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Career Exploration Program 2023 Recap: Words of Advice and Youth Impact
Say Cheese! Everyone poses for a group picture in Koret Quad, outside UCSF Neurology, Mission Bay Choosing a career path can be as intimidating as it is exciting, and for most youth, understanding the full breadth of the careers they can pursue is near impossible. In 2020, during the height of the lockdown, many of the…
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Introducing Youth Keynote Speakers: Heroes at Work 2023
On May 4, 2023, three Enterprise youth will take the stage at our annual dinner, Heroes at Work, to share their personal stories of growth and transformation. Enterprise for Youth connects young people to career pathways while building their interpersonal and technical skills to help them succeed in the workplace and also in their personal…
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Immigrating to the US and Finding Work
[Enterprise for Youth] has been the best experience I ever had because I did not think that I would go so far at my young age.”– Lesli Meija de Paz, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) intern, 2022 Donate Today Lesli Mejia de Paz became independent at the age of 15. “I separated myself from my parents and…
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Impacting lives for 53 years: Alumni speak out
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT “Early on, I got a picture of what professionalism looked like. I had a good work ethic heading into college.” – Andrea Flores, Enterprise alumni and donor Andrea Flores gained valuable early work experience with Enterprise that she still remembers to this day, over 30 years later. Through Enterprise, Andrea worked for a real estate company,…
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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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Learning about Greening the World: Youth Essay Winner
This past August Enterprise for Youth hosted our first op-ed competition as part of our Climate Career Corps internship. In this competition, youth were encouraged to read and respond to the book Girls Who Green the World: Thirty-Four Rebel Women Out to Save Our Planetby Diana Kapp. Abraham Lincoln High School senior Sherwin Li is…
