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Pursuing an Impactful Life with More Opportunities
By Brent Hyder, Board President, Enterprise for Youth, and President & Chief People Officer, Salesforce Andrea Lopez made the courageous decision to leave her family in El Salvador and join extended family in the Bay Area to pursue “a better life with more opportunities.” Her vision of the United States as a place where she […]
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This Way ONward: From First Jobs to Career Rockets
Lamiya Cotton says that her goal in life is “to be the most fashionable person on the news.” At the age of 19, as a current communications major at the University of San Francisco with a few Old Navy internships under her belt, she is well on her way. Supported by community partner Enterprise for […]
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Fertile Ground for Growth
The inaugural summer of Climate Career Corps employed 250 youth Climate Career Corps interns worked in green jobs this summer completing a total of 17,700 paid internship hours. 193 youth worked in San Francisco parks in their first year in the program, and 43 youth interns worked in a portfolio of green organizations and businesses. […]
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Thank You to Our Supporters!
Enterprise for Youth Staff kicked off a month of gratitude by giving thanks to those who financially uplift us — our donors! Each staff member called up a list of donors to personally thank them for their contributions to Enterprise. With their support, this year Enterprise was able to connect 373 youth to transformative paid […]
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Congratulations to Our Summer 2021 Intern Cohort
Dear Friends, Enterprise’s entire organization relies on incredible acts of kindness and generosity. This summer was our biggest in youth employment in our entire 52-year history and the community’s kindness and generosity were shining brightly. Thank you to everyone for contributing to create this historic summer together. I had the incredible pleasure of talking directly […]
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Green Careers Grow at the Golden Gate
Written by Carlo Solis, Senior Program Director. Summer 2021 has been an extraordinary time of growth for the Enterprise for Youth Green Career Internship. A large part of our growth is thanks to the partnership Enterprise has created with the National Park Service and Golden Gate National Recreation Area Team at Fort Mason. For five […]
