Stanford Blood Center Red Cord Program
A Bay Area high school recognition program in which students earn an exclusive graduation honor cord either by donating blood once a year through high school or by organizing a blood drive at their school, run through Stanford Blood Center's Menlo Park, Mountain View, South Bay, and Tri-Valley centers.
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Stanford Blood Center Teen Volunteer Program
An in-person volunteer role for students 16 and older assisting donors as Post-Donation Canteen Hosts at Stanford Blood Center's Campbell, Dublin, Menlo Park, and Mountain View donation centers and mobile blood drives, with free orientation and training provided.
Alameda Family Services Youth Advisory Board
A youth advisory board run through Alameda Family Services' school-based health centers, where Alameda Unified School District high school students identify and address topics such as mental health, sexual health, healthy relationships, and body image.
Bay Area Financial Education Foundation Workshops
A San Francisco Bay Area nonprofit that sends volunteer financial professionals into schools and community organizations to lead free, interactive workshops on budgeting, investing, and credit for students, delivered on request as part of teachers' regular coursework.
Berkeley Youth Commission
An 18-member city commission (nine appointed by the Berkeley School Board, one by each City Council member) requiring at least half of its members to be middle or high school students; commissioners review and recommend youth services and programs and meet monthly at the MLK Jr. Youth Center.
BUILD: Bay Area Entrepreneurship Program
A national nonprofit founded in 1999 in East Palo Alto and expanded to Oakland in 2004, integrating a multi-year, project-based entrepreneurship curriculum into Career Technical Education pathways at Bay Area high schools, serving over 1,500 California students annually.
Cal Day at the Archaeological Research Facility (UC Berkeley)
An annual free open-house event where UC Berkeley's Archaeological Research Facility hosts lectures, panel discussions, lab tours, and hands-on activities (ceramic reconstruction, rock art painting, paleoethnobotany, career talks) for prospective students, families, and the community.