Climate Career Corps

Let’s help youth take part in solving the biggest crisis of our time

Climate Career Corps

A multi-year program that prepares youth for the workplace while developing green skills through education, work experience, and mentorship. Youth learn about ecology, climate science, and environmental justice while gaining work experience in climate-related internships and enrichment activities.

The Climate Career Corps launched in summer 2022 and has grown to over 339 young people gaining valuable work experience in green careers. The program was founded with our partner Nature in the City and has quickly become Enterprise for Youth’s largest employment portfolio. The Climate Career Corps deepens and expands our long history of placing young people in environment stewardship internships.

“I have learned how to be a better leader, activist, and environmentalist with this job [at Buena Vista Park]. So much so, that I want to pursue a career to continue taking care of the Earth. With my next job I will take my go-to attitude and put it to work so I may succeed at my goals of life. This job was exciting, and despite its labor I enjoyed talking to people and the plants!”

-Delara Armijo, Green Careers Intern, Summer 2021

Climate Career Summit

A roundtable discussion with climate professionals and activists

Each summer, all youth participants engage with climate leaders who are making positive impacts on the planet. The Climate Career Summit facilitates discussions around important climate action topics while exposing youth to career pathways that have positive impacts on preserving our planet.

To learn more, email climatesummit@enterpriseforyouth.org.

MEET OUR 2024 speakers

Chris Busch, Director of Environmental Initiatives at Apple
Finn Does, Eco-Justice Advocate & Co Chair of the Bay Area Youth Climate Summit
Martha Guzman, Regional Administrator at US Environmental Protection Agency
Michelle Lim, Order Fulfillment and Supply Chain Sustainability & Program Management Office Manager at Agilent
Roy Parado, Field Sales and Marketing at Plenty Unlimited Inc.
Eliane Rendon, Jefa de Carrera de Agricultura Sustentable y Protegida at the Universidad Tecnológica del Sur del Estado de Morelos
Yuri Sadiki Torres, Green for All National Organizer at Dream.Org

Watch the 2024 Summit Highlights

Youth Growing Green

The Climate Career Corps is designed for youth to accelerate solutions to climate change and acquire green skills for future success in any job they choose.

Climate Career Corps youth interns will

gain direct work experiences in a range of climate-focused organizations
learn about environmental issues
gain appreciation for the value of nature in our cities
build green skills that can be applied to their professional and personal lives
inspire and help build a movement that fuels climate solutions
impact their local environments and see the immediate outcomes of their efforts

Internships

By partnering with a range of organizations, youth interns contribute directly to conservation efforts, participate in projects focused on environmental policy and advocacy, and learn more about corporate efforts to build sustainability into the business model.

Intern Hosts

Green skills are not just marketable but essential skills

“We expect to see millions of new jobs created globally in the next decade driven by new climate policies and commitments.”

– LinkedIn 2022 Global Green Skills Report

Support our future workforce

Climate Advisory Board

Leaders in climate action and sustainability who lend their expertise to help us improve and expand the Climate Career Corps.

Anthony Brunello, Founder, Gridworks; Partner, California Strategies

Miguel Dimas, EcoCenter Manager, San Francisco Recreation & Parks

Caroline Chick, Investor, Activate Capital

Amber Hasselbring, Executive Director, Nature in the City

Jessica Heiges, Senior Sustainability Consultant, Quantis

Diana Kapp, author and journalist

Alexia Leclercq, Co-Founder, Start:Empowerment

Jannice Newson, Founder, Lillian Augusta

John Reynolds, Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission

Don Rothaus, Marine Biologist, retired from Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

“I never really considered working outdoors / gardening as a possible career option prior to this experience, and while I still have my heart set out to work in the technology industry in the future, I can definitely see myself incorporating how to be green in my future occupation.”

– Joanne, intern in Golden Gate Park