Looking for other opportunities outside of JCYC Workhub? Check out our list of free resources from our partners and other community organizations.
Builds girls’ proficiency in basic life skills, healthy decision-making, leadership, and knowledge of social systems, focused on women's rights and social justice.
Services for youth and young adults who have experienced trauma or have felt unsafe in traditional programming and institutions.
Please check the website for the official application deadline.
Graduates of the Digital Arts Program can be hired to get trained as leaders in a youth-run record label, Upstar Records. Students work as marketing associates, live-sound engineers, and music producers.
Please check the website for the official application deadline.
Students learn songwriting, digital recording and engineering, filmmaking, beat sequencing, DJ instruction, podcasting, and photography. Learn from industry professionals and organize local events.
Please check the website for the official application deadline.
Restaurant-readiness training in a youth cafe. Gain cooking skills and work experience in the food industry.
Please check the website for the official application deadline.
Multicultural youth leadership development program for high school students to work to reduce violence and create harmony and understanding through advocacy, education and outreach.
Please check the website for the official application deadline.
Paid internship, skill building training, individual case management, and education support.
Please check the website for the official application deadline.
Healthy living and youth workforce development. Youth learn professional cooking skills.
Please check the website for the official application deadline.
Paid summer internship providing professional mentorship to SF high school students. Students explore STEAM fields by interning at varies SF City departments
After-school training and mentoring program offer free creative technology and digital media production training.
Please check the website for the official application deadline.
The TAC Anti-bias Leaders Fellowship is a new, year-long program at The Contemporary Jewish Museum (The CJM) that seeks to empower teens with the training and tools to become leaders in anti-bias activism in their schools and communities. Fellows will meet virtually every month and work alongside leaders and change makers to build their leadership skills and develop anti-bias projects.
We value diversity in culture, race and ethnicity, and gender expression. Seeking reliable, enthusiastic, friendly, curious, and open-minded youth. A 1,000 dollar stipend upon completion of the program. NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR FALL 2023! DUE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 2023 BY 5PM.
Are you interested in native plants, working outdoors, and growing plants for restoration?
Do you want to work with a wide range of community volunteers and youth?
The Park Nurseries team is looking for three interns! As part of a community-based restoration nursery program, interns will gain hands-on experience with growing plants, seed collection, and volunteer program management. Later in the program, interns will have the opportunity to practice supervision skills by mentoring high school summer interns.
Full-time 6 month position.
Applications accepted through Wednesday, 3/1.
The TAC Internship brings together high school students from diverse backgrounds for a year-round paid internship. Teens work and learn together in a world-class arts environment to experience art and artists, explore identity and culture, produce and lead meaningful public events and programs, and develop professional skills.
We value diversity in culture, race and ethnicity, and gender expression. Seeking reliable, enthusiastic, friendly, curious, and open-minded youth. Earn $16.70/hour. NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR FALL 2023! DUE WEDNESDAY, FEB 22, 2023 BY 5PM.
JCYC Workhub is a community of young, innovative professionals that are creating a new future for San Francisco and beyond. Our goal is to help you start your career by connecting you with a mentorship and providing work experience. And all of our programs are completely hands on so that we can focus on what matters: your growth.
This Spring Internship will be facilitated IN PERSON at the HYPE Center
198 Potrero Ave, San Francisco, CA 94103
Internship will be every Tuesday & Thursday, 4:30-6:30pm from April 4 - June 1
There will also be two required Saturdays determined by intern availability once internship has begun.
4 week Summer Arts & Activism Project. Participants create and perform original dances, learn from local artists, learn about female empowerment and racial justice, and more
Paid internship, skill building training, individual case management, and education support.
Please check the website for the official application deadline.
Paid summer internship providing professional mentorship to SF high school students. Students explore STEAM fields by interning at varies SF City departments
The CVA program combines the strength of a national leader in conservation service with the National Park Service in order to train a diverse group of emerging leaders to assist park units in building lasting connections to local communities.
Queer Belonging Backpacking Adventure is a paid program from June 14th to June 30th. This program is for High School aged youth who identify as Queer, Trans, Black Indigenous and People of color. During the program, we will explore the themes of Queer belonging through community building, discussions, art, and outdoor adventures including backpacking, camping, and learning in nature. Participants will develop a deep sense of belonging within the affinity group and a connection to natural spaces. This program helps to create a safe space in which youth can connect on what it means to be QTBIPOC and learn how to advocate for more welcoming and inclusive spaces for all.
Paid position at the Exploratorium. Engage visitors at exhibits, lead demonstrations, and run museum operations.
Please check the website for the official application deadline.
Candidates embrace a commitment to strengthening their families and communities despite facing formidable life challenges, such as economic and family responsibilities. Each year, 11 outstanding San Francisco Unified School District juniors are provided $10,000 each to fund tuition and/or education-related expenses.
The Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund provides financial support for students who are active and emerging organizers in progressive movements for liberation, self-determination and social and economic justice in their communities. These need-based scholarships are awarded to students who are enrolled at a college or university or in a trade or technical program.
Applications are available in January of each year until April 1 and should be completed and submitted online.
10,000 Degrees provides scholarships to individuals with significant financial need who exhibit a strong desire to go to college, and who have the perseverance necessary to graduate from college and accomplish their educational goals.
Each year, the Maisin Scholar Award provides 75 high school seniors in SFUSD with as much as $3000 annually so they can pursue higher education and open doors to their dreams. The scholarship can be renewed at the same initial rate for a maximum of $12,000 and is available to scholars for up to six years.
Our application opens on November 1, 2022, and will close on February 17, 2023.
Students attending a 4-year institution receive $4,500 per school year. Students attending a 2-year institution will receive up to $2,250 per school year until they transfer to a 4-year institution, at which time they will be eligible for the $4,500 award per school year. In addition to scholarships, scholars are matched with a mentor and have access to other resources designed to support them on their college journey and beyond. Once in college, scholarships can be renewed based on specific eligibility requirements.
A diverse student group on an Outward Bound course (including racial, religious, economic, gender identity, and ability) encourages learning across differences, compassion for the strengths and challenges of their crewmates, and space to practice inclusion and leadership.
4 different summer scholarships available with various affinity focuses but at the heart of each program is the intention to empower compassionate leaders for the future.
This scholarship is for students graduating high school or who are currently in college or trade school who live in Alice Griffith, Potrero Terrace Annex, Hunters View, or Sunnydale.
Application Due Friday, April 14, 2023- Winners will be Announced Friday, May 19, 2023
Kindergarten to College is both automatic and universal. When a student enters kindergarten in San Francisco Unified School District, K2C automatically opens a deposit-only savings account in the child’s name at Citibank with a starter deposit of $50 in each account. There is no paperwork to fill out, and the program does not use social security numbers. For some families, their account with K2C is their only formal bank account with a financial institution.
Balboa students are eligible to apply to this year’s Awesome Fund Grant. This link covers expectations and an overview of the grant. The Awesome Fund provides registered high school clubs with financial support for projects that help students enhance their community, keep students involved in school, and/or provide students with a more meaningful educational experience. Students can apply for a grant of $100 to $1,000.
If there is any interest in applying, students should start to consider what kind of project would positively impact their club the most and how much funding they’ll need to get it started.
The application closes 10/23/2023 and no late applications will be accepted.
BYA is a group of multicultural young people living or going to school in Bayview Hunters Point (District 10). BYA is committed to reducing violence and to creating harmony and understanding through outreach, education, and advocacy. Youth participate in weekly afterschool multicultural leadership workshops and volunteer in monthly community events. Through BYA, youth have the opportunity to share their voices in various spaces in the community and participate in decision-making processes that affect them and their families.
BYA will run from October 2023 - May 2024. Workshops are held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5pm - 6:30pm.
To apply, fill out the BYA application or reach out to the Program Coordinator, Nijah nijahl@cycsf.org
Clementine Collective is a year long leadership program and support group at the Community Youth Center of San Francisco dedicated to the positive empowerment and development of Asian / Pacific Islander LGBTQIA+ youth and their allies in San Francisco. Clementine Collective participants learn about API and LGBTQIA+ identity, history, and culture, while creating community with other young people. Our goals are to strengthen the resilience, pride, knowledge, and skills of youth leaders so that we can educate others and build healthy communities.
The program includes academic support, college application support, leadership development, monthly workshops devoted to college admissions processes and social justice.
Supporting Transitions & Aspirations Mentorship Program (STAMP) supports Asian and Pacific Islander (API) high school sophomores and juniors in their transition to college and careers by pairing them with an adult mentor for monthly 1:1 guidance and support. The program includes college application support, college tours, leadership development, weekly workshops devoted to college admissions processes and financial literacy, and a service learning project. The program also focuses on leadership development and social justice. This program brings together youth from across the city and is excellent for API students who will be the first in their families to attend college.
Students will learn how to build multiracial solidarity and address anti-AAPI hate, gender-based violence, violence against queer and trans communities. Through workshops and events, they will engage in community conversations, create curriculum, and facilitate cultivate agency and awareness in their peers. The Collective also offers workshops to the wider Bay Area community on a range of topics.
Queer Belonging Backpacking Adventure is a paid outdoor program from June 13th to June 29th. This program is for high school aged youth who identify as Queer, Trans, Black Indigenous and People of Color. During the program, we will explore the themes of Queer belonging through community building, discussions, art, and outdoor adventures including backpacking, camping, and learning in nature. Participants will develop a deep sense of belonging within the affinity group and a connection to natural spaces. This program helps to create a safe space in which youth can connect on what it means to be QTBIPOC and learn how to advocate for more welcoming and inclusive spaces for all.
This is a resource for anyone that needs to understand a legal document or write a legal document without breaking the bank. These forms are free and simplified for the everyday person to understand what the form is about. Please be advised that you will have to create an account with them in order to access the documents that you created.
Wu Yee is open and currently enrolling for on-site services for children and pregnant women at their Early Learning Centers, Family Child Care Centers, and Home Visiting services. Wu Yee believes nothing is more essential than excellent child care and education for all children. They partner with parents, organizations across San Francisco, and individuals who are willing to provide a network that strengthens and connects a diverse, resilient community around the children.
MNHC offers sensitive, respectful and non-judgmental services that are FREE and CONFIDENTIAL for all young people of all genders from ages 12 to 21. At the Shotwell site there is a Teen Clinic area made just for youth. Bilingual services offered cover physical, mental, emotional, sexual and reproductive health. If you are a young person over the age of 12, you can register for services on your own.
The following Teen services are free and confidential at the Shotwell Clinic and Excelsior Clinic. Our main Teen Clinic is located at the Shotwell site, 240 Shotwell Street, San Francisco, CA.
Mondays and Thursdays 1:30 – 5pm; You can call to schedule an appointment or drop-in before 4pm.
A community building group for trans & gender nonconforming youth 18 & under.
Join to meet other trans & nonconforming folks! All participants receive free snacks & a $20 gift card each session.
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