Preparing Youth for work through Internships in San Francisco City Government Departments
By Alex Ocampo, YouthWorks Intern Getting involved in or delivering a pre-employment training program is a great way to help people get ‘work ready’ and support more people as they start to work. The Pre-Employment
Continue readingInterested in applying for YouthWorks but want to learn more? Come visit us at an outreach event this spring! Here’s where you can find us: Tuesday, February 12: Downtown Career & Resource Fair @ Downtown
Continue readingAshley was born and raised in San Francisco. She is currently a senior at Lowell High School, but originally attended SOTA (School of the Arts) as a freshman for the viola. During her free time,
Continue readingWill you be a junior or senior in high school next year? Do you want a summer job in the city government? Apply for YouthWorks! You’ll have the option to intern with a variety of
Continue readingNour was born in San Francisco’s Mission district and moved after a year to be raised in Algeria’s capital, Algiers. In October 2015, she decided to move back to the United states for better educational
Continue readingLooking for a way to connect with YouthWorks? Learn about us, and other job and internship opportunities, at these job fairs: 1. San Francisco Summer Resource Fair, hosted by the Department of Children, Youth, and
Continue readingLaura was born and raised in San Francisco’s Mission District. She is currently a senior at Mission High School. Laura became part of the YouthWorks program over the summer of her junior year. Laura worked
Continue readingTasha was born in San Francisco but grew up across the country in rural Vermont. She studied cultural anthropology and studio art at The University of Vermont and was trained to teach English as a
Continue readingDanielle is a San Francisco native who grew up in the Bayview and earned her BA in Liberal Studies from San Francisco State University. Prior to joining the YouthWorks team she worked for SWEP, a
Continue readingLealoa is a native San Franciscan. She received her BS in HR Management from California State University-Long Beach. While in Long Beach, she mentored at-risk youth and first-generation high school students. This sparked her passion
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