Enterprise for Youth

Empowering young people to prepare for and discover career opportunities

Climate Career Corps

The Climate Career Corps launched in summer 2022 with 250 youth working in paid green internships.

2022 Summer Highlights

Enterprise youth completed 402 paid internships this summer.

Youth gained direct work experience in a range of settings and earned a total of $716,000 in wages.

Why Enterprise for Youth?

Enterprise’s training and internship program sets youth up for success

98%

of youth report gaining valuable job skill

Enterprise helps break through barriers, giving youth a leg up in the workforce

85%

of youth face at least one barrier to entry to employment.

Enterprise pays youth as they gain valuable work experience

$806,000

earned by youth interns in summer 2022

Enterprise has been helping San Francisco Bay Area youth find work for over 50 years

25,000+

youth served since 1969

What we do

Enterprise for Youth is a central employment resource, where youth learn job-readiness skills and soft skills — and practice those skills in supportive, paid internships. Through ongoing professional development workshops, youth build a strong network of peers, colleagues, and mentors. Our multi-year model allows youth to develop their resumes during high school through paid work experience and training opportunities in the fields of healthcare, technology, art/architecture/design, financial and legal services, government and nonprofit, entrepreneurship, environmental stewardship, communications, and retail.

Youth Voices

Learn what Enterprise can do for you. Our youth-directed video answers the question, “What does Enterprise mean to you?”

Stories of Impact

Posse Scholarship Semi-Finalists

By Meghan Smith-Chang, Senior Program Director Each year Enterprise nominates youth to receive the Posse Scholarship, and this summer six semi-finalists…

Let’s Celebrate our Summer Program

By Merritt Richmond, Development DirectorSeptember 27, 2022 Enterprise youth completed 402 paid internships this summer! Youth gained direct work experience in…

OUR FOCUS

Providing young people access to paid internships is the cornerstone of Enterprise’s work

Join Us

Support under-resourced San Francisco youth. Your contribution helps youth reach their full potential through life-changing paid internships.