the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles in which high school juniors and seniors learn about contemporary art and museum work by collaborating on projects with artists, planning public teen events, and meeting museum professionals.
Progress in Medicine (Roots of Progress)
A career-exploration program in medicine, biotech, health policy, and longevity science combining five weeks of live online seminars with a Stanford campus residency, where students tour research labs and biotech companies and learn from expert advisors before writing a capstone essay.