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UPDATE:  Application period is now CLOSED for 2010-2011.  Please visit our website in April 2011 for summer application information. SF YouthWorks has released our intern application for the 2010-2011 program.  Selected youth will participate in

This summer SF YouthWorks offered their participants a number of Career Exploration Events in six different career fields. In July, interested interns took advantage of exploring Political and City Leadership careers. The first visit was

During career exploration events to learn about the field of finance, SF YouthWorks interns were asked why they have an interest in the field. Interns typically had a common response.  They want to understand finances

Applications for the 2010-2011 YouthWorks program will be available on Wednesday, August 11 at 10am.  Interested candidates can obtain an application from our office (2012 Pine Street, 2nd Floor) or on the Become an Intern

On Wednesday, July 21, a group of YouthWorks interns visited SF MUNI’s Curtis E. Green Light Rail Facility.  Sam Ng provided a tour of the facility, showing youth the series of shops where MUNI’s historic

On July 12th, YouthWorks took a group of youth interested in technical careers to learn about renewable technology projects spearheaded by the City of San Francisco.  Lori Mitchell and Jim Andrews of the Renewable Energy

This summer, YouthWorks participants will have new opportunities to learn about careers in city government.  As youth were hired for YouthWorks summer internships, they identified career interests from the following list:  Health, Law, Engineering, Politics,

At the start of the 2009-2010 YouthWorks school year session, the Port of San Francisco was an inactive worksite.  Eight months later, the Port of San Francisco is a model participating worksite, with four active

This summer, SF YouthWorks is excited to be partnering with San Francisco Unified School District’s Career Technical Education (CTE) program. High school students in the CTE program choose Career Academies that frame academic learning around

YouthWorks summer session has begun, with most interns scheduled to report to their first day of work on June 21. Thanks to generous departmental funding, this summer we were able to hire 160 new interns