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Applications for Summer 2017 internships are now available! To apply online, please click here. Or you can click the link below to download an application and submit in person. 

Summer 2017 SWEP Application

Please note that enrollment is on a first come, first served basis and your application will only be considered if you meet our eligibility requirements. A representative from the SWEP Team will be in touch once your application is processed.

IMPORTANT: Please follow directions completely to ensure proper processing of your application. Receiving a flyer in the mail does not guarantee eligibility, we will be verifying your CalWORKs and/or foster care enrollment with Human Services Agency after each application is received. 

In addition to providing subsidized employment and case management, SWEP also conducts enrichment activities where young people can bond, get challenged, and achieve.

February’s enrichment activity is a Mountain Biking Trip at China Camp State Park in Marin County.  Our partner organization, Trips For Kids, led the ride, provided the bikes and gear, and educated us on healthy lifestyles.

 

 

(Interns at workshop)

In addition to learning work skills at their internship sites, the students also learn valuable skills at the workshops led by the Employment Coordinators.  

As the school year session approaches it’s end, our interns have been presenting on their worksite and internship experience. Featured here is Alexandria Mason, who is currently interning at the Western Addition Family Resource Center (WAFRC).

During her presentation, Alexandria discussed the WAFRC’s mission and program services. WAFRC implements strength based programming for families living in the Western Addition/Fillmore district. They provide: Family Advocacy, Family Counseling, Differential Response, Parent Education, and Family Supervised Visitations.

WAFRC also hosts Women’s Group, Men’s Group, and a new Girl’s Group! Alexandria will be facilitating the Girl’s Group, centered around developing healthy young ladies in the community. Girl’s Group is held every third Wednesday of the Month at WAFRC from 4:00-6:00PM, if any young women are interested in joining, they are welcome!

Alexandria says that she loves working at the Western Addition Family Resource Center and that she even goes to help out the center on her days off. Furthermore, interning at WAFRC has inspired her to pursue a professional career in nursing and/or social work in the future.

For more information on the Western Family Resource Center, click here!

Check out Bay Area Parent’s Teen Focus digital magazine‘s latest issue where they’re providing guidance on summer jobs and internships for youth. Make sure to look out for current SWEP intern, Shaless Hogan and former SWEP intern, Grace Balatbat (on page 17) where they talk about their personal job experiences!

Hello! I’m Talia and I’ve been a SWEP participant for about three years now. Being in SWEP allows you certain privileges, such as Girls Group. I have been attending Girls Group for a few months now and I really like it. It is really fun and you get to connect with other girls that can relate to you and things that you are going through —  this was shocking to me, because I used to have trouble connecting and associating with other girls. Girls Group is helping me learn how to be better at it.

Recently, the Girls Group went on a field trip to this play called “Girls Talk.” I had a lot of fun and related to a lot of the topics that the play talked about, I’m sure all the  other girls did as well. After the play, we went out to lunch and that was the funnest part because we got to talk and get to know each other more. It was really nice to  bond with the other girls. Just being around other girls that get you creates a really comfortable environment.  To me, it is more like a sisterhood group than a girl’s group.  Attending Girls Group is helping me and I am glad that I can get this opportunity from being in SWEP.

– Talia Muzac, SWEP Intern

Girls Group is a component of our sister program, SF YouthWorks. It encompasses the theme of “Young Women on the Rise,” providing a safe space for self-development, self-esteem building, and peer support. All young women in SWEP are encouraged to attend! For more information, click here.