Youth Opportunities
Below are opportunities for youth to intern, to volunteer, or to find leadership positions:
County Internships
Office of Children and Families Policy YTF Internship: The intent of this internship is to provide support for members of the YTF to conduct research or work on policy issues that cannot be completed during the regular YTF meetings to further the work of the YTF. The findings can be presented at the annual Youth Task Force retreat and can also help guide the annual work plan. The application period for Summer 2024 is closed. Check back next year for updates on the internship for Summer 2025!
County of Santa Clara Student Internship Program: The County of Santa Clara provides a Student Internship Program for youth. The program has opportunities for youth ranging from high school to graduate students. Learn more on the Employee Services Agency Student Internship Program website.
PARTI Program: An amazing internship, stipend, and service positions for students to seize an incredible opportunity for personal growth and professional development. Students will get the chance to build essential workforce readiness skills, forge career connections, and make a meaningful impact during the summer. Interested students can contact [email protected] or call (408) 561-4664 or learn more about the internship on the PARTI Program website.
Bay Area Internships
- Acterra: Action for a Healthy Planet
- City of San José
- Education Internships for Guadelupe River Park Conservancy
- Inspirit AI Scholars: Stanford
- San José Fire Explorers Post 888
Nationwide Internships
Bay Area Educational Programs
County Volunteer Opportunities
The County of Santa Clara has many volunteering opportunities provided for youth. Click on the links below to learn more about community volunteering opportunities that are offered for youth:
- In the City of Santa Clara: City Community Volunteer Opportunities
- In the County of Santa Clara: County Community Volunteer Opportunities
- Volunteering Events in the City of San José : Events for Events for Volunteer Opportunities
- From National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Santa Clara County: Volunteer Opportunities
(NAMI Santa Clara County cannot hire youth under the age of 18, BUT they can help volunteer at NAMI events)
Bay Area Volunteer Opportunities
- Acterra: Action for a Healthy Planet
- Alum Rock Counseling Center
- Billy DeFrank LGBTQ+ Community Center
- California Academy of Sciences
- Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County
- Community Solutions
- Community United San José Alma Youth Center
- Computer History Museum
- Fresh Lifelines for Youth (FLY) Program
- Friends of the Saratoga Libraries
- HandsOn Bay Area
- ICAN Community Center
- Inspiring Love of Science & Nature
- Marine Mammal Center
- MarinHealth
- Palo Alto City Library (PACL)
- Positive Alternative Recreation Teambuilding Impact (PARTI) Program
- Razing The Bar
- San Francisco Zoo & Gardens
- San José African American Community Services Agency (AACSA)
- San José Public Library- Alum Rock Branch
- San José Public Library - Berryessa Branch
- South Bay Youth Changemakers
- Tully Free Library
- United Way Bay Area (UWBA)
- YMCA Silicon Valley
County Leadership Opportunities
Apply to join any Youth Commission in Santa Clara County. View any Youth Commission of your choice with vacancies for the upcoming year, as well as leadership positions within those youth commissions.
The application period for the OCFP YTF is now closed for the 2024-2025 year. Check the About Us section of the website next year to view the vacancies for the 2025-2026 YTF.