Volunteer Opportunities
American Red Cross – Long Beach: Lakia Pearson (3150 E 29th St., Long Beach, CA 562-595-6341)
- · High School Students (Ages 16 and over)
· Aquarium of the Pacific: Shannon Penna (100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach, CA 90802: 562-590-3100)
- · Family Volunteering (Ages 8 to 16)
- · VolunTEENs (Ages 14 to 16)
- · Gift Store, Aquarium Host and Exhibit Interpreter (Age 16-18)
- · Service Learning (High School Students)
Boys and Girls Club of Cypress: Kristin Entsminger (10161 Moody St. Cypress, CA 90630: 714-527-2697 X. 203)
- · High School students (Ages 16 and over)
- · Volunteer positions: Part-time Recreation Leader and Part-time Tutor
Cerritos Recreation Services Division: (18125 Bloomfield Ave., Cerritos, CA 90703: 562-916-1254)
- · General Volunteers (Ages 13 and over)
- · Online form available to print and mailed to Recreation Services Division/City of Cerritos: P.O. Box 3130, Cerritos, CA 90703
Cerritos Senior Center at Pat Nixon Park: Cynthia Navarrete (12340 South Street Cerritos, California
90703: 562-916-8550 X. 322)
- · General Volunteers (Ages 16 and over)
El Dorado Park: Andrea Lang (2800 N Studebaker Rd., Long Beach, CA: 562-570-3225)
Kaiser Permanente Hospital: Sandy Thibodeaux (9400 Rosecrans Ave. #3300, Bellflower, CA:562-461-3000)
- · General Volunteers (Ages 16 and over)
- · Requires a 6-month commitment of at least 4 hours per week
Kaiser Permanente Hospital: Volunteer Services – Kathleen (1900 E 4th St., Santa Ana, CA: 714-279-4179)
- · High School students (Ages 15 and over)
- · Servicing the areas of: Anaheim, Santa Ana, Tustin
Long Beach Museum of Art: Bianca Velasco (2300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90803: 562-439-2119)
- · High School students (Ages 16 and over)
- · Volunteer work only available in May during the Children’s Festival – total 8 hours
- · Applications will be accepted in the beginning of April
Los Alamitos General Hospital: Helen Sylar (3751 Katella Ave., Los Alamitos, CA 90720: 562-799-3557)
- · High School students (Ages 16 and over)
Los Angeles Community Hospital: Nancy Gutierrez (13222 Bloomfield Ave., Norwalk, CA 90650:562-863-4763)
- · High School students (Ages 16 and over)
Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens: Martha Thomson (5333 Zoo Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90027:323-644-4703)
- · General Volunteer (Ages 16 and over)
- · Community Service Volunteer (Ages 13 and over)
- · Internships available
Los Cerritos YMCA: Adam Franco (15530 Woodruff Ave., Bellflower, CA 90706: 562-925-1292)
- · High School Students (Ages 14 and over)
- · ROP Opportunities/Internships available
- High School Students (Ages 14 and over)
- Contact Susan for 4-page application and to schedule one-on-one interview
Santa Ana Zoo: Tish Flynn (1801 East Chestnut Ave., Santa Ana, CA 92701:
714-647-6575)
- · High School Students (Ages 16 and over)
- · Applications can be picked up at the Zoo
- · Areas of volunteer work include: Animals, Clerical, and Special Events
Seal Beach Clean-Up: Kim Masoner (1st St. and PCH, Seal Beach, CA:
714-647-6575)
- · High School Students (Ages 16 and over)
- · Applications can be picked up at the Zoo
- · Areas of volunteer work include: Animals, Clerical, and Special Events
SPCA- LA (Animal Shelter): Volunteer Services (7700 E Spring St, Long Beach, CA: 562-570-7722)
- Youth Volunteers (Ages 12-16 and must be accompanied by an adult)
- Volunteers (Ages 17 and over)
- Must dedicate a one-year commitment with a minimum of 8 hours per month
- Forms available online: http://spcala.com/volunteers/voluninf.shtml
Whittier Presbyterian Hospital: Patricia Cortez (12401 Washington Blvd., Whittier, CA: 562-698-0811 X.
2425)
- High School students (Ages 16 and over)
- Now accepting applications for the summer quarter
Internship Opportunities
Some examples of companies and organizations that have specialized high school internships include:
Sciences and Engineering:
US Department of Energy
http://www.eren.doe.gov/bro/neen/resources/doe.html
Locations: Across the United States
Deadline: Rolling
Each summer, 365 U.S. high school students are selected to attend the DOE's High School Science Student Honors Program. Two week programs are normally held at seven DOE laboratories: Argonne National Lab, Brookhaven National Lab, Fermi National Accelerator Lab, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, Oak Ridge National Lab, and Pacific Northwest National Lab.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
www.nasajobs.nasa.gov
Locations: AL; CA; FL; MD; MS; OH; TX; VA.
Deadline: Varies with program.
There are at least 200 different programs open to high school interns, including work in robotics, biomedicine, earth science, space propulsion and satellite communications.
Advertising/Public Relations
Ackerman McQueen
www.am.com
Locations: Fairfax, VA; Irving, TX; Oklahoma City and Tulsa, OK.
Deadline: Rolling
Ackerman McQueen is an advertising agency that specializes in food, outdoor and recreational products, technology and national associations.
Levine Communications Office
www.levinepr.com
Locations: Beverly Hills, CA; Las Vegas, NV; New York, NY; Washington, DC; London.
Deadline: Rolling
Levine specializes in representing celebrity clients and former interns are regularily placed in PR departments throughout the entertainment industry.
Print Media
American Society of Newspaper Editors, (ASNE)
http://www.asne.org/index.cfm?id=553
Location: Across the United States Deadline: Rolling
The web site lists 54 newspapers, major urban dailies as well as smaller, local papers, that accept high school interns across the country.
Business/Economics
American Management Association
www.amanet.org
Location: New York, NY
Deadline: Spring and Fall: Rolling; Summer: April 7
Interns gain experience in training and development, human resources, general management, marketing and market research
United States Department of Commerce
http://www.commerce.gov/
Location: Washington, DC
Deadline: Rolling
The department promotes and protects America's economic growth and international trade. There are a total of 17 different
