1. No category

Time Required
How to apply
Session
No minimum
required, but a
long term
commitment is
expected.
Go to
http://www.nyredcross.org
/page.php/prmID/512 and
follow the steps for either
joining the Youth Group
or starting a Red Cross
Club at your high school.
Contact: Alyssa May
(youthvolunteer@nyredcr
oss.org)
Deadline - rolling.
Focus/Description
Summer and on-going volunteer
opportunities. Responsibilities - Vary
depending on the program. Programs
include community outreach, disaster
planning & response, homework help,
international services, special events,
safety & preparedness, volunteer intake,
youth internship program, and
administrative roles.
Call 646-291-4580 press
1 for info./orientation line instructions follow.
Contact: Diane Wilkenson
212-876-7700 x4581
Deadline - rolling.
Organization
COMMUNITY SERVICE HUMANITIES
Summer and on-going volunteer
6 months for
opportunities. Responsibilities - working 8hrs per month.
with animals - playing with cats to help
reduce their stress. Basic training of dogs.
Must be 14-17 for cats. 18 or older for
dogs. Maybe some admin. work.
Application on website
under "volunteer"
heading. Put Yelana's
name in application to
make sure she receives
it. www.burdencenter.org.
Deadline - rolling.
The youth volunteer opportunities below are
open to youth once they are registered as
volunteers of the American Red Cross in
Greater New York (ARC/GNY). Whether you
volunteer with the Youth Group at headquarters,
start your own high school Red Cross Club or
volunteer on an individual basis; each area is
unique and offers youth a different perspective
of volunteering with ARC/GNY.
American Society for
Mission - provides effective means for the
Prevention of Cruelty to prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the
Animals
USA.
424 E. 92nd St.
NY, NY 10128-6804
www.aspca.org
212-876-7700
Flexible but at
Summer and on-going volunteer
opportunities. Responsibilities - Friendly least 1 hr a
week and 2 hrs.
Visiting and Grocery Shopping for the
homebound, Medical Escorting, Telefriend - for meal days.
telephone outreach to homebound seniors
from home, Meal service and socialization
at the Carter Burden Luncheon, Computer
Training, Junior Board for Young
Professionals: Burden Center Associates,
Meals-on-Heels Saturday delivery program
to the homebound, Intergenerational
Programs.
American Red Cross
American Red Cross in
Greater New York
520 West 49th Street
New York, NY 10019
Web site:
http://www.nyredcross.or
g
Youth Services Web site:
http://www.nyredcross.
org/page.php/prmID/510
212-875-2158
Burden Center for the
The Burden Center for the Aging, Inc. promotes
Aging Headquarters the well-being of elderly residents of the Upper
1484 First Avenue
East Side of Manhattan through a broad array of
direct social services and volunteer programs
New York, NY 10021
www.burdencenter.org oriented to individual, family and community
212-879-7400 x105
needs. They are dedicated to supporting the
(Yelana efforts of older people to remain in their own
yrevutskaya@burdencntr. homes living independently, safely and with
org)
dignity.
Each week The Carter Burden Center for the
Aging has dozens of volunteers under the age
of 18 working with its seniors. Volunteers
participate in everything from Meals- on- Heels
delivery to calling Bingo at the Carter Burden
Luncheon Club. They share lunch with our
senior center members, visit our homebound
seniors and grocery shop for anyone not able to
get out or carry shoppping bags up steps.
Intergenerational volunteers also enrich the
lives of the elderly by staging performances or
concerts, assisting the administrative staff,
making telephone reassurance calls and
teaching computer classes.
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Organization
Citizens' Committee for
Children of New York,
Inc. (CCC)
105 East 22 Street
New York, NY 10010
www.cccnewyork.org
212-673-1800 x20
Focus/Description
For 60 years, Citizens’ Committee for Children
of New York, Inc. (CCC) has been providing a
voice for children, especially poor and
vulnerable children and children with special
needs. As New York City’s only locally-based,
multi-issue child advocacy organization, CCC
stands up for children because we know that
our future is entrusted to them.
Session
Offered for Fall/Winter Semester and
Spring Semester - Youth Action
Community Leadership Course - a CCC
program that challenges young people in
NYC to make the city a better place for
children, youth and their families. Through
a 7-9 week Leadership Course - combing
research, field work, lectures and
discussions, YouthAction NYC members
learn to identify and research problems
that affect their lives and the lives of other
New Yorkers. Graduates of this course
can participate in YAC Members or Peer
Advocacy Training & Workshops.
Time Required
How to apply
E-mail or call Remi
Usually
Mondays 4-7pm Holden - Youth Action
for 7-9 weeks, Coordinator for an
but check on
application.
day/time
[email protected]
212-673-1800 ext. 20
update.
Fall/Winter Deadline mid - September
Spring Deadline - mid February
Coalition for the
Homeless
129 Fulton Street
New York, NY 10038
www.coalitionfortheho
meless.org
212-776-2090
Grand Central Grand Central Food
Coalition for the Homeless is the nation's oldest Summer and on-going volunteer
advocacy and direct service organization
opportunities. Grand Central Food
Food Program - Program - Juan De La
Once a week
helping homeless men, women, and children.
Cruz,
Program (moblile soup kitchen), Camp
They are dedicated to the principle that decent Howard Bound (cleanup crew needed for would be good [email protected]
shelter, sufficient food, affordable housing, and kid's camp 40-50 min North of Manhattan), but flexible to
rg or call 212-776-2090.
Bound for Success (volunteer afterschool student's
the chance to work for a living wage are
Camp Homeward Bound Thomas Semeta,
tutors & instructors needed),
schedule.
fundamental rights in a civilized society.
[email protected]
Developement Department (conducts
Friday and
fundraisers including three annual
Sunday nights g or call 212-776-2022.
Bound for Success fundraising events), and Advocacy
have popular
Program.
time slots. Other Angie Caraballo,
programs - vary acaraballo@cfthomeless.
org or call 212-776-2120.
Development Department
- Kim McCall at
[email protected]
or call 212-776-2050.
Advocacy Department Diana Olaizola at
[email protected]
g or call 212-776-2003.
Deadline – Rolling
E-mail a letter of interest
to: [email protected]
or call Nadya at
212.781.1113 - you do
not have to be from
Washington Heights to
apply.
Deadline - rolling.
Fresh Youth Initiatives
(FYI)
505 West 171st Street
(Btw Audubon and
Amsterdam)
www.freshyouth.org
212-781-1113
September Serve-a-Thon and February 1 Day
Sleeping Bag-a-Thon. At the Sleeping
bag-a-Thon volunteers spend one day
making sleeping bags, pillows, and mittens
for the homeless. At the Serve-a-Thon
volunteers spending the morning doing
various community service projects. The
afternoon is a celebration with music, food,
raffles, games, and community building.
FYI's mission is to support and encourage
young people in Washington Heights/Inwood to
design and carry out community service
projects, develop leadership skills, fulfill their
potential and realize their dreams. Most
Volunteer work for 10-13 years of age. HS
teenagers can participate in two major events.
Coordinator willing to set aside 20-30 slots for
Sleeping-bag-a-Thon.
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Girls Incorporated of
NYC
64 Beaver Street
Suite 121
New York, NY 10004
www.girlsincnyc.org
212-531-7620
Girls Incorporated of New York City is an
independent affiliate of Girls Incorporated®.
Their mission is to inspire all girls to be strong,
smart, and bold. Their primary emphasis is
reaching the underserved girls of New York City
ages 6-18 through partnerships and direct
service programs. They advocate for gender
equity on behalf of girls.
Summer and on-going volunteer
opportunities - must be 16-18 yrs old.
Responsibilities could range from admin, to
help around the office, to special projects.
Summer and on-going volunteer
opportunities. Help at the shelters.
Reading to the kids in day care or playing
with them to provide human interaction and
support. Other one-time activities can also
occur if they have special events.
Days/hrs.
flexible to
student's
schedule.
Organization
Focus/Description
Session
Time Required
Girls for Gender Equity Girls for Gender Equity is committed to the
Volunteer or Intern for Winter or Spring Days/ hrs.
1360 Fulton Street Suite physical, psychological, social and economic
Program. Help the coaches run the after- flexible - to be
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development of girls and women. Through
school sports teams made up of
worked out with
Brooklyn, NY 11216
education, organizing and physical fitness, Girls elementary and middle school students.
coach.
www.ggenyc.org
for Gender Equity encourages communities to Nov -Winter - basketball team. Spring to Volunteer or
718-857-1393
remove barriers and create opportunities for
end of June - boxing and soccer. Also
Unpaid
girls and women to live self-determined lives.
there are mentor group programs to talk
Internship (partabout social issues - how to be a good
time or full-time)
team player - can assist teacher with this, for 3 months
min. HS or
in addition to tutoring opportunities.
College
Days/hrs.
flexible to
student's
schedule.
Help USA
5 Hanover Square
New York, NY 10004
www.helpusa.org
212-400-7013
HELP USA is the nation's largest non-profit
builder, developer and operator of transitional
housing with comprehensive, on-site human
services for the homeless serving more than
5,400 homeless and low-income individuals
each day and over 9,300 each year at twenty
facilities throughout the country. In addition to
operating fourteen housing facilities in the New
York metropolitan area.
Lenox Hill Hospital, on Manhattan's Upper East Summer and on-going volunteer
Lenox Hill Hospital
Three
100 East 77th St. NY, NY Side, is a 652-bed, fully accredited, acute care opportunities. Diff. areas to help - assist consecutive
10021
hospital and a major teaching affiliate of NYU
hours during the
medical and nursing staff, Transport and
www.lenoxhillhospital.o Medical Center. Founded in 1857, the Hospital escort patients within the hospital; and in day or two
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has earned a national reputation for providing
recovery rooms and the Emergency Room; consecutive
Read stories to pediatric patients;
hours in the
the highest quality care, training new
evening each
physicians, contributing to progress in research, Distribute books and magazines to
patients; Staff the Information Desk in the week. A
and offering innovative community outreach
hospital lobby; Meet and greet hospital
minimum
programs.
visitors; Help at a health fair or other
commitment of
community event.
six months or
60 total hours of
service.
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How to apply
Call and express
volunteer/intern interest
to Joanne Smith or
Mandy Van Deven 718857-1393 or go on
website and fill out
application www.gges.info.
Volunteer - fill out
volunteer application on
website
Send a letter of interest to
Jennifer Weidenbaum Associate Exec. Director [email protected] or check for
application updates on
website www.girlsincnyc.org Deadline - rolling.
Call or e-mail Michelle
Nevius
212-400-7013 or
[email protected]
Deadline - rolling.
Application is on website
under "how you can help"
www.lenoxhillhospital.org or call 212-434-2600 to
request application forms.
Deadline - rolling.
Organization
Lighthouse
International
The Sol and Lillian
Goldman Building
111 East 59th Street, 8th
Floor
New York, NY 100221202
www.lighthouse.org
212-821-9406
National Organization
for Women
NOW-NYC,
150 West 28th Street
Suite 304
New York, New York
10001
www.nownyc.org
212-627-9895
Focus/Description
The mission of Lighthouse International is: to
overcome vision impairment for people of all
ages through worldwide leadership in
prevention, rehabilitation services, education,
research, and advocacy.
Session
Summer volunteers. Ages 16 and up.
In July they have programs to help vision
impaired individuals. Assist teachers
conduct class, play board games, help with
outing and trips. Weekly (or on-call)
Readers (16 and up) - must be able to
reach college level material without first
reviewing the text. Off-Site Readers (18
years old and up with 2 letters of
referrence) - Must be able to read college
level material without first reviewing the
text. Youth Program (18 years old and
up. Must provide references). - weekly
program serving 8-13 years old. Monthly
program serving 14-19.
The National Organization for Women (NOW) is Fall and Spring semester. 3-4 unpaid
the largest organization of feminist activists in
internships available per semester. For
the United States. Since its founding in 1966,
undergraduate and graduate students.
NOW works to eliminate discrimination and
harassment in the workplace, schools, the
justice system, and all other sectors of society;
secure abortion, birth control and reproductive
rights for all women; end all forms of violence
against women; eradicate racism, sexism and
homophobia; and promote equality and justice
in our society.
New York Cares meets pressing community
New York Cares
214 West 29th Street, 5th needs by mobilizing caring New Yorkers in
Floor
volunteer service.
New York, NY 10001
www.nycares.org
212-228-5000
Summer and on-going volunteer
opportunities.
Youth Service Club – Sign up your high
school to participate. Youth Service Club
participants prepare for, and take part in
one community service project per month.
Each project is facilitated by New York
Cares and allows the students to explore a
variety of social issues and to reflect upon
their experiences. Typical projects address
issues such as community revitalization,
education, HIV/AIDS, childcare, people
with disabilities, seniors, hunger and
homelessness.
Individual volunteering (Must be 18 or
older) - Volunteer for annual events (no
orientation required) like the coat drive or
choose from a calendar of various events.
Family Friendly (Adult of 18 or older
must be attending with child) – Adults
must be oriented New York Cares
volunteers. Choose family friendly
volunteer positions from the calendar.
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Time Required
How to apply
Youth Program - Call Carmella Chessen to
Oct to June
express interest - 212either weekly or 821-9406.
Need to fill out application
monthly on
and be interviewed.
Saturdays
Deadline - beginning of
June.
Youth Service Club –
Sign up your high school
by calling Michael Wise
(Director of Youth
Service) 212-402-1162.
Individual volunteering
(Must be 18 or older) –
Go to website, create an
account, and sign up for
a one hour orientation.
Family Friendly (Must
be 18 or older to sign
up) – Go to website,
create an account, and
sign up for a one hour
orientation.
10-20 hours per Email resume and cover
week. Credit
letter to Meghan Carey at
[email protected]
avaialble
Deadline - Aug (For
Fall), Jan (for Spring)
Youth Service
Club – once a
month
Individual
volunteering
(Must be 18 or
older) –
Flexible.
Choose from a
calendar of
events. Annual
events just one
day.
Family
Friendly (Must
be 18 or older
to sign up) –
Flexible.
Choose from a
calendar of
events.
The Food Bank for NYC
90 John Street, Suite 702
New York, NY 100383239
Distribution
Center Hunts Point Cooperative
Market
355 Food Center Drive
Bronx, NY 10474
www.foodbanknyc.org
718-991-4300
Read Foundation
One Penn Plaza
250 West 34th Street,
36th Floor
New York, NY 10119
www.readnyc.org
212-849-6831
The Food Bank For New York City, a member of Summer and on-going volunteer
America's Second Harvest and the only food
opportunities. Responsibilities - break
bank in the city, was founded in 1983 to
down and repackage bulk food and noncoordinate the procurement and distribution of food products into sizes more suitable for
food donations from manufacturers,
distribution to the city's food programs at
wholesalers, retailers and government agencies the Food Bank's Bronx warehouse.
to organizations providing free food to the city's Volunteers also help the warehouse
hungry.
services department sort through, assess
the quality of and repack products received
from food drives held throughout the year.
Can also work at soup kitchens and
delivering food packages.
READ employs research-based educational
Must begin as a volunteer during the
methods to prepare at-risk* children to become school year program, if it goes well,
proficient readers. READ achieves its mission
students can apply for paid summer
by recruiting and training teens to teach reading program. READ pairs elementary
skills to their younger peers who are struggling students identified as having reading
readers.
difficulties one-on-one with teen tutors
trained to use a research-based reading
curriculum. They must maintain solid
academic records and act as positive role
models. Tutors are trained to provide
reading instruction and to make reading
enjoyable and meaningful for students.
No minimum
required, but
once you’re a
volunteer you
have call 2
weeks
beforehand to
schedule time
slot you want to
work.
After school 3:30 to 5pm or
4 to 5:30pm two
days a week
from Oct. to
Jan.
Organization
Focus/Description
Session
Time Required
Project Sunshine
Project Sunshine is a non-denominational, not- Summer and on-going volunteer. "Kids N/A
102 West 38th Street, 8th for-profit organization, which provides numerous for Kids Projects" - Organize a chapter or
floor
free programs and services to children with
group of other teens to create craft
New York, New York
cancer, AIDS, and other life-threatening
kits/projects to be distributed to children as
they wait for their doctor appointments
10018
illnesses.
(Donating the craft materials would be
www.projectsunshine.o
appreciated, but if not possible, project
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212-354-8035
sunshine will reimburse expenses with
collected receipts - only after being
approved as a volunteer). Organize a
toy drive or band-aid drive (colleting
character band-aids that would cheer kids
up). Please note - students can't work
directly with children in the hospital
until turning 18.
Application to volunteer
on website under heading
"how to help"www.foodbanknyc.org.
You can also
e-mail
volunteer@foodbanknyc.
org.
Deadline - rolling.
Application on website
under "tutor application" www.readnyc.org
Deadline - mid
September for fall
applicants.
How to apply
Send a letter of interest,
describing some basic
info. about yourself and
why you'd like to
volunteer/what you feel
you can contribute by
doing these projects for
Project Sunshine to
Caitlin Moses - Project
Coordinator
[email protected]
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Deadline
- rolling.
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Session
General Club on-going. You can join only
if you live or go to school on the lower
east side. Volunteering is open to all The Mentor Works program is actively
recruiting junior and senior high school
students to mentor 4th through 8th Grade
girls and boys students of PS 188.
VISIONS' purpose is to develop and implement Summer and on-going volunteer
programs to assist blind and visually impaired
opportunities. VISIONS’ Intergenerational
Volunteer Program recruits and trains high
people of all ages to lead independent and
school students to assist seniors who are
active lives in their homes and communities.
blind. Working in pairs, the teens travel
(after school and during school vacation
days) to the homes of seniors who are
blind to visit, read, shop, do errands and/or
escort them to appointments in the
neighborhood. These friendly visits help to
decrease the loneliness and isolation often
experienced by homebound elders.
Organization
Focus/Description
The Lower East Side
Lower East Side Club - providing a place where
Club www.girlsclub.org girls 8-18 can grow, learn, have fun, and
212-982-1633 x101
develop confidence in themselves and their
ability to make a difference in the world.
Innovative arts, athletic, cultural, life-skills and
career oriented programming.
Visions
500 Greenwich Street,
3rd Floor
New York, NY 100131354
www.visionsvcb.org
212-625-1616 x108
COMMUNITY SERVICE ARTS
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Time Required
How to apply
For mentor
To join club you need to
program - at
fill out a form eleast an hour 2 mail, call or go to office
days a week
for info. after school or www.girlsclub.org
evenings. Also Mentor program starts in
November - application to
some special
volunteer on website
Saturday
under "our programs" or
cultural trips.
call/e-mail Jenny
Dembrow - Director of
Programs to express
interest to tutor.
Interviews will be
conducted w/interested
individuals.
[email protected]
212-982-1633 x101
Deadline - rolling.
At least 3 days Info. on website under
"volunteer opportunities" a week, but
prefer 5 days. www.visionsvcb.org - or
For school year - e-mail/call Elizabeth Lee must be able to Volunteer Coordinator.
get to the
Must be punctual,
assigned
reliable, mature, and
location by 4:00 have good reading and
pm or earlier
verbal communication
and travel
skills.
[email protected]
throughout
212-625-1616 x108
Manhattan.
During holidays Deadline - rolling.
and Summers
travel will be
throughout
Manhattan,
Brooklyn,
Queens, and
the Bronx.
$14.30 a day
stipend during
the school year
and
transportation
reimbursement.
Organization
Arts Genesis
154 Christopher Street
Suite 2A
New York, NY 10014
www.artsgenesis.org
212-696-2787
Bang on a Can
80 Hanson Place, 7th
Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11217
www.bangonacan.org
718-852-7755
Focus/Description
Artsgenesis is a non-profit arts-in-education
organization whose mission is to create and
conduct arts programs that enliven and
transform learning, curriculum and schools.
Session
No formal program - need to inquire if
there are current opportunities or
special projects to help on. If so, they
would most likely be admin tasks in
marketing, arts programming or
development.
An arts administration organization focused on Summer and on-going volunteer
music contemporary, classical and avant garde - opportunities. Internships for College
they've presented more than one hundred and Students - learning about art
fifty musical events in New York City. They
administration focused on music.
produce concerts, records, present performers, Responsibilities - admin. tasks in according
to what special projects are at hand - in
design and host residencies and much more.
June they have an big concert that
requires help.
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Time Required
How to apply
Days/hrs.
E-mail Kary Krinzman flexible to
Program Director a letter
student's
of interest and inquire if
schedule.
there are any current
opportunities/or call to
inquire [email protected]
212-696-2787
Deadline - rolling.
Days/hrs.
flexible to
student's
schedule.
E-mail Philippa
Thompson - Program
Manager a letter of
interest and inquire if
there are any current
opportunities/or call to
inquire.
718-852-7755
[email protected]
Deadline - rolling.
Organization
BAX/Brooklyn Arts
Exchange
421 5th Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11215
www.bax.org
718-832-0018
Caribbean Cultural
Center
408 W. 58th Street
New York, NY 10019
www.cccadi.org
212-307-7420
Children's Art Carnival
62 Hamilton Terrace
New York, NY 10031
www.childrensartcarniv
al.org
212-234-4093 x16
Summer and on-going volunteer
opportunities depending on the space
available for current projects. Some
tasks may be helping artists with
organization tasks and/or mentoring the
kids. Help staff run workshops.
Sometimes assist with painting the murals.
It varies depending on the projects at
hand.
Summer volunteer opportunities assisting on the completion of various art
projects for the organization - could be
work on a video documentary and journal
publishing project - depends on what is
current.
Days/hrs.
flexible to
student's
schedule.
Hrs - Mon. Thurs. 10-4pm
may have some
flexibility to
arrange to
student's
schedule if
show dedicated
to that
arrangement.
Flexible to
accommodate
student's
schedule.
Time Required
Early July to
mid August,
hours will be
8:00 a.m. – 4:30
p.m. Two
additional days
of training and
planning will be
scheduled for
June 2006.
Email, do not call,
[email protected] for
Volunteer opportunities or
to apply.
Deadline - rolling but
the sooner the better.
E-mail a letter of interest
or call
Jose
Ortiz - Program
Coordinator jortiz@childrensartcarniv
al.org or
info@childrensartcarnival
.org
212-234-4093 x16
Deadline - 1st week in
June.
E-mail or call - Nacala,
[email protected]
212-307-7420 x3010 or
[email protected]
rg, call at x3006.
Deadline - rolling.
How to apply
E-mail Julie Betts for
application [email protected]
Deadline - hiring starts
in March - but you can
contact to be a back up
if someone fell through.
Focus/Description
Session
BAX/Brooklyn Arts Exchange—arts and artists Summer Junior Counselor positions
in progress - is a multi-arts non-profit
(age 14+) for their Summer Arts
organization in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Their
Program for ages K-14. A travel stipend is
mission is to provide a nurturing, year-round
given. If you do well, you can then grow to
performance, rehearsal and educational venue be Senior Counselor (age 16+) next
in Brooklyn that encourages artistic risk-taking semester/year and be paid an hourly
and stimulates dialogue among diverse
wage. Responsibilities -assist in the
constituencies.
establishing of daily schedule, provide
options for afternoon optional program,
assist with snack, assist in weekly trips,
assist in management solutions for
participating children.
The Caribbean Cultural Center houses a
Summer and on-going volunteer
resource and research center, an art gallery,
opportunities. Volunteer or Intern.
and an international gift shop that features
Responsibilities - working in
books, music and video recordings, handcrafted communications and with the public jewelry, instruments and other authentic art from answering phones and e-mails. Assisting
throughout the African Diaspora.
with the after school program, media and
achrive department, fundraising
department, event planning department,
etc.
To foster creative thinking through the arts; to
stimulate the love of learning and motivation for
education; and to provide beauty and discipline
in the lives of young people, both human and
physical.
CITYarts empowers children by bringing them
City Arts
525 Broadway, Suite 700 together with professional artists to create public
art that addresses civic and social issues,
New York, N.Y. 10012
impacts their lives, and transforms their
www.cityarts.org
communities. Since its founding in 1968,
212-966-0377
CITYARTS has engaged nearly 100,000 New
Yorkers of all ages and backgrounds in the
process of designing and creating more than
250 murals, mosaics and sculptures. Special
emphasis is given to neighborhoods where
access to and participation in the arts is limited.
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Eyebeam engages cultural dialogue at the
intersection of the arts and sciences. Its goal is
to forge an understanding of the relatedness of
these practices, which are becoming
increasingly significant engines of cultural
production.
Summer and on-going volunteer
opportunities. Responsibilities may
range from individual giving/memberships,
production, marketing and programming depends on what openings are available at
the time of inquiry.
Fall volunteer opportunities. Assist
teaching artists for the Girls Eyeview
program for middle school students you will help w/classroom management,
help with projects, sit in on critiques,
etc.
Girls Eyeview overview - middle school
students work with a female teaching artist
to develop individual and group projects
investigating female issues and media
messages regarding women and girls.
Project content is developed via in-depth
discussions regarding feminist art and
history, trips to local art institutions and
shows, female guest speakers who can
speak to the career possibilities for women
with the skills taught in the GEV program,
and weekly critiques. Final projects are
presented during the last day of the
program in a professional critique setting to
a council of local female artists working in
the same vein as the projects produced.
Session
No formal program - need to inquire if
there are current opportunities. Help
with admin. tasks and maybe on-site
assistance.
Flexible - they'd
like 3 days a
week but also
open to
discussion usually lasts 3
months.
Start date not
set yet, will
know more info
in August - but
program runs 3
to 4 weeks need to be able
to help after
school - a
couple of days
per week about 20 to 30
total hrs for the
whole program.
E-mail a letter of interest
to Noah Diamond - Box
Office Manager [email protected].
Summer Deadline Contact by early May.
E-mail a letter interest to
Liz Slagus - Director of
Education [email protected]
Deadline - begin
submitting in August
until Sept. 15th.
Time Required
How to apply
Days/hrs.
Calll Tema Fishbein at
flexible to
212.459.1854 or email at
student's
[email protected]
schedule.
rg or Print out online
application, fill out, and
mail in.
Deadline rolling.
Organization
Focus/Description
Community Works
Community Works was founded in 1990 with the
mission to forge links between diverse cultures
55 West End Avenue
and communities, to improve educational
NY, NY 10023
www.communityworksn attainment, and to extend the benefits of the
arts to all people. CW has grown from a small,
yc.org
grassroots organization to become one of the
212-459-1854
largest providers of quality arts, literacy and
mentoring programs to schools and community
groups around New York City.
Eyebeam
540 W. 21st Street,
(between 10th and 11th
Avenues)
New York, NY 10011
www.eyebeam.org
212-937-6580 x230
Here Arts Center
Admin. offices temp.
relocated
www.here.org
212-647-0202 x316
HERE Arts Center supports artists'
independence within an interdependent
community. The HERE community provides the
artist with access, arts management innovation,
and nonprofit enterprise. Since 1993, HERE
has been one of New York's most prolific
producing organizations, and today, it stands at
the forefront of the city's presenters of daring
new hybrid art.
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Focus/Description
Session
Kids Creative is a nonprofit organization that
Summer and on-going intern
fosters confidence, creativity, conflict resolution opportunities. Teaching artist internship
and a strong sense of community in children
openings for Kids Creative Create-A-Play
through arts education and entertainment.
Program - work w/students in grades pre-K
to 5 - help produce original musicals,
music videos and other artwork. Create-APlay has after school programs in schools
and a 5-week summer camp.
Varies based on E-mail a letter of interest
the volunteers and resume to Recruiting
availability and Manager the needs of the [email protected]
organization.
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Summer
Deadline - May 15
Fall Deadline - July 15
How to apply
Send a resume and/or
letter explaining why you
want to apply to the Kids
Creative teaching
internship and why you
think it would be a good
match for your skills and
interests. You can also email your info.:
INFO@KIDSCREATIVE.
ORG
Mail: 242 WEST 61ST
STREET, STE 5A,
NY, NY 10023
Fax: (646) 485-5123
Summer Deadline-April
30th
Fall Deadline-August
30th
Organization
Kids Creative
242 West 61st Street,
Suite 5A
New York, NY 10023
www.kidscreative.org
212-591-2253 (temp
deactivated)
Make A Better Place (MABP) is an awardSummer and on-going intern
winning nonprofit organization that develops
opportunities. Assist teaching artists with
and leads arts and learning programs for young program implementation and preparation.
people and provides training and curriculum for Development Intern - assisting
the professionals who serve them.
development department with fundraising,
grants writing and research.
Time Required
The summer
program is 8:305:30 for 6
weeks, July 5August 11
The after school
(fall and spring)
internships vary
in time.
Make a Better Place
41 East 11th Street, 11th
Floor
New York, NY 10003
www.makeabetterplace.
org
212-228-2131
Days/hrs.
flexible to
student's
schedule.
Publicolor's mission is to catalyze change in
inner-city schools and neighborhood facilities
though the power of color and collaboration.
E-mail a letter of interest
to Verushka [email protected]
or
[email protected]
Summer Deadline - late
spring - best if can
come as a small group.
Publicolor
149 Madison Avenue,
Suite 1201
New York, New York
10016
www.publicolor.org
212-213-6121
Summer and on-going volunteer
opportunities. Students gain the
marketable skill of commercial painting.
They transform public spaces in neglected
schools and neighborhood facilities
through the powers of vibrant color and
organized collaboration. Thoughtful
designs with color create visual order in
often chaotic spaces energizing the people
and bringing a sense of calm through this
visual landscape.
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Organization
Sociedad Educativa de
las Artes (Society of
Educational Arts)
Clemente Soto Vélez
Cultural & Educational
Center
107 Suffolk Street, 2nd
Floor
New York, New York
10002
www.sea-ny.org
212-529-1545
* Note www.kidsforcommunity.
org is a great website to
research for additional
community service
opportunities.
YOUTH LEADERSHIP
Focus/Description
Session
Founded in 1985 in Puerto Rico, the Society of Summer and on-going volunteer
the Educational Arts, Inc./Sociedad Educativa
opportunities. Responsibilities in the
de las Artes, Inc. (SEA) is a not-for-profit
office, box office, marketing, production.
Hispanic/Bilingual Arts-in-Education
Organization dedicated to the empowerment
and educational advancement of children and
young adults. SEA is considered one of the
most culturally diverse Arts-in-Education
Organizations in New York, with a professional
bilingual Artist/Teacher staff that represents over
15 Latin American countries.
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Time Required
How to apply
Flexible but
Call to inquire and/or ethey'd like
mail resume and letter of
minimum of 10 interest to Annette Cortes
- Director of Edu./Press
hrs. a week.
[email protected]
212-529-1545
Deadline - rolling.
Organization
Focus/Description
Session
Time Required
Do Something
Do Something is a nation-wide not-for-profit
On-going independent youth leadership Individual
24-32 Union Square East organization whose mission is to give young
projects - opportunities in the following
project based.
4th Floor South
people the tools, inspiration, and opportunity to areas: On-going independent youth
New York, NY 10003
make a difference. Do Something operates the leadership projects - opportunities in the
www.dosomething.org programs: Challenges, and the BRICK
following areas: Monthly Challenges: Do
Awards®. Each of their programs are designed Something provides monthly “challenges”
in 3 areas: community building, health, and
to foster youth leadership, citizenship, and
the environment. Challenges can be aftercharacter - they want young people to get off
school activities or in-school class projects,
their sofas and into their communities to do
something about the problems they see. They undertaken in groups or alone, and they
never require any money to execute.
focus on three action areas: community
Do Something BRICK Awards® & Do
building, health, and the environment.
Something Grants: Through the BRICK
Awards and the grants program, Do
Something celebrates young people who
have dared to dream up and pursue their
own community change ideas. Do
Something has distributed over 1 million
dollars to these amazing young people.
The Magazine: Do Something: The
Magazine is giving a face to community
service. Currently distributed gratis, it is the
only public service magazine distributed
nationally. Many of the articles are written
by kids, and the production is extremely
professional.
Do Something Clubs: Set up your own
club which can be based out of your school,
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How to apply
Log onto website to learn
about and get involved in
projects or apply for a
grant to "Do Something"
for your community and
make a difference in our
world.
www.dosomething.org
Project Deadlines rolling
Grant Deadlines various
The International Children's Congress
"Hoops For Peace" Basketball
Tournaments
Vigils and Walks Against Violence
Helping with the Web Page www.kidsmeetingkids.org
Helping with The Children's Rights
Network
Our Pen-Pal Program
Community Service Work
Soup Runs, Clothing Exchange and Other
Neighborhood Projects
Issues on Gun Violence
Organization
Focus/Description
Session
The Future Voters of America Party, Inc. is
Youth Congress - Each Spring youth
Future Voters of
dedicated to developing and implementing an
come together to discuss what FVA will
America
205 East 69th Street 1A innovative approach which will empower youth, focus on the following year. Youth
ages 12-17, enabling them to have an impact on Steering Program - If you are devoted to
New York, NY 10021
www.futurevotersofame the American political agenda. The commitment our resolutions, you can help see them
of the Future Voters of America is to model this enacted by joining our youth leadership.
rica.org
212-535-8326 x2
structure so that youth across the Nation attain The YSC meets every Tuesday at 4:30pm.
a personal voice in American public life. The
If you want to get involved in the political
FVAP will provide an American political home
process on a week to week basis, then this
that unites young people on youth-centered
is the place for you. Future Voters Club issues, promotes active citizenry, and fosters life- Start a Future Voters Club in your school!
long patriotism and national spirit.
Clubs are responsible for creating a yearlong project that will somehow improve
their school or the surrounding community.
It is an exercise in community service and
youth leadership. If you are a strong
student leader, then starting a Future
Voters Club is a great way to test your
leadership skills. Summer Volunteer During the summers, we have volunteer
opportunities available for youth who need
community service credits. Join our efforts
to make the voices of young people heard
in New York City politics.
Days/hrs.
Apply online under "Get
flexible - but it's Involved" and then "How
independent
You Can Help". To find
work so need to out about current needs
be very
on upcoming projects call
responsible and office - 212-663-6368 committed to
speak with Mary Sochet
join.
or e-mail
[email protected]
Deadline - rolling.
Time Required
How to apply
Tuesday
Call 212-535-8326 x2 or
meetings and
e-mail Francine as projects
fbaras@futurevotersofam
develop - figure erica.org for more
out a schedule. information. Check
website for update on
times/location www.futurevotersofameric
a.org
Deadline - rolling.
Kids Meeting Kids
Kids Meeting Kids Can Make a Difference
380 Riverside Drive, Box brings together young people across all racial
8H
ethnic and class lines so they can get to know
New York, NY 10025
one another, work together and help one
(212) 662-2327
another to make our neighborhoods, our cities
and our world safer, more peaceful and loving
324 West 96th Street
places. Kids Meeting Kids is unique in the fact
New York, N.Y. 10025
that it is run by and for young people ages 7 to
www.kidsmeetingkids.o 21. We work on projects that promote youth
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development, leadership training, non-violent
212-663-6368
solutions to conflict, children's rights, intergroup
harmony, conflict resolution, both local and
international cooperation and work for positive
social change.
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Organization
Focus/Description
Session
Time Required
One World Youth
5 to 6 hrs a
One World Youth Project is a global sisterDuring the school year - Project
Project
week.
school initiative connecting middle and high
Ambassadors - need to be very
P.O. Box 1315
school in the United States with schools from
independent and committed to project Marstons Mills, MA 02648 around the world in learning partnerships that One World Youth Project reflects both
www.oneworldyouthpro emphasize cultural exchange, youth leadership, cultural exchange and community service
ject.org
508-428and community service. One World Youth
with a focus on the United Nations
8460
Project is entirely run and operated by young
Millennium Development Goals.
people called Project Ambassadors (ages 17 to Throughout the year, participating students
22). Currently there are twelve Project
get to know the young people and
Ambassadors from the United States, India,
community of their sister-school/group
Morocco, and Ethiopia.
through internet message-board
communication, penal letters, film and
monthly curriculum. Students learn about
the UN Millennium Development Goals
using free curriculum resources; over the
course of a year they work with their sisterschool to design and implement a
collaborative service project that helps to
SHiNE empowers teens to use creative selfOn-going - youth leadership ideas - If you Individual
Shine
expression to create social change, embrace
have an idea to make a difference - Shine project based.
210 Forsyth St.
diversity, and promote tolerance and harmony. can help guide you in the tools you need to
North Store Front
SHiNE aims to help create an actively engaged make your project for social change
New York, NY 10002
www.shine.com
network of youth, working together toward a
happen - research the website for details
212-777-1303
society that is free of hate, discrimination and
on starting projects or ideas to get involved
violence. Art, music, technology and sports are in, applying for grants to start an idea, etc. used to build self-esteem and inspire creative
shine.com. Written almost exclusively for
self-expression and action.
teens by teens, shine.com is the nucleus of
all activity at SHiNE. SHiNE’s core
programs, plus the website make up, what
they call, the SHiNE Circuit. The Circuit is
made up of Ambassadors, Challenge
Grants, SHiNE Express!, the SHiNE
Network/Club programs and their new
Artist in Residence Program.
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How to apply
Applications to become a
Project Ambassador are
available in the late
spring of every year on
the website www.oneworldyouthproje
ct.org. They also have
high school youth mentor
middle school students
involved in the project, email info@oneworldyouthproje
ct.org for more
information.
Research the website for
details on starting
projects or ideas to get
involved in, applying for
grants to start an idea,
etc. - www.shine.com.
If you have an idea you
can e-mail Bridget Jordan
to ask questions or to get
more info.
[email protected]
Deadline - rolling.
Organization
Youth Venture
434 W. 33rd St. 12th Fl.
NY, NY 10001
www.youthventure.org
212-261-4396
PARKS/GARDENS
Brooklyn Botanic
Garden
1000 Washington Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11225
www.bbg.org
718-623-7200
Focus/Description
Session
Youth venture is an emerging national nonprofit On-going - Youth Venture helps young
organization whose mission is to invest in the
people to create, lead and launch social
ideas and capacity of youth, ages 12-20, to
ventures, providing them with up to $1,000
create, launch, and lead sustainable community- in seed funding. Need to know how to
benefiting organizations.
make your venture sustainable so if you
couldn't do it anymore - how would it get
passed along and stay running.
• Makes a difference in the community
• Youth Created, Led and Managed
• Designed to be a lasting/ ongoing
organization
• Involves a strong team of young people
• Has clear, attainable goals
• Credible plan and budget and a strategy
to evaluate progress and community
impact
• Team members have the energy and
skills to make the venture a success
• Involves an Ally committed to the venture
independence and success
• Team members know right from wrong,
and are trustworthy and responsible
Growing from its humble beginnings as an ash
dump in the late 1800s, the Brooklyn Botanic
Garden has come to represent today the very
best in urban gardening and horticultural
display.
Summer and on-going volunteer
opportunities. Responsibilities vary some physical garden work in the
Discovery Garden, help w/public programs
and special events. Also Garden
Apprentice Program for High School For students in grades 8-12 with
opportunities for personal growth and
career development. The four-tier program
includes training and volunteer placements
with increasing levels of responsibility
focused on gardening, environmental
issues, science, leadership, and career
skills.
15
Days/hrs.
flexible to
student's
schedule.
Time Required
Individual
ventures - thus
independent
time needs to
be managed.
Application on website
under "support BBG"
section and "volunteer at
BBG" section.
Deadline - rolling.
Garden Apprentice
Program for HS Students Deadline - March 31,
2007 (Tier 2 & 3) and
April 30, 2007 (Tier 1).
Application on website
under "Education" ,
"Internship" and "Garden
Apprenticeship program
for High School Students"
How to apply
Application online www.youthventure.org.
If chosen need to make a
10 minute presentation to
a panel.
Deadline - rolling.
Organization
Focus/Description
Brooklyn Center for the For over 25 years, Brooklyn Center for the
Urban Environment
Urban Environment has engaged young minds
Tennis House
in activities that promote curiosity and
Prospect Park
exploration of New York City’s urban
Brooklyn, NY 11215-9992 environments. Every year nearly 100,000
www.bcue.org
children, youth, and adults discover urban
718-788-8500
ecology, history, architecture and design through
Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment's
hands-on science and literacy activities.
Send a cover letter and
resume to:
Education Department
Interns
City Parks Foundation
1234 Fifth Ave. Rm - 232
New York, NY 10029
or
Education@cityparksfoun
dation.org
Summer Deadline rolling, but the sooner the
better. Application
reviews start in Mid-May.
Session
Time Required
How to apply
Summer volunteer opportunities Flexible Contact Nisha Bryan beginning of June - Dev. materials for
between 4 - 20 Assistant Director of HR
public, assist teachers, admin. work, light hrs a week.
718-788-8500, x256.
custodial work to keep things organized for Flexible to
Need to send cover letter,
public - check out website to see programs which days
resume - if contacted an
they run.
except closed interview will be
on Saturday.
arranged.
Summer Deadline early spring ASAP
City Parks Foundation City Parks Foundation is the only independent, Two different summer intern
Min 2 days /
1234 Fifth Ave - Rm 232 nonprofit organization to offer park programs
opportunities - 1) Hook & Smith
week
New York, NY 10029
throughout the five boroughs of New York City. Productions - City Park’s Foundation’s
www.cityparksfoundati We work in over 700 parks citywide, presenting Technology Initiative After School
on.org
212-360a broad range of free arts, sports and education Program based at the Red Hook
2746
programs and helping citizens to support their
Recreation Center in Brooklyn and Al
parks on a local level.
Smith Recreational Center at the Al
Smith Houses in the Lower East Side.
The Program combines training in audio
and video production with academic
support and life skill lessons for middle and
high school students. Responsibilities
include: Help produce materials/assist
team members in the production of audio
and video for Hook Productions
participants and current HP participants,
project manage, assist educators in
teaching lessons, conduct outreach phone
calls, promotion, etc., be proficient in
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and the
Internet, accompany the group on all field
trips. (Website:
http://www.cityparksfoundation.org/index1.
aspx?BD=17126 ; Hook Production
website: http://www.hookproductions.org/)
2) Education Dept. - Learning Gardens
Intern - as part of a team, the Educational
Intern will help deliver interdisciplinary
educational programs in parks, schools and
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Organization
New York Aquarium
Surf Avenue & West 8th
Street in Brooklyn, NY
11224.
www.wcs.org
718-265-3450
NYC Parks and Recs.
Arsenal West
24 West 61st Street
New York, NY 10023
www.nycgovparks.org
212-408-0275
Partnerships for Parks
Arsenal West
24 West 61st Street
New York, NY 10023
www.nycgovparks.org
212-408-0216
Prospect Park Alliance
95 Prospect Park West
New York, NY 11215
www.prospectpark.org
718-965-8960
On-going volunteer opportunities - but
especially in Spring, Summer & Fall.
Must be at least 14 years old. Woodland
restoration, including cleaning, greening
and planting / Visitor outreach and
education, including leading guided tours /
Office help / Special Skills: Carpentry,
Photography, Information Technology /
Working with children and nature at the
Audubon Center. Also can ask about
Youth Programs/Projects - at the youth
center.
Focus/Description
Session
Time Required
How to apply
As the only aquarium in New York City and part Summer volunteer opportunities At least 2 dys a Must be 16 - call
of the largest network of metropolitan wildlife
week 9:30 to
aquarium - 718-265-3450
students go through a week training and
- or go online parks in the country, the New York Aquarium
5:00pm.
then will have responsibilities such as
http://www.wcs.org/getinv
holds a special place in the mission of the
helping at the touch pool with small sea
olved/volunteers/nyaquari
Wildlife Conservation Society - To save wildlife animals and educating visitors about them.
Work at an exhibition to run a Q & A
um/60271 - for
and wild places around the globe.
session for visitors - why it's important to
application. Email for
protect the animals.
more info is
[email protected].
Summer Deadline - mid
June
Camp Counselors at NYC recreation centers.
Summer volunteer opportunities Days/hrs.
E-mail or call Eddie
unpaid camp volunteer - if students prove flexible to
Carlson - he will see
themselves, can lead to paid job in future student's
which Manhattan centers
need volunteers. An
years.
schedule.
application must be filled
out and interview
conducted.
[email protected]
Mission to spur more community support for and No formal summer programs - more
Flexible but
Contact Leah Worrell involvement in New York City's parks.
once a week
opportunities to help on special events
outreach coordinator for
Strengthen, support and start neighborhood
would be good. Lower Manhattan/East &
during the year, (such as the Great
West Villages. She can
park groups; link them together so that they can Halloween Party in Central Park, the
learn from each other and be stronger
direct students to smaller
Easter Eggstravaganza) but students could
begin a connection by helping out on
organizations that support
collectively; and promote parks in general so
the parks and may need
smaller projects in the summer - no
that people will join in efforts to restore and
volunteers over the
guarantee of projects, need to inquire if
preserve them.
summer.
there is a need.
Leah Worrell@parks nyc
Days/hrs.
Call or e-mail letter of
flexible to
interest to James Green Volunteer Office
student's
Manager.
schedule.
volunteers@prospectpark
.org
718-965-8960.
Summer Deadline Volunteer info. sessions
held in March. Must be
at least 14 years old.
Prospect Park is a 585-acre urban oasis located
in the heart of Brooklyn. The masterpiece of
famed landscape architects Frederick Law
Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, who also designed
Central Park. Popular activities range from
skating to birding to pedal boating to just
picnicking on the Long Meadow on a beautiful
day. The Park also boasts a stunning variety of
natural and geological features. Brooklyn's only
forest is here, along with a complex water
system, rolling meadows and shaded hillsides.
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Organization
Prospect Park Zoo
450 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn, New York
11225
www.prospectparkzoo.c
om
718-399-7324
Focus/Description
The Prospect Park Zoo opened on October 5,
1993, becoming the fifth facility in Wildlife
Conservation Society's unique network of
wildlife parks in New York City.
Session
Summer volunteer tour guide. Are you a
teen interested in wildlife? Then consider
becoming a Prospect Park Zoo Discovery
Guide! Teen volunteers help to maintain a
friendly atmosphere for zoo visitors by
staffing exhibit areas, assisting with special
events, and talking to the public. Zoo
internships can satisfy school community
service hours, be applied toward school
credit (check with your school), provide a
first experience in the animal field, or be a
satisfying part of a summer vacation.
Queens Botanical
Queens Botanical Garden (QBG) is set on 39
Paid Summer Internship opportunities
Garden
acres in the heart of New York City's largest
& Unpaid Internships throughout the
43-50 Main Street
borough. More then 60 years after its birth as an year - help plant and harvest garden,
exhibit at the 1939 New York World's Fair, QBG water, weed, mulch. Work with mentors in
Flushing, NY 11355
www.queensbotanical.o continues to welcome an international audience other departments, accounting,
with rose, bee, herb, and perennial gardens,
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718-886-3800
development, etc. Qualifications:
changing displays, and public programs
x230
Experience working with young children
accessible to all.
desired but not required. An interest in the
environment. Ability to work with a diverse
group of people.
Socrates Sculpture Park is an internationally
Summer volunteer opportunities - assist Art Program 9renowned outdoor museum and artist residency teaching artists for the Summer Artmaking 3pm 5dys a
program that also serves as a vital New York
Workshop. Set up art supplies, support art week.
City park offering a wide variety of public
making programs, etc. Sometimes there Sculpture
workshop - 11services.
are other community events too.
4pm.
Hrs. flexible to
student's
schedule
E-mail Liz Sharp a letter
of interest [email protected]
Deadline - rolling.
Email a letter of interest
to Tara Sansone .
ts@socratessculpturepar
k.org
Summer Deadline - mid
May
Time Required
How to apply
For Summer 80 Applications are on
hrs. min. usually website works out to 3 www.prospectparkzoo.co
dyes a week.
m - under the Education
link - go to Prospect Park
Volunteers section labeled - Discovery Guide
Application. Contact
Debbie Dieneman at 718399-7324 or email
[email protected].
Must be at least 15
years old, have a strong
interest in wildlife and
conservation, and have
taken a high school level
biology wildlife or
For paid interns - E-mail Sheila Raj
8 weeks, 5 dys (Internship Coordinator)
a week, up to
at
25 hrs per
SRaj@QueensBotanical.
week. For
org w/letter of interest unpaid interns applications might also be
online at
hours vary.
http://www.queensbotanic
al.org/article/72204.
Summer Deadline-midApril.Start to apply in
January.
Socrates Sculpture
Park
32-01 Vernon Blvd.
Long Island City, NY
11106
www.socratessculpture
park.org
718-956-1819
Days/hrs.
flexible to
student's
schedule.
Wave Hill maintains award-winning gardens and Summer volunteer opportunities greenhouses; manages an urban woodland;
Woodland rehab, work with children on
provides environmental education for City
family art projects, gift shop, admin. Work
children, teachers, and over 110,000 visitors
annually; offers arts activities for children that
strengthen environmental awareness; and
presents exhibitions, concerts, lectures and
workshops that examine the aesthetic response
to nature.
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Wave Hill
West 249th Street and
Independence Avenue
(front gate)
675 West 252nd Street
(mailing)
Bronx, NY 10471-2899
www.wavehill.org
718-549-3200 x227
WRITING
Organization
Focus/Description
BAM is a thriving urban arts center that brings
Brooklyn Academy of
international performing arts and film to
Music (BAM)
Peter Jay Sharp Building Brooklyn.
30 Lafayette Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11217
www.bam.org
718.636.4100
Session
Fall - critical writing program -Young Critics
Institute - 12 to 15 high school juniors and
seniors become critics of performances at
BAM's New Wave Festival. Students work
with a master teacher to learn about the
performing arts and hone their critical
writing skills. Past guests have included
The New York Times critics Ben Brantley
and Frank Rich, New Yorker's Joan
Acocella and Alex Ross, and Pulitzer Prizewinning playwright Tony Kushner. An
anthology of student reviews is compiled at
the end of the course. Essays included in
this anthology will make excellent writing
samples for students applying to colleges.
Children's Press Line is a youth journalism
Ongoing - Journalism Program Children's Press Line
163 Amsterdam Ave PMB program that trains kids to be journalists who
Reporters, editors, staff, parents and
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advocate for their peers through the mainstream readers submit an idea on a CPL RAP
media. Articles are printed in NYC's Amsterdam sheet. The idea should be Current, have a
New York, NY 10023News and they are part of Scripps Howard
5001
Point, give kids Leverage with decision
News Service that prints their column once a
www.cplmedia.org
makers, be Relevant, have Appeal and be
212-501-1118
month in papers across the country.
a topic CPL journalists are Passionate
about. Kids research the idea through
online and primary sources. With the help
of staff and volunteers, the journalists
identify key individuals or groups to
interview. Next, potential interviewees are
contacted and interviews are scheduled.
The story is placed on the monthly
newsletter and journalists call to sign up for
the story or they come in to the monthly
bureau meeting. Go to website for more
details - www.cplmedia.org.
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Open to all
children 8-18
who live in the
New York City
area. New
member
trainings every
other month on
a Saturday
afternoon.
Training session
is 4 hrs - in that
time it's seen if
the students
really want to
commit to the
program - if yes,
they can sign up
for stories and
get involved.
Time Required
An intensive
eight-week
curriculum
location - takes
place after
school at BAM once a week 46pm.
Attend training session for more info. go to
website www.cplmedia.org or call
212-501-1118 ask about
info. for the writer or
editor training session.
Deadline - rolling.
How to apply
Application will be online
at the end of summer find it under Education
link and Young Critics
Institute - www.bam.org
Deadline - as soon as
application is online ASAP
Call to check in on
updates as to when it
will be posted - 718-6364100
Organization
High Five
1 East 53rd Street
New York NY
10022-4200
www.highfivetix.org
212-750-0555
Focus/Description
Session
The Teen Reviewers and Critics (TRaC)
Critical writing program during the
Program is High 5's after school program. TRaC school year. Runs in the Fall and Spring
offers high schoo sophmores,l juniors and
semester. Focus is on critical writing and
seniors the opportunity to learn about the arts
thinking. If you don't have a lot of
while improving their writing skills. Classes
experience with the arts, MultiTRaC offers
combine seminars, reading and discussion of
an introduction to dance, theatre, music
reviews and critical writing on the arts, writing
and visual arts - great starting place for
workshops, outings to arts events, and visits
critical writing fundamentals. Dance TRaC
from professional artists and critics. TRaC
(hosted by Dance Theater Workshop) and
instructors are also professional writers, artists Visual Arts TRaC (hosted by ArtTable) offer
and critics.
students with strong writing skills and
some experience as arts-goers the
opportunity to deepen their understanding
of a single discipline. Fast TRaC is our
advanced multidisciplinary course for
students considering careers in writing and
the arts. 20 student accepted in multi-tracs
and 15 students in single tracs.
Teen Ink
www.teenink.com
For over 13 years, Teen Voices has published
the voices of thousands of teen girls on topics
that really matter — health, politics, social
justice, and much more.
Teen Ink has no staff writers; they depend on
Submit writing for the website. Send
teens to send writing, art and photos. There is
your art, poems, stories and reviews of
no charge to submit or be published and
your favorite (and least favorite) movies,
anything you submit will be considered for Teen books, colleges and websites. Have you
Ink's magazine, book series and website.
done community service recently? Have
you written a great essay for a college
application? Send it in! Got an opinion?
Tell the world!
Scenarios USA
Scenarios USA asks teens to write stories about Writing contest for teens - from Jan. to
80 Hanson Place, Suite issues that shape their lives. In the past five
April any NYC student can enter.
305
years, 7,500 teenagers have responded to the
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Scenarios’ ‘What’s the Real Deal?’ writing
www.scenariosusa.org contest, with raw, honest and revealing insights.
718-230-5125
They have written about peer pressure, body
image, pregnancy scares, HIV/AIDS, selfesteem, friendship and commitment. Twelve of
these stories have been made into high-quality
short films in partnership with the youth writers
and some of Hollywood’s finest filmmakers.
Teen Voices Online
Based in Boston, MA
www.teenvoices.com
N/A
N/A
Time Required
TRaC meets
once a week
from 4:30 to
6:30, for eight
weeks.
Workshop
meetings are
held in midtown
and downtown
Manhattan
locations. Once
every other
week TRaC
goes on an
evening or
weekend outing
to an arts event.
Venues are
located
throughout
NYC.
Send scripts to:
Scenarios USA
80 Hanson Place, Suite
305
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Deadline - can send
scripts from Jan to
April.
How to apply
Applications on website
under "TRaC" heading www.highfivetix.org check website for
updates or e-mail
[email protected] for info.
Fall Deadline - beg. of
October.
Spring Deadline - end of
Feb.
Go to website for more
info. to submit online
and/or get address to
send in submissions www.teenvoices.com.
Deadline - rolling.
Check out the submission
guidelines on the website
before you submit,
including special
instructions for sending
art and photographs.
www.teenink.com
Deadline - rolling.
Submit writing and/or artwork for the
N/A
magazine and website.- short stories (not
too long - esp. stories with girl character in
teen situations), personal essays, poetry,
etc. Also artwork - sometimes art
assignments given based on subject
matter at hand.
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Writer for newsletter during the school
year - unpaid. Newsletter is published
quarterly during the school year and each
May an additional insert, 4 to 6 articles per
issue. Accepted students work with an
editor; they're matched up to article
assignments - reviewing shows/writing
articles. Due to limited number of articles,
you might only write one - if an exceptional
job is done future opportunities may arise.
How to apply
Go to website under "Get
Involved" and click "Get
Your Writing and and/or
Art Published" to submit
your work online. Also
see what topics they
would like to have
discussed in articles.
Deadline - rolling.
See submission
guidelines are on the
website
(http://www.ypp.net/guidel
inesandtips.asp). You
can fax or send a digital
copy to
[email protected].
Fax: 705-495-6747
During article
E-mail your name, grade,
assignment,
school, contact info.,
could be an
cover letter, and a writing
intense one or sample (as close to a
two weeks until review/journalist style as
deadline is met - possible) to:
depends on
[email protected]
If chosen, you will also be
each case.
called and interviewed by
the editor.
Deadline - rolling.
Organization
Focus/Description
Session
Time Required
Teen World News
Teen world news web site is dedicated to
N/A
Submit writing for the web. Teens can
www.teenworldnews.co connecting teen across the globe. It's a place for submit their writing anytime to be reviewed
teens to learn about news that affects them and and possibly posted. Comments are
m
to swap ideas on everything from human rights published as short as a single sentence
to hot fashion trends. It's also a place for adults and articles as long as 800 words. Write to
tell what's going on in your part of the
to find out what teens are talking about.
world ... or what you think about an
international news event ... or just what
book you're reading.
Play by Play is TDF’s student theatre newsletter.
Theater Development
Written by and for high school students it
Fund (TDF)
Play by Play Online
features reviews, stories, interviews with theatre
artists as well as information about student
Student Newsletter
1501 Broadway 21st Fl. discounts and internship opportunities. Play by
NY, NY 10036-5652
Play has an annual circulation of 128,000
www.tdf.org/PlaybyPlay (32,000 per issue) and is distributed to every
Online/
212-221public high school in New York City (210
0885
schools) and to hundreds of arts organizations
in New York and nationwide.
Young People's Press
www.ypp.net
Major online publication of Young People’s
N/A
Submit writing for the web. Young
Press, a North American news service
People’s Press is a free service that
(newsrooms in Toronto and North Bay, Ontario) accepts non-fiction submissions from youth
and young adults between the ages of 14
that empowers a large network of youth and
and 24. The work can be a feature story,
young adult writers to have a voice in the
mainstream media and a space at the table of opinion piece, first-person story or profile
of a youth making a difference. An editor
public opinion. YPP articles have been
published in approximately 220 newspapers in will work with you via e-mail to get you
Canada and 300 papers in the United States as published – it’s that easy. Either send us
something you have written already, or
well as on many Internet sites. We want to
showcase the stuff young peoples care about, think of an articles or articles you would
like to write. E-mail a summary of the piece
be it pop culture, politics or social issues.
and we’ll get back to you as soon as
possible.
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Organization
Focus/Description
Session
Young Playwrights Inc. National Playwriting Competition - write a
Internships are available Fall, Spring and
PO Box 5134
Summer. Hours Vary.
play to be read and evaluated in writing by a
New York, NY 10185
theater professional; selected writers will come
www.youngplaywrights. to New York for our Writers Conference to work
org
with some of this country's most exciting theater
212-594-5440
artists. Your play might even be produced Off
Broadway in the Young Playwrights Festival!
Writers must be 18 or younger at the time of
the deadline.
Write a Play! NYC Contests – open to all NYC
students. Plays are judged in three categories:
elementary, middle, and high school. All entrants
receive a Certificate of Merit, a written
evaluation of the play, and an invitation to the
annual Awards Ceremony.
Fall, Spring, and Summer Internships - YPI
Interns work in all areas to ensure the smooth
operation of YPI’s office. Overall responsibilities
include but are not limited to: assisting with
script management and evaluation for the
National Playwriting Competition and Write A
Play! NYC Contest, assisting with promotion of
in-school workshops, data entry and information
management, library and internet-based
research, correspondence, production-related du
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Time Required
How to apply
N/A
Young Playwrights
Festival National
Competition:
Go to
http://youngplaywrights.or
g/nationalcontest.htm for
submission instructions,
mailing address, and
guidelines. Deadline
January 2, 2008 (must
be postmarked on or
before deadline)
Write a Play! NYC
Contest:
Go to
http://www.youngplaywrig
hts.org/NYCcontest.htm
for submission
instructions, mailing
address, and guidelines.
Deadline April 1, 2008
(must be postmarked
on or before deadline)
No email submissions!
Internships - submit
resume and cover letter
to:
Organization
Youth Communication
NY Center, Inc. 224 W.
29th St.
New York, NY 10001
www.youthcomm.org
212-279-0708
MEDIA/FILM
ABC News Ben
Keeperman
47 West 67th St, Floor
#12
New
York, NY 10023 email:
Focus/Description
Session
Time Required
Summer Youth Communication helps teenagers develop Writing and illustration workshops.
some flexibility
their skills in reading, writing, thinking, and
Summer
btw. Mondayreflection, so they can acquire the information
Writing and illustration workshops - New
they need to make thoughtful choices about
Youth Connections and Represent have a Thursday, 12-5
or 6 p.m.
their lives. They publish magazines and have
six-week summer writing workshops, a
writing workshops. New Youth Connections
dozen youth are competitively selected to Fall/Spring
Writing - writers
(or NYC) is a general interest teen magazine
participate in each. The writers receive
come to the
written by and for New York City youth.
intensive training and write articles for
Represent is a magazine written by and for
publication in the fall and winter issues of office 5 to 20
youth who have been or are in foster care.
the magazines. There is also a two-week hours per week,
summer illustration workshop - application typically for one
semester.
same as for the writing workshop.
Also throughout the year publications are Teens in the
illustrated by a staff of teen artists and
illustration
photographers, under the supervision of a workshops
professional illustrator and art instructor.
meet yearPlus Any young person 15—20 who lives round, usually
in New York City is eligible to write for the twice-weekly for
3-hour
magazines during the year. Many writers
on New Youth Connections (NYC), receive workshops.
school credit.
Fall/Spring Writing Opportunities
New Youth Connections – Write for New
Youth Connections Magazine which is
published 7 times during the school year.
Similar activities as the Summer program
but extended over the year.
–
Represent
Youth who are in or have been in Foster c
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How to apply
Summer writing and
illustration workshops Applications on website
(www.youthcomm.org) in
April with May Deadline
for writing workshops,
and late June Deadline
for the illustration
workshops. There will be
a link on the homepage.submit online or by mail.
New Youth
Communication
Magazine – contact
Hope Vanderberg at
hvanderberg@youthcom
m.org or 212-279-0708
x106. Represent
Magazine – Contact
Laura Longhine at
212.279.0708. For
illustrating during the year
Joanne Pendora 212-2790708 x108
The Film Society is best known for two worldclass international festivals – the New York Film
Festival (the most famous and prestigious in the
country), and New Directors/New Films
(celebrating new cinematic artists). It runs a
state-of-the-art year-round cinema, the Walter
Reade Theater (capacity: 268), and publishes
the country’s most respected cinematic journal,
Film Comment.
Summer and on-going intern
opportunities - admin. work and helping
in different depts. according to current
projects - Ongoing internships for course
credit are available throughout the year in
many departments, including
Development/Fundraising, Film Festivals,
Film Comment magazine, Press/Publicity,
Graphic/Web Design, and Marketing.
Media arts center that teaches documentary
During the school year - High School
video production and media analysis to youth. Documentary Workshops. EVC students
The mission is to creative and community based learn media analysis and video
use of video and multi-media as a means to
documentary production on state-of-the-art
develop the literacy, research, public speaking equipment during a semester-long
workshop. Students earn high school credit
and work preparation skills of at risk youth.
for their work while they develop
production skills such as script writing,
interviewing, camera work and editing. 60
students accepted.
Organization
Focus/Description
Session
Downtown Community DCTV pursues its educational mission by
Summer Intensive Workshops &
Television Center
introducing members of the community to the
Internships - through the medium of
87 Lafayette St.
basics of electronic media through hundreds of documentary filmmaking - students learn
New York, free or low-cost production courses and access how to shoot w/camera, research, edit,
NY 10013
to broadcast-quality production equipment.
direct, etc. Interns help in all areas of the
www.dctvny.org
Center’s operations, from administration to
212-966-4510
technical support. In exchange, interns are
given access to DCTV’s facilities to pursue
individual projects during designated hours
plus a daily lunch stipend
Educational Video
Center
120 W 30th Street, 7th
Floor
New York, New York
10001
www.evc.org
212-465-9366
Film Society of Lincoln
Center
Walter
Reade Theater
165 West 65th Street
(north side of west 65th
Street)
New York, NY 10023
www.filmlinc.com
212-875-5610
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Time Required
How to apply
Two-days a
E-mail
week (M-F)
[email protected] for
10am to 6pm for more info. about when
approx 13-15
current application will be
weeks.
available, but should be
online by Feb. Submit
application and selected
students will be
interviewed. Also check
website - www.dctvny.org
info. listed under "About"
section.
Fill out the internship
application, attach your
résumé and a brief
cover letter describing
your interests and why
you'd like to work in the
selected department at
DCTV.
Send to:
Attn: Internships
DCTV
Apply by calling the first
couple of weeks Fall '07
school year or the
beginning of the Spring
semester. Contact
Miriam Neptune or Ivana
Espinet - Directors of
Documentary Workshops
both at 212-465-9366 x13
Deadline - beginning of
Fall or Spring
semesters.
They work with
public schools
that will allow a
student to
attend 1:30 to
4:30 M-Th.they
communicate
with guidance
counselor to
check if
schedule will
work.
Days/hrs.
flexible to
student's
schedule.
E-mail letter of interest to
[email protected]
or check online under
"about" and then
"jobs/internships" for
availabilities.
Deadline - rolling.
Global Action Project
4 West 37th Street, 2nd
Floor
NY, NY 10018
www.global-action.org
212-594-9577
Organization
Ghetto Film School
P.O. Box 1580
Bronx, New York 10459
www.ghettofilm.org
718-589-5470
Since 1991, Global Action Project (G.A.P.) has
provided media arts and leadership training for
thousands of young people living in
underserved communities, from New York to
Croatia to Guatemala to the Middle East and
beyond. Our mission is to provide youth with the
knowledge, tools, and relationships they need to
create powerful, thought-provoking media on
local and international issues that concern them,
and to use their media as a catalyst for dialogue
and social change.
Focus/Description
Session
South Bronx training facilities for hands-on
15 month Fellows Program includes 9
production and cinema studies courses. GFS
week foundations course in the summer
- students learn how to write, cast, direct
student work has been featured at dozens of
film and video festivals around the globe, as well their own short films. They also visit other
as E!, ABC News Now, Independent Film
studios in Manhattan and speak with
Channel, CNN and the BBC's Talking Movies.
professionals in the industry. 18 students
accepted. At the end some films may get
screened at Lincoln Center. Students can
also continue into Fall and Spring
internships. There is also the student
operated company Digital Bodega which
is for advanced students who in return
receive pay. Students that successfully
complete the project on time will get a
$500 training stipend. There is also a
$1,000 scholarship jury prize for a panel
jury viewing the short films. College bound
students are eligible for $2000 scholarship.
Fall/Winter and Spring after school
video production programs for youth,
ages 14-19, who come from
underserved communities (for example:
communities without access to video
making equipment, communities
underrepresented in the media such as
communities of color, immigrant and
refugee youth, low-income youth and
their families, gay, lesbian, bisexual,
transgender youth.) Youth will produce at
least one collaborative video with other
youth (groups are between 12-15) on an
issue that concerns them and their
communities. They will use their video as
a tool to educate and bring about
discussion about the issue and to advocate
for positive social change through
screenings, workshops, collaboration with
community organizers and activists,
filmmakers and other media activists.
There are numerous ongoing school
programs. See website for
descriptions.
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First look on line at the 6
different youth programs.
Apply by sending an
email or calling the
Program Director, Teresa
Basilio at [email protected] or
212-594-9577.
Deadline - recruitment
begins in September for
the 2006-2007
programs.
Time Required
How to apply
Summer
Application on website
foundation
beginning Feb 2008 course is 9
www.ghettofilm.org - Fill it
weeks M-Th 10- out and submit online or
5 from starting by mail - selected
after July 4th till students are called back
for interview. Contact for
1st week in
questions Stosh Mintek Sept.
[email protected]
Deadline - check
website for timeline but
usually in March or
April.
Urban Voices
video program
runs twice a
week
(days/times tbd)
from Oct to
June and meets
at their midtown space.
Immigrant and
Refugee Youth
video program
open to youth
who are either
immigrants or
refugees to this
country. This
program runs
once a week
(day/time
tbd)and meets
at our mid-town
space. After
school video
programs run
twice a week
after school in
the school
building
(days/times
tbd).
Summer and on-going intern
Paper Tiger Television is an open, non-profit,
opportunities. Some responsibilities volunteer video collective. Through the
participation in one Paper Tiger committee
production and distribution of public access
(pre-production, distribution, fundraising,
series, media literacy/video production
office support), contribution to a Paper
workshops, community screenings and
grassroots advocacy PTTV works to challenge Tiger video production, keeping a journal,
and expose the corporate control of mainstream checking your collective mail box. PTTV is
media. PTTV believes that increasing public
an opportunity for those with self direction.
The intent is to learn from each other awareness of the negative influence of mass
encourage taking initiative while respecting
media and involving people in the process of
making media is mandatory for long term goal of collective process. There is no handinformation equity.
holding at PTTV though they will guide you
through the process and make accessible
the necessary tools. Where you take this
experience is ultimately up to you.
Two hours a
week - paid $10
and hour and
get pizza and
soda each
meeting.
Commit to at
least one day a
week, but prefer
three.
Call Ellen Friedrichs for
application.
212-261-4365
Deadline - rolling.
Check website for
availabilities. Send
resume and cover letter
to [email protected]
Deadline - rolling.
Time Required
How to apply
First check on-line for an
In summer dys. flexible but application at least 10 hrs a www.youthchannel.org week bet. 10am- but if it's not there yet you
6pm for three
can also e-mail
months. School [email protected]
year schedule g and express your
based upon
interest for an application.
student classes. Summer Deadline contact at least by May
15th but sooner the
better.
Paper Tiger Television
339 Lafayette Street
New York, NY 10012
www.papertiger.org
212-420-9045
During the school year - Hosts for online radio program. Write, create and act
in radio plays which are posted on teenwire - no previous knowledge of sexual
health is required.
Organization
Focus/Description
Session
MNN Youth Channel
Provide trainings and hands on experience in all On-going program - YOUTH M.I.C is a
537 West 59th Street
aspects of public access television and video
youth program providing young people with
high-quality training in media making and
New York, New York
production. With a strong emphasis on media
in community service. In this program, 7-8
10019
education, media production and youth media
youth receive advanced media-making and
www.youthchannel.org distribution we empower young people to see
212-757-2670 x330
themselves as participants of media and not just media-communication training. Program
consumers. While working directly with youth
participants learn skills (i.e. video-making,
from NYC we are also providing an outlet for
web-production, multi-media presentations,
etc.), and use these skills as they partner
youth media nationwide and globally.
with established and grassroots arts,
cultural, and community organizations.
Show is aired on Time-Warner network
channel 78 and Manhattan Neighborhood
Network channel 34.
Planned
Parenthood/Teen Wire
434 West 33rd Street
New York, NY 10001
www.teenwire.com
212-261-4365
teenwire.com is an award-winning sexual health
Web site for teens. They are committed to giving
you the facts about sex so that you can use this
information to make your own responsible
choices. They provide honest and
nonjudgmental information about sexuality in
language you can understand with the hope that
you will use this knowledge to reduce your risk
of unintended pregnancy and sexually
transmitted infections.
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Summer and on-going volunteer
opportunities. Help to produce
community talent shows; work in the
theatre on costumes, sets, tech, house
staff, audience development, marketing
and fundraising; organize special events.
Volunteers provide the nuts and bolts
support to the business, public relations
and graphic design departments.
One of the biggest volunteer needs is
house staff - helping to staff performances
in three on-site theatres. House staff
includes ushering, house managing,
working in café, taking tickets, staffing
security posts and more. All volunteers
receive training and work as part of an
ensemble consisting of youth and adults.
Days/hrs.
flexible to
student's
schedule.
All Stars Project sponsors community and
experimental theatre, develops leadership
training and pursues volunteer initiatives that
build and strengthen communities.
Days/hrs.
Summer and on-going intern
flexible to
opportunities. Responsibilities can vary
student's
from admin. support, clerical, phones,
schedule - min
fundraising, to Production support 6 hour per
assisting in reading workshops, main
week.
stage and technical rehearsals - lighting,
sound tests, running errands to supporting
Edu. programs - the teen academy on
weekends and during the week in summer being teacher assistants and helping with
tech. during shows.
Organization
Focus/Description
Session
Time Required
Reel Works
Reel Works Teen Filmmaking, an independent The Lab (Fall and Spring) – Free after
The Lab The Prospect Park YMCA non-profit in partnership with the Prospect Park school program were students work one on Wednesday’s 4one with professionals. They choose
357 Ninth Street
YMCA.
6pm. In
twelve New York City teens for a free, 16 addition, there
Brooklyn, NY 11215
week documentary workshop. Classes
www.reelworks.org
are 3 required
meet at the Prospect Park YMCA in Park Saturday
718-768-7100 x139
Slope, Brooklyn. Summer Lab – Intensive classes and an
filmmaking workshop.
optional Final
Cut Pro Editing
class starting
mid-term.
Smmuer Lab - 3
days/wk for 4
weeks.
THEATER COMPANIES
All Stars Project
543 West 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036
www.allstars.org
212-941-9400
Amas Musical Theatre
115 MacDougal Street,
Suite 2B
New York, NY 10012
www.amasmusical.org
212-563-2565
Amas Musical Theatre is a non-profit, multiethnic theatrical organization located on
MacDougal Street in Greenwich Village founded
in 1968 by Ms. Rosetta LeNoire. Rosetta's
vision for Amas is grounded in non-traditional,
multi-racial production, education and casting.
Amas is devoted to the creation, development
and professional production of original musical
works and to the training and encouragement of
new musical theatre talent.
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How to apply
Applications online www.reelworks.org
Tentative Fall Deadline October 1st - but check
website for updates.
Summer lab Deadline June (tentative)
New volunteers start by
attending a seminar at
ASP headquarters
located at 543 West 42nd
Street (between 10th and
11th Avenues). Check
website for updated
times, but currently Mon. 12:00 pm, Tues.
6:30 pm, Thurs. 7:00 pm,
and Sat.2:30 pm. Under
the website volunteer
section - you can sign up
for a session www.allstars.org or email [email protected] or
call Julie Lenner 212-9419400 x336.
Deadline - rolling.
E-mail Mr. Jan Hacha Managing Director a
cover letter and a resume
stating your background
and areas of interest/past
focus. [email protected]
Summer Deadline - May
15th
Fall
Deadline - August 15th
Organization
Brooklyn Center for the
Performing Arts
2900 Campus Road (&
Hillel Place)
Brooklyn, NY 11210
www.brooklyncenter.co
m
718-9514600
Focus/Description
Session
Time Required
How to apply
The Center is finding new audiences and new
Summer and as need basis. Could be
Varies
Call Lana to see if there
artistic flavors. But the vision that gave
administrative work or marketing and PR
are any intern or
Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts the
projects - not a formal program - need to
volunteer opportunities
artistic energy to bring to its Brooklyn audiences check in and see what's available at the
for the Summer for High
the world of art and beauty at affordable prices, time.
School Students
still empowers it today.
718-951-4600 x21
Summer Deadline contact beg of April.
Classic Stage Company is the award-winning
Off-Broadway theatre committed to re-imagining
the classical repertory for a contemporary
American audience. CSC presents plays from
the past that speak directly to the issues of
today.
Summer and on-going volunteer
opportunities - work in production or
admin. tasks according to current projects
at hand.
Summer and on-going volunteer
opportunities - opportunities in admin,
promotion, design. During productions backstage work, rehearsals, production
assistants.
Days/hrs.
flexible to
student's
schedule.
E-mail letter of interest to
Bonnie Stein - Executive
and Artistic Director
[email protected] or call 212-777-3891
Summer Deadline - May.
E-mail a letter of interest
to Jinn S. Kim - Managing
Director
[email protected]
rg or call 212-929-2228
Deadline - rolling.
E-mail Lisa Barnes General Manager a letter
of interest.
lisa.barnes@classicstage
.org
Deadline - rolling.
Days/hrs.
flexible but
during
production at
least 10-15 hrs.
a week.
Fall volunteer opportunities - ushers for 2 days a week shows - also possibly assisting with admin. for admin. work
support or working on special projects
hrs. flexible
depending on current needs. In exchange
for ushering get to see shows for free.
Cherry Lane Theatre serves as a lab for the
Days/hrs.
E-mail or send Faye
Cherry Lane Theatre
Summer and on-going internship
38 Commerce St.
development of new American works. Their
flexible to
Armon - Intern
opportunities - internships offered in
New York, NY 10014
focus is the playwright as central to the dramatic Production/Operations, Set Design,
student's
Coordinator - a resume
www.cherrylanetheatre. event and the text as intrinsic to theatrical
schedule but
and a letter of interest
Costume Design, Development, General
org
212-989-2020
innovation and excellence. As New York's
Management, and Marketing/Advertising - they'd like 15-20 stating your schedule and
for marketing/advertising, intern needs
hrs. a week.
three goals you'd like to
longest-running Off-Broadway theater, the
some Photoshop/Illustrator skills.
achieve from the
Cherry Lane has helped to define American
internship.
drama, fostering quality theater that is daring
[email protected]
and relevant, for over 80 years.
or
Intern Coordinator
Cherry Lane Theatre
38 Commerce St.
New York, NY 10014
Summer Deadline June 30th
Classic Stage Company
136 East 13th Street
New York, NY 10003
www.classicstage.org
212-677-4210 x16
Developing Artists
Developing Artists create and develop original
48 West 21st St. 4th Fl. theater written, directed, produced and
NY, NY 10010
performed by young adults. As a multiwww.developingartists. disciplinary ensemble, they recognize young
org
artists of all ages in a variety of technical and
212-929-2228
creative roles to give rise to an original
production. Their mission is to represent the
culture we live, express the challenges we face
and introduce the voices we know through our
respect for theater.
GOH Productions is a producing and presenting
Goh Productions
239 East 5 Street, Suite 1- organization that has operated out of
D
Manhattan’s East Village since the mid-1970s.
New York NY 10003-8544 The organization creates, produces and
www.gohproductions.or presents original works by artists working in the
g
212- areas of experimental theater, dance, music,
777-3891
performance, folk art, film and the visual arts, or
any combination thereof.
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MCC Theater
311 West 43rd Street,
Suite 206
NY, NY 10036
www.mcctheater.com
212-727-7722
Manhattan Theater Club
311 West 43rd Street, 8th
floor
NY, NY 10036
www.mtc-nyc.org
212-399-3000 x256
Mabou Mines
Development
Foundation
150 First Ave. NY, NY
10009
www.maboumines.org
212-473-0559
Organization
Love Street Theater
435 E 85th St. 2F
New York, NY 10028
212-288-9731
For more than three decades, Manhattan
Theatre Club has been the creative and artistic
home for America's most gifted theatrical artists,
producing works of the highest quality by both
established and emerging American and
international playwrights.
Mabou Mines is an avant-garde theater
company that emphasizes the creation of new
theater pieces from original texts and the use of
existing texts from the stage point of view.
Focus/Description
Session
Time Required
How to apply
Love Street Theatre is a AEA showcase
Spring volunteer opportunities - they will To be discussed E-mail Julie Halpern a
letter of interest.
company specializing in producing classics. We be producing a show in May and need help in interview.
with leafleting, ushering and other diverse
[email protected]
are also are dedicated to providing rewarding
jobs.
Spring Deadline - they
performance opportunities for women.
will start interviewing in
March - so contact
ASAP if you want to be
more involved.
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Summer volunteer opportunities. No
formal program but willing to work with
teens. Performance set up, electrical lines,
sound system, lights, distributing
programs, breakdown, prop building, etc.
Will guide in the process, but student
needs to be self motivated and
independent.
Days/hrs.
flexible to
student's
schedule.
Send letter of interest to
Catherine Bruce Technical Director:
[email protected]
Summer Deadline beginning of May
Days/hrs.
Summer and on-going volunteer
E-mail Joe Stackell flexible - but
opportunities. Responsibilities General Manager a letter
need to have
answering correspondence, helping to
of interest, describing
consistency in what goals you would like
create press kits, scanning photos on to
it.
zip disc, answering phone and general
to achieve by having the
work. Some computer knowledge would be
internship.
helpful.
[email protected]
nes.org Deadline rolling
During the school year playwriting
Estimated time Contact Julia Davis (if
program called "Write Now!" 12 highly f/ mid Oct. to
she is no longer there,
motivated high school students learn about mid Dec. Once ask for the current
the art and craft of playwriting. Through
a week for two education intern) at
weekly after-school sessions conducted by hours (usually 212-399-3000 x 256 (dial
master playwright/mentors participants
on weds from
4 before the extention) or
develop plays by bringing in successive
4pm-6pm).
[email protected]. Ask to
drafts for critique by the leaders and the
be put on the mailing list
group. The program culminates in a
to get a flier for details or
rehearsed reading of the participants work
ask how to apply to "Write
Now!". Deadline - early
by professional actors for an audience of
October or a few weeks
family and friends.
before program's start
date.
Fall - Theater workshops - MCC Theater Acting Lab –
Attend the Fall workshop
Youth Company - an after-school program Tuesday 4:30 to (go to website for date) to
for New York City youth ages 14 -20
6:30
apply. If you cannot
interested in acting and playwriting.
Playwriting
attend then apply by
Students come from throughout the city to Lab –
contacting: John Diresta
participate in weekly workshops led by
Wednesday
at 212-727-7722 (ext.
theater professionals.
4:30 to 6:30
222) or
[email protected].
Deadline - Contact
John Diresta for
updated deadline for
2008.
MCC Theater brings together exceptional
theater artists to produce works that force us to
reexamine the world we live in through the
unique perspectives of extraordinary writers.
MCC Theater is dedicated to discovering and
developing challenging, engrossing theater to
present on their main stage, while
simultaneously nurturing the development of
emerging young voices through their literary and
education programs.
MTHC produces the Inwood Shakespeare
Moose Hall Theater
Company
Inwood Festival (ISF). ISF provides free outdoor theatre
in Inwood, which is located in the northern
Hill Park Peninsula
section of Manhattan. Utilizing the venue of
New York, NY 10034
www.moosehallisf.org Inwood’s beautiful parks, they showcase
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classical and contemporary theatre, dance and
music for a culturally mixed population, many of
whom are experiencing, live theatre for the first
time.
Organization
Focus/Description
Session
Time Required
How to apply
New Perspective
Summer and on-going volunteer
Flexible but
New Perspectives was founded in 1991as a
E-mail resume and/or
Theatre Company
multi-racial ensemble dedicated to using theater opportunities. Responsibilities in admin., they'd like
letter of interest to
750 Eighth Ave. Suite
as an agent for positive social change.
sitting in on rehearsals, helping with sets
minimum of 10 Melody Brooks - Artistic
601
and props, technical areas, etc.
hrs. a week.
Director - letter should
NY, NY 10036
include what you'd like to
www.newperspectivest
be doing and/or get out of
the internship.
heatre.org
212info@newperspectivesthe
730-2030
atre.org
Deadline rolling.
Nicu's Spoon
PO Box 2058
Grand Central Station
New York, NY 101632058
www.spoontheater.org
Apply by contacting
[email protected]
and attach a resume if
you have one. If not, write
a half page about why
you want to be involved,
what you hope to learn,
and what you can see
yourself doing 5 years
from now.
Summer Deadline April 1st
Fall Deadline - July 15th
15 hrs. min per Send cover letter &
week - days
resume to Artist Director
flexible
Melba LaRose:
[email protected]
212-242-6036 or 212-2282886
Deadline rolling.
During
rehearsal it's
roughly 4
evenings per
week from 710pm (monthur) and in
performance it
is wed-sun or
tues through
sat. Rehearsal
period is 4
weeks and
performance is
three weeks.
NY ARTISTS UNLIMITED, founded in 1982, is Summer and on-going volunteer
NY Artists Unlimited
212 West 14 Street, Suite dedicated to taking professional theatre to under- opportunities. Responsibilities would
2A
New served audiences. The company focuses on
range - admin., Internet research, graphic
York, NY 10011
works that evoke dignity of the individual and
artists, marketing/PR, stage work, crew,
www.nyartists.org
sanctity of the human spirit. A multicultural
etc.
212-242-6036 or
nonprofit company, they tour self-contained to
212-228-2886
the ethnically-specific and diverse
neighborhoods of New York City and the
Northeast.
Must commit to E-mail a letter of interest
one 8 week
and resume to
period of 4 hrs. [email protected]
a day for 6 dys. g
Make sure to Attn: Intern
Coordinator.
Deadline - March 15th
or ASAP if it's past that
date.
Founded in early 2001, Nicu's Spoon is
Summer volunteer 2006, Production Asst.
for 'Cherish' (US Premiere of a New
dedicated to producing socially relevant
Zealand work) - a play dealing with Gay
theatrical works that present new ideas,
challenge definitions, and touch the heart in an and Lesbian issues to be presented in the
village (probably at the Bank St. theatre).
unexpected way. They celebrate the
Rehearsals in May and performs for three
collaborative spirit in developing productions
that are pertinent for today's "global" and rapidly weeks in June. Will assist director and
changing world.
designers and producer with a variety of
duties including media & marketing,
production meetings, rehearsals, our
summer reading series, etc.
Fall volunteer of 2006, Asst. Stage
Manager/Production Asst. for 'Buried Child'
(revival of the 1979 Pulitzer Prize winner)
to be performed at the Looking glass
theater on West 57th during October.
Rehearses in Sept and runs for three
weeks in October. Will assist with actors,
props, stage set up and management,
production meetings, rehearsals and our
Fall reading series, etc.
Summer Interns for their summer Central
New York Classical Theatre's mission is to
Park productions - assist with costumes to
reinvigorate and create audiences for the
PR to rehearsals to props, etc.
theatre by presenting free or low cost
productions of popular classics and forgotten
masterpieces in non-traditional public spaces for
residents and visitors to the City. Current
programming consists of two plays staged
during a four-month residency in Central Park--a
total of 32 performances every summer.
NY Classical Theatre
741 West End Avenue,
Suite1-E
New York, NY 10025
www.newyorkclassical.or
g
917561-7180 or
212-252-4531
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The Rattlestick Theater is committed to the
creation, development and production of new
plays. Their mission is to provide a positive,
nurturing experience for emerging playwrights,
present diverse and challenging plays that
otherwise might not be produced, foster the
future voices of the American theater.
Musicals, plays, dance, concerts or film--it's all Summer volunteer opportunities.
available at Queens Theatre in the Park.
Responsibilities - admin. filing, phones,
Performances are held at either the Main Stage clerical work.
Theatre or the smaller cabaret/black box studio.
Organization
Focus/Description
Session
Pearl Theatre Company Pearl Theatre Company is a resident company, Summer and on-going volunteers if
80 St. Marks Place
and we produce a full range repertory strongly projects available. Responsibilities New York, NY 10003
rooted in the classics.
admin. support.
www.pearltheatre.org
212-505-3401
Queens Theater In the
Park
Flushing MeadowsCorona Park
Flushing, NY 11352
www.queenstheatre.org
718-760-0064
Rattlestick Productions,
Inc.
224
Waverly Place
New York, NY 10014
www.rattlestick.org
212-627-2556
Time Required
How to apply
Days/hrs.
E-mail a letter of interest
flexible to
to Leigh Goldenberg
student's
Lgoldenberg@pearltheatr
schedule.
e.org
Summer Deadline - May
1st
Fall deadline - August
1st
Days/hrs.
flexible to
student's
schedule.
E-mail Gail Koelln a letter
of interest [email protected]
rg
Summer Deadline - mid
May
E-mail Sandra Coudert Managing Director a
letter of interest and
resume. State your
interests, goals, past
experiences/skills and
what you'd like to get out
of this internship.
[email protected]
Deadline - rolling - but
the sooner you apply
the better.
Partk Time
Application online under
Internship
heading "get involved".
(Management Either fax or mail
Program) - 25 application materials to
hr/wk. Mon-Fri address on application. or Wed-Sun, 1- www.therianttheatre.com
Deadline - rolling.
6 pm or 6-11
pm. Volunteer Inquire about
hours.
At LEAST 4
Summer and on-going intern
weeks and
opportunities. Responsibilities could
preferably 6 include phones/mail, etc., script readers
20 hrs per week
group, house management, database
minimum. If a
management and entry, fundraising,
show is running,
community development (working with
local merchants on tie-ins and the like) and must be able to
researching foundations, etc.
house manage
Opportunities to see production work if
at least 2 shows
per week which
they're in production at the time. MUST
would involved
be good on the computer.
either evening
or weekend
The Black Experimental Theatre (BET) a.k.a.
Riant Theater
Summer and on-going volunteer & partP.O. Box 1902, NYC
The Riant Theatre is a theatre that entertains as time internship (Management Program)
well as teaches by nurturing and developing
opportunities. Internships in various
10013
www.therianttheatre.co new works by playwrights that encompass the departments including Artistic, Business,
historic and social progression of the AfroCasting, Development Fundraising &
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American and the contributions the AfroSpecial Events, Education, Literary,
646-623-3488
American has made in the United States.
Marketing/Public Relations, Production
Management, Costumes, technical
direction, etc.
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Organization
Ripe Time
South Oxford Space
138 South Oxford Street
Ste. 4D
Brooklyn, NY 11217
www.ripetime.org
718-622-3650
Synapse Productions
220 East Fourth Street
New York, NY 10009
www.synapseproductio
ns.org
212-6742716
Focus/Description
Ripe Time develops and presents ensembledriven theatre infused with rich language, visual
power and physical rigor. The company is
devoted to the creation of and experimentation
with performance that bridges the gap between
dance and theatre. Their work ranges from
collaboratively created original theatre pieces to
new adaptations of novels and stories to
dynamic staging of classic plays.
Synapse Productions is a non-profit theatre
company dedicated to presenting provocative
theatre that makes people think and gets people
talking. Synapse creates work that challenges
and inspires their audience to see the world in a
different light.
Teatro IATI
Teatro IATI (International Theater arts Institute)
59-61 East Fourth St. #6 is a New York based, non-profit theatre
New York, NY 10003
organization established in 1968 dedicated to
www.teatroiati.org
the production of theater works in Spanish for
212-505-6757
children and adults audiences, which it performs
on its home base of NYC and on tour in the US
and abroad.
Session
Summer intern opportunities.
Responsibilities could include Artistic
Project Coordination, Funding and Grant
Research, Maintaining Company
Correspondence, Assisting with Grant
Writing/Preparation, Researching Venues
for National/International Touring, Mailing
List/Database Maintenance, Accounting
Assistance, Preparing Marketing Materials,
Direct Assistance to Artistic Staff.
Individuals should be organized, detailoriented, self-motivated and able to multitask. Strong computer and writing skills
are important.
Fall through Spring interns - usually
only college age interns, but open to
discussions about high school age.
Responsibilities range - Stage
Management, Scenic Artist Intern,
Costumes Intern, Electrics Intern, Sound
Intern, Development and Marketing Intern,
Literary Intern, Company Management
Intern - Go to website for a full descriptions
of these programs - under the heading
"Get Involved" www.synapseproductions.org.
Fall volunteer opportunities for High
School Seniors only. Work on
productions, help director during
rehearsals, work w/actors, admin. help taking notes, phone calls, etc.
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Time Required
How to apply
Part time
Mail or fax a resume and
Internships last cover letter to: Catherine
between 2-4
Ward, Associate Artistic
months Director, Ripe Time 138
minimum 10
South Oxford Street #4D,
hours of work
Brooklyn, NY 11217
per week. Start Fax: 718-398-2794
and end dates [email protected]
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are flexible.
Deadline - rolling - but
the sooner you apply
the better.
Days/hrs.
flexible to
student's
schedule.
3 months - 1520 hrs a week
preferred, but
willing to
discuss
flexibility.
Email or send a letter
indicating the type of
internship you're
interested in to Ginevra
Bull - Artistic Director.
State the type of
internship you're looking
for, which semester
you're available, how
much time you could
commit, and a resume if
you have one.
ginevra@synapseproduct
ions.org
Synapse Productions
220 East 4th Street
New York, NY 10009
Deadline - rolling
except no summer
internships
E-mail a letter of interest
to Vivian Deangelo Artistic Director or call
with inquiries.
[email protected]
or [email protected]
212-505-6757
High School Seniors
only.
Fall
Deadline - end of July.
Organization
Focus/Description
The Actors Theatre Workshop is an established
The Actors Theatre
pioneer in non-profit theatre that produces
Workshop
145
West 28th Street, 3rd Fl. classical and contemporary plays, develops new
New York, NY 10001
dramatic works, trains and develops actors,
www.actorstheatrework writers and directors while making a difference
shop.com
in the lives of homeless children and the
212-947-1386 x 3
community at large. ATW was founded over two
decades ago in a studio on Manhattan's upper
west side. In 1990, with an outpouring of public
and private support, ATW built a new theatre
complex and performance space in Chelsea.
Session
Summer and on-going volunteer
opportunities - usually take college age
but willing to consider serious high
school students. Business management
training in running a non for profit theatre.
Support theatre admin. tasks,
development, and production activities depending on current projects at hand. A
good phone manner and computer skills
are essential. Also, opportunities to help
with ATW's Builders of the New World
program - an award-winning education,
theatre and mentorship program bringing
together professional artists and business
professionals to provide an educationally
enriching experience for 8 to 12 year old
homeless and at-risk children.
Time Required
During the
summer - 40
hrs. per week
for summer
months. For fall
20 hrs. per
week for 4
months. If your
schedule does
not allow for
such hrs. - an
alternate time
commitment
may be
considered.
How to apply
E-mail a letter of interest
and resume to Sean
Barry - HR Manager.
info@ActorsTheatreWork
shop.com Deadline rolling but the sooner
the better.
The Barrow Group
Theatre Company
312 W. 36th St. 4W
NY, NY 10018
www.barrowgroup.org
212-760-2615
Schedule
The Barrow Group (recipient of the Drama Desk Summer and on-going internship
Contact Eric Paeper,
Award for Off-Off Broadway Excellence) is a
opportunities. Responsibilities - admin, flexible but they Managing Director, at
non-profit theater organization that serves as
development, education, literary, reception, like minimum of 212.760.2615 or email
technical, marketing/PR, box office, etc.
10 to 15 hrs a
an artistic home for some of New York's finest
resume and letter of
week.
actors, directors, playwrights, and designers.
interest to
[email protected]
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Deadline - rolling
Days/hrs.
flexible to
student's
schedule.
The Civilians
1412 Broadway #1965
New York, NY 10018
www.thecivilians.org
212-730-2019
The Civilians is a production company that
Interns - usually only college age, but
develops original projects based in the creative open to discussions about high school
investigation of actual experience. The Civilians age. Summer of '06 the company will be
works with a multidisciplinary group of Associate away for part of the summer, but during
Artists who generate ideas and collaborate on end of June to end of July there may be
the development of new work.
possibilities to help on the
administrative side. Interested applicants
in arts management or administration can
apply.
Summer intern opportunities - Stage
Days/hrs.
managing, assistant stage managing,
flexible to
mailings and e-mailings for shows and
student's
fundraisers, graphics, acting, sound and
schedule.
lighting design assistants, computer/office
help, secretarial, database
maintenance,etc.
E-mail a letter of interest
to Andrea Leigh - Artistic
Director
[email protected]
om
Can also call for info.
(212) 564-2628
Deadline - rolling.
E-mail Kyle Gorden with
a letter of interest.
[email protected]
Deadline - early May to
make summer
schedule.
The Dream Theater
484 W. 43rd St. 14Q
New York, NY 10036
212-564-2628
The Dream Theatre presents both new plays
and classics that explore all nature of violence
in a world that dreams of peace. We hope to
transform, uplift, and inspire and to elevate the
art form of the theatre, to return it to its original
mission as a sacred rite, a place for spiritual
rejuvenation and catharsis. They especially
honor and encourage plays written by or about
women.
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The Play Company is an international theatre
for new writing that develops and produces
adventurous new plays by writers from all over
the world. Play Co. "thinks globally" about
culture and ideas, and "acts locally" by
connecting our New York City community with a
whole world of plays.
Summer intern opportunities - admin.
help, production work, marketing, special
events - tasks depend on current projects
on hand.
Organization
Focus/Description
Session
The New Victory
The December 11, 1995 opening and dedication Summer, Fall and Spring Apprentice
of The New Victory - New York's oldest active
Theater
Program for high school students (ages
c/o the new 42nd Street theater - has marked a new era for 42nd Street. 16+). The New 42 Apprentices are
229 W. 42nd Street, 10th For more than one hundred years, the theater
assigned to a department depending on
Floor
has symbolized, and survived, the mercurial
their personal fields of interest, along with
New York, NY 10036
fortunes of this fabled street. Now as before, its a staff assessment of where they can learn
www.newvictory.org
reemergence - this time as a theater for young and contribute most effectively. Working
646-223-3092
audiences - signals the next and newest wave alongside theater staff and technicians,
students gain experience in performing
of popular entertainment on the block.
arts administration through paid work
placements including seminars/workshops
designed to establish a firm foundation for
their future as emerging professionals. In
addition, apprentices meet weekly with
members of The New Victory Education
Department to review the program's
curriculum, and are required to maintain a
professional portfolio of their written and
graphic work, journal entries relating to
specific assignments and a Learning Plan
outlining areas they wish to further explore.
The Play Company
321 West 44th Street
Suite 802
New York, NY 10036
www.playco.org
212-398-2977
Time Required
Summer 2006
program dates Monday, July
3rd, 2006 to
Friday to
August 18,
2006. For fall
and spring, you
MUST be able
to work during
regular office
hours Mondays
through Fridays
anytime
between 10:00
am and 6:00
pm. Weekend
and evening
hours may be
required
depending on
placement.
How to apply
Application on website
under "Education" header
and then "Support Us"
header www.newvictory.org
Summer Deadline - May
28, 2008
Vic Usher Corp (16+
years of age) Deadline –
Check Website for 20082009 Accepted high
school students are
expected to work
between 10 to 15 hours
each week. High School
Apprentices will receive
an hourly wage.
Alternatively, if your
school provides credit for
Apprenticeships, The
New Victory will
coordinate w/your career
counselor or academic
advisor to make all
necessary arrangements.
Contact Kiera Zoubek for
info.
[email protected]
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212539-8621
Check by spring
(April/May) on when
info. will come out and
get on mailing list students get accepted
on a first come, first
serve basis.
Days flexible
E-mail Lauren Weigel a
according to
letter of interest and a
student's
resume. State your
schedule but at interests, goals, past
least 10 hrs.
experiences/skills and
min per week. what you'd like to get out
of this internship.
[email protected]
Deadline - rolling.
The Public Theater
As the nations foremost theatrical producer of
Shakespeare Lab Jr. - each summer The The workshops
425 Lafayette St., NY, NY Shakespeare and new work, The Public Theater Public Theater provides free 4 day
take place
10003
is dedicated to achieving artistic excellence
Shakespeare workshops. Students
during the
www.publictheater.org while developing an American theater that is
entering 10th grade and above can join month of
212-539-8621
accessible and relevant to all people through
to experience the backstage workings of a August. Each
productions of challenging new plays, musicals major American theater company.
workshop is 4
and innovative stagings of the classics.
Students talk about the language, scenes, days long,
practice acting/speaking, ends with a
running from
presentation for family/friends.
Tuesday to
Friday, 1- 5pm.
15 students per
session - can't
repeat session.
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An arts service organization, Theater Resources Summer intern opportunities - Database
Unlimited provides a variety of support services maintenance and input, assist to organize
to performing artists, producers and artistic
food and logistics for monthly panel
directors.
discussions, house staff work, maybe
some tech. work during play readings.
Need to know Mac based computer
system.
July 17-28,
2006
Days/hrs.
flexible to
student's
schedule.
Organization
Focus/Description
Session
Time Required
How to apply
Days/hrs.
The WorkShop Theater The WorkShop exists to build great plays Contact Elysa Marden Summer intern - no formal program 312 West 36th Street
flexible to
developing new theatrical works by supporting a need to inquire if there are current
Artistic Director to ask if
Fourth Floor East
structured creative process that takes scripts
there are any current
opportunities or special projects to help student's
NY, NY 10018
from their initial inspiration, through various sit- on. If so, they would most likely be in
schedule.
opportunities - writing a
www.workshoptheater.o down and three-day staged readings to early
marketing/PR or Production.
letter of interest would
rg
212-695-4173
runs of promising work.
also be a good idea. 212x2
695-4173 x2
Elysa@workshoptheater.
org
Deadline - rolling.
E-mail Bob Ost - with
letter of interest.
[email protected]
Summer Deadline April 30th
Theater Resources
Unlimited
309
West 104th Street, 1D
New York, NY 10025
www.truonline.org
212-864-3753
Camp Counselors for Camp Theatreworks, a
summer day camp for young people age 8-15,
allows kids to “get in on the act” through total
immersion in theatre arts at New York City’s
premier rehearsal/audition venue, Chelsea
Studios.
Send or fax a letter of
interest and/or a resume
to Jim Wordsworth Camp Theatreworks
Director [email protected]
Fax # - 212-924-5901.
Summer Deadline - July
1, 2006 but the sooner
the better.
Summer volutneer opportunities - assist Need to discuss Fill out volunteer form
on education dept. admininstration duties. at time of
and submit on website
Fall, Winter, Spring volunteer
interview.
www.vitaltheatre.org.
opportunities - theater administration in
Form is found under
various departments and/or ushering.
"contribute" heading then
scroll down to "donate
your time" to find form.
Deadline - rolling.
Summer camp counselor positions must be 16 - unpaid to start can grow to
paid position in future years.
Theatreworks USA
151 W. 26th Street, NY,
NY 10001
www.theatreworksusa.o
rg
212-647-1100 x149
Vital Theatre Company
2162 Broadway,
4th floor at 76th Street,
New York, NY 10024
www.vitaltheatre.org
212-579-0528
It is the mission of Vital Theatre Company to
provide a thorough developmental process for
emerging and established playwrights of every
age by providing opportunities for writers,
actors, designers and directors to practice their
craft and create an avenue of learning for the
artists of tomorrow. Vital Theatre Company
strives for its theatre to impact young
audiences, adult audiences and students in all
five boroughs, to allow the theatrical imagination
to change and affect their lives.
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The American Museum of Natural History's
mission is to discover, interpret, and
disseminate - through scientific research and
education - knowledge about human cultures,
the natural world, and the universe.
Organization
Focus/Description
York Theater
The York Theatre Company is the only theatre in
New York City - and one of the very few in the
The Theatre at Saint
world - dedicated to developing and fully
Peter's
619 Lexington Avenue (at producing new musicals and preserving
neglected, notable shows from the past. For
54th Street)
over three decades, the York's intimate,
New York, NY 10022
www.yorktheatre.org
imaginative style of producing both new and
212 935-5824 x18
neglected classic musicals has resulted in
critical acclaim, multiple awards and
nominations, and acclamation from artists and
audiences alike.
MUSEUMS
American Museum of
Natural History
Central Park West at 79th
Street
NY, NY 10024-5192
www.amnh.org
212-769-5185
Session
Summer and on-going intern
opportunities - York Theater Co. had
broad-based, administrative internships to
highly mature, motivated and outgoing high
school students interested in theatre,
musical theatre in particular. Their interns
engage in script evaluation, marketing
research, box office support, administrative
support, errand running and other duties
as assigned. They work with every
department, and every day is a little
different.
Call or e-mail Tiffany
Fludd in Education to
request an application [email protected]
212-769-5185.
Summer deadline
projected for 1st week
in March - check on
update. School year
internship (Nov. to May)
deadline - October.
How to apply
Send a letter of interest,
describing what goals
you would like to achieve
by having the internship
and your specific
interests in the theatre,
as well as a resume to
Brian Blythe
[email protected].
Deadline - rolling.
Time Required
During the
summer, they
ask for a 30-40
hour
commitment but
they work with
students
individually to
find a schedule
that can be
managed.
Summer internship program with small For Summer
stipend if program is completed. Also a (Late June to
early August) Mschool year session offered - different
Th. 10-5 and
deadlines. Inside View High School
Internship Program - Career Development - Friday
learning how to conduct yourself in a work afternoons environment - not science orientated, but stipend is
in the setting of AMNH. Meet with Museum available if
scientists and other staff members from a program is
completed. For
wide range of departments, and get a
school year 6
close-up view of their mentors’ career
paths. Participate in individual and group hrs a week.
projects concerning career development.
Use state-of-the-art technology in their own
departments. Visit the Halls and corridors
of the Museum to see behind the scenes.
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Organization
American Museum of
Natural History
Central Park West at 79th
Street
NY, NY 10024-5192
www.amnh.org
212-769-5141
Brooklyn Children's
Museum
145 Brooklyn Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11213
www.brooklynkids.org
718-735-4400 x104
Focus/Description
The American Museum of Natural History's
mission is to discover, interpret, and
disseminate - through scientific research and
education - knowledge about human cultures,
the natural world, and the universe.
The mission of the Brooklyn Children's Museum
is to engage children in educational experiences
through innovation and excellence in
exhibitions, programs, and use of its collection.
The Museum encourages children to develop an
understanding of and respect for themselves,
others and the world around them by exploring
cultures, the arts, science and the environment.
Session
High School Science Research Program
- during the school year with perhaps a
one week orientation in Aug. It's a two year
commitment taking classes for a year (out
of 6 class sessions - 3 or 4 need to be
completed) and then applying for an
internship the following year. Take classes
about science for a year (topics covered astronomy to landscape drawing to
archaeology to genetics, etc.) to then be
able to apply for an internship the following
year to either 1) Work with a mentor
usually grad. students or curators on
research projects - be exposed to
advanced scientific material and research
techniques or 2) Work in museum with
interactive activity tables - explaining facts
to kids that come by.
Time Required
One class
session runs 24 hrs a week for
5 weeks. Must
be able to come
to museum from
4:30-6:30pm or
on the
weekends.
How to apply
Check website under
"Children, Youth, and
Families Tab" to check
about program, but info.
may not be updated.
Currently students can email
[email protected]
to be put on the mailing
list and be sent a
registration form. Pick
science classes you want
to take on the registration
form and send it back to
be picked by a lottery last year out of 125
places 2/3rd got a class.
Deadline - send in
registration form ASAP
over the summer - first
class session begins in
Sept.
Need to inquire Call Racheal Zaslow Summer Museum Team Volunteers - a
in interview for Coordinator of
year long program - can start in
updates but
summer for 9th and 10th graders.
Adolescent Programs to
Participants learn to work directly with the usually Tues. - set up an interview
Sat. 4-6pm at
public as gallery, workshop, and public
appointment and pick up
least 3
program assistants. They also have an
an application.
718-735-4400 x104
opportunity to explore careers through field afternoons a
trips and artist/scientist-in-residence
Deadline - set up an
week.
programs.
interview by late spring interviews will start in
April or May.
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CMOM inspires children and families to learn
about themselves and our culturally diverse
world through the arts, literacy, media &
communications, science & the environment
and early childhood education.
How to apply
Brooklyn Cultural
Adventures Program
(BCAP) Junior Camp
Counselor (Must be 18
or older) – Contact to
inquire and express
interest
[email protected]
or call (718) 638-7700.
Recruiting from
November to March.
Gallery/Studio Work
Study Program (For all
HS Students) –
application of website.
Also check website for
Spring, Summer, and Fall
deadline. Museum
Apprentice Program
October to August (Fall
all HS Students) –
September Deadline.
check application for
actual date. July to Aug
apprentices work with
camp groups Wed to Fri
from 9 am- 4 pm
Fall / Spring
Must be HS Sophmore,
Junior or Senior.
Semesters Wed & Thur 4- Applications forms on
5:30 plus Sat - website www.cmom.org
under "about CMOM" and
12n-5pm.
Summer - 2 full then "Teen Interns" or
contact David Rios at
days for 10
212-721-1223 x237 or
weeks
[email protected]
Fall Deadline - end of
Sept
Spring Deadline – Dec
31
Summer Deadline – 2nd
or 3rd week of June
* Check website for
Organization
Focus/Description
Session
Time Required
Brooklyn Museum of
The Brooklyn Museum, housed in a 560,000Brooklyn Cultural Adventures Program Brooklyn
Art
200 square-foot, Beaux-Arts building, is the second- (BCAP) Junior Camp Counselor (Must Cultural
Eastern Parkway
largest art museum in New York City and one of be 18+ years of age) - Be a counselor for Adventures
BCAP day camp with ages 9-12 which
Brooklyn, NY 11238
the largest in the country. Its world-renowned
Program
takes place at the Brooklyn Museum.
www.brooklynmuseum. permanent collections include more than one
(BCAP) Junior
Camp
Gallery/Studio Work Study Program
org
718-501-6226
million objects, from ancient Egyptian
Counselor (Spring, Summer, & Fall Semesters)
masterpieces to contemporary art.
(For all HS Students) - Take an art class three two week
sessions.
for free (Such as digital photography,
Gallery/Studio
Outdoor drawing & painting, comic book
art, etc) in exchange for being a teacher's Work Study
Program –
assistant for art students ages 6-9.
Museum Apprentice Program (Year long Schedule
Program) (For all HS Students) - Year
worked with
long program where students learn the
times of
fields of art and museum education.
classes.
During the Summer Apprentice lead
Museum
educational tours.
Apprentice
Program –
October to
August (Oct to
June meetings
are every other
Friday from 5 to
6:30, Plus Min
of 1 day of work
per week during
school year.
Children Museum of
Manhattan
The Tisch Building
212 West 83rd Street
New York, NY 10024
www.cmom.org
212-721-1223
Junior Staff Internship (Fall Semester,
Spring Semester, Summer) - Must be HS
Sophmore, Junior or Senior. Assist with
teaching programs (topics depend on
exhibits for summer camp students ages 413. If they're comfortable, they can grow to
teach programs themselves. There are
other internships during the school year
w/stipends - Junior staff internship.
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Organization
Metropolitan Museum
of Art
1000
Fifth Avenue
New York, New York
10028
www.metmuseum.org
212-570-3961
In formation since 1870, the Metropolitan
Museum's collection now contains more than
two million works of art from all points of the
compass, ancient through modern times.
Focus/Description
In formation since 1870, the Metropolitan
Museum's collection now contains more than
two million works of art from all points of the
compass, ancient through modern times.
Internships for New York City High
School Seniors (Fall, Spring and
Summer). Fall/Spring program for current
Seniors. Summer Program for entering or
graduating Seniors. Interns work behind
the scenes, meet members of the Museum
staff, and participate in gallery, studio, and
Museum learning projects designed to
broaden their understanding of the
Museum and to deepen their knowledge of
art.
Pick up a museum
application at the
museum or e-mail
Beatrice Chen Education Curator w/ a
resume and cover letter
requesting a museum
application.
[email protected]
Summer Deadline May 1st
Session
Time Required
How to apply
Different one
Metropolitan Museum of Art offers
Check the Calendar for
students free classes held after school day classes
upcoming classes
and on weekends. High school students found in the
(http://www.metmuseum.
museum's
have the rare and special opportunity to
org/events/ev_student.as
study original works of art in the Museum brochure p#high) and then register
for that class by calling
Museum Kids
with instructors from the Education
Department. All classes ask students to be Learning Curve. 212-650-2832 or emailing
active participants in understanding and
[email protected]
appreciating works of art, and to look and
g. When you register
respond through discussion in the galleries
provide your name,
or through the creation of their own works
school, grade, email
of art in the studio.
address, and title and
dates of the classes you
would like to attend.
Classes fill up quickly so
best to register as soon
Application on website
(http://www.metmuseum.
org/events/ev_student.as
p#internships).
Contactstudents@metmu
seum.org with questions.
Deadline – Check
website for update
Summer and on-going intern opportunities - 5 to 20 hrs per
admin. support. If students have design
week.
skills, there may also be opportunities to
design promotional materials and
invitations, etc.
Fall or Spring
Internship Saturdays.
Summer
Internship Monday
through Friday
Metropolitan Museum
of Art
1000
Fifth Avenue
New York, New York
10028
www.metmuseum.org
212-570-3961
The Museum of Chinese in the Americas
(MoCA) is the first fulltime, professionally staffed
museum dedicated to reclaiming, preserving,
and interpreting the history and culture of
Chinese and their descendants in the Western
Hemisphere.
Museum of Chinese in
the Americas
70 Mulberry Street, 2nd
floor
New York, NY 10013
www.moca-nyc.org
212-619-4785
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The museum of Television and Radio has a
Summer and on-going volunteer
collection of 75,000 programs-including
opportunities - Greet and direct visitors.
Archiving press articles - cut, paste, xerox
newscasts, public affairs programs,
and archive.
documentaries, performing arts programs,
comedy and variety shows, sports, children's
programming and commercial advertisingcovering more than 70 years of television and
radio history. Each year, the museum, using
radio and television programs from the
collection, organizes major exhibitions,
screening and listening series, seminars and
education classes that focus on topics of social,
historical, popular or artistic interest.
The Museum of the City of New York embraces Interns for Frederick A. O. Schwarz
the past, present, and future of New York City
Children's Center. Must be 18-21 years
and celebrates its cultural diversity.
of age. Do not need to be in school.
Can inquire if special projects are going
on, otherwise only admin. tasks would be
available.
Days/hrs. to be Deadline -April?
planned
according to
schedule of
work to be
done.
Days flexible
E-mail resume and letter
but at least 3-4 of interest to
Bob Eng.
hrs a day.
[email protected]
Summer Deadline early May.
Must be a High School
Senior going into
college following Sept.
to apply.
Organization
Focus/Description
Session
Time Required
How to apply
Museum of Modern Art Founded in 1929 as an educational institution, Summer and on-going programs. - In 3 days a week Application projected to
11 West 53 Street
The Making: Summer at MoMA The Museum of Modern Art is dedicated to
for half a day for be on website in early
New York, NY 10019being the foremost museum of modern art in the Exploration of modern and contemporary 6 weeks - July February under the
world.
5497
to 2nd weekend "Education" header and
art through a unique integration of art
in August.
www.moma.org
then "High School
making, observation, writing, and
212-408-6453
Programs" section discussion. Each class combines studio
www.moma.org. Put note
activities and ongoing dialogue with artists
on application that you
and MoMA staff, field trips throughout the
are part of the Risk
city, special tours of the Museum’s
Takers program. Must at
collection, writing exercises, and expert art
least be going into 10th
instruction from MoMA educators.
grade to apply.
Collaborative and individual art and writing
Deadline - April 7th.
activities provide a space for students to
For questions or info.
create their own works of art that will be
contact Marit Dewhurst
presented in a small culminating exhibit.
[email protected]
rg or call
212-408-6453
Also check out MoMA
website for many other
free high school
student programs
during the school yearagain under Education
section - High School
Programs.
Museum of Television
and Radio
25 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
www.mtr.org
212-621-6800
Museum of the City of
New York
1220 Fifth Avenue, NY,
NY 10029
www.mcny.org
212-534-1672 x3389
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Time Required
How to apply
Days/hrs.
E-mail Chris Gioia a letter
of interest:
flexible to
[email protected]
student's
Deadline - rolling.
schedule.
Must be a High School
Senior to Apply.
Focus/Description
The Museum of the Moving Image is dedicated
to educating the public about the art, history,
technique, and technology of film, television,
and digital media and to examining their impact
on culture and society.
Session
Summer and on-going volunteers
opportunities - high school seniors
only. Responsibilities could include
ushers for theater, coat check, visitor
services, membership dept., admin work,
etc.
Organization
Museum of the Moving
Image
35 Avenue
at 36 Street
Astoria, New York 11106
www.movingimage.us
718-784-4520
E-mail or send a resume
Very flexible.
and letter of interest to
Summer
David Sharps, President,
opportunities
are in June and describe your skills and
July. Ongoing areas of interest or call
volunteer work with questions (718-6244719)
generally
Thursday 4-8 or dsharps@waterfrontmuse
Saturdays 1-5 um.org
290
but flexible.
Conover St.,
Brooklyn, NY 11231.
Deadline - rolling.
New York Hall of
Science
47-01 111th Street
Queens, NY 11368
www.nyscience.org
718-699-0005 x 387
Summer
and
on-going
volunteer
opportunities -Summer two performance
series
that
utilize
volunteers,
a
CIRCUSundays in June and SUNSET
MUSIC SERIES, Friday nights in July.
Group tours usually by appointment but
they're considering general open hours for
the coming year. Also help is need with
mailings, administrative duties, and routine
maintenance projects around and on the
vessel.
The New York Hall of Science is New York City’s Summer volunteer opportunities Work on
Application online. Select
hands-on science and technology center. The
"Job Opportunities" under
Science Career Ladder Program, high
weekends "Join Us Get Involved"
Hall features more than 400 hands-on exhibits. school students assist in the Preschool
9:45 to 6pm
then "Explainter Interns".
Explore the wonder and excitement of biology, Place and Scholastic’s The Magic School Sat. or Sun.
chemistry and physics.
Bus Activity Area with children and families Must be able to Mail of fax application to
creating science related arts and crafts
commit to two the address on the
application. If space is
projects. Every semester you get
consecutive
available, interviews are
evaluated which can lead to a paid
semesters.
scheduled.
position.
Some required items working papers, valid
picture ID, SS Card, etc.
If space is filled can be
put on a waiting list.
Winter/Spring Deadline December 1
Summer Deadline June 1
Fall Deadline - August 1
The Hudson Waterfront The Hudson Waterfront Museum a.k.a. the
Museum a.k.a. the
Waterfront Museum was created in 1986 to
Waterfront Museum
insure public waterfront access and to provide
290 Conover St. at Pier maritime/environmental education and cultural
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arts programs aboard an historic vessel.
Brooklyn, NY 11231
Through partnerships with diverse groups that
www.waterfrontmuseu include area schools, harbor/environmental
m.org
718-624-4719 agencies and community/education leaders, the
Museum offers low-cost programs and
resources. The Museum is housed aboard the
Lehigh Valley Railroad Barge #79, (Barge #79.)
She is the last surviving wooden, covered
railroad barge in America and is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places.
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The Noguchi Museum
32-37 Vernon Boulevard
Long Island City, New
York 11106
www.noguchi.org
718-204-7088
Organization
The Museum of Jewish
Heritage - A Living
Memorial to the
Holocaust
36 Battery Place
Battery Park City
New York, NY 10280
www.mjhnyc.org
646-437-4303
Created by Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988), The
Noguchi Museum opened in 1985, presenting a
comprehensive collection of the artist's works in
stone, metal, wood, and clay, as well as models
for public projects and gardens, dance sets, and
Akari Light Sculptures. The Museum-chartered
as The Noguchi Museum is housed in thirteen
galleries within a converted factory building and
encircles a garden containing major granite and
basalt sculptures.
Focus/Description
The Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living
Memorial to the Holocaust honors those who
died by celebrating their lives - cherishing the
civilization that they built, their achievements
and faith, their joys and hopes, and the vibrant
Jewish community that is their legacy today.
Teen Advisory
Board - monthly
or bi-monthly
basis
(depending on
season and
program
objectives).
Making Your
Mark (Summer
2008) - runs in
the fall and
spring for 12
week
installments meeting once
per week in the
afternoons.
Session
Time Required
How to apply
For Public HS Students.
High School Apprentice Program (Feb- February
through May - Send in application by
Aug) for Public HS Students - this
training leads to paid positions for the
mail. The application is
Apprentices
following summer. The High School
the on website participate in
Apprenticeship Program offers New York after-school
www.mjhnyc.org. Go to
City public high school students a
seminars twice "Teach & Learn" then
challenging program of work and study as a month. July "For Students" and click
they learn about Jewish heritage, the
"High School Apprentice
through midHolocaust, and what goes on "behind-the- August,
Program." The
scenes" at a museum. Noted scholars and Apprentices
application requires an
Museum professionals lead seminars
essay and teacher
have full-time
which explore 20th century Jewish history paid positions at recommendation (see
in the context of the Museum's collection the
application for details)
Museum.
and mission and prepare Apprentices for
therefore be sure to give
summer jobs at the Museum.
plenty of time to complete
by deadline.
For questions contact
Mira Abramsohn at 646437-4303 or
[email protected]
g
Application Deadline November 15
Email or call Heather
Brady, Head of
Education, for an
application:
[email protected]
or 718-204-7088 x205
Deadline – Check
website
Summer and on-going - Teen Advisory
Board - a small group of teens gather to
collaborate with the Museum's education
department in the development of
educational programs for teens/youth in
the community. The TAB is great for those
interested in art, museums or social action
and community issues. The TAB members
will get familiar with the Museum's
collection, participate in individual/group
hands-on art making experiences and
consider/conceive of the Museum's role in
the lifes of teen's today.
Fall & Spring - Making Your Mark - MYM
is a studio art based program that
incorporates learning to look at art work
and objects into the curriculum. This
program is designed for students who are
interested in building upon or creating a
portfolio of their own work for future
endeavors.
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How to apply
Application on website www.youth2youth.org
Website application for
next fall will be updated
in March and deadline
will be sometime midJune.
Focus/Description
Session
The Whitney Museum houses one of the world's Tour Training - starts in fall - Youth
foremost collections of twentieth-century
Insights Tour Guide - unpaid - a year-long
program at the Whitney Museum of
American art. The Permanent Collection of
American Art that gives high school
some 12,000 works encompasses paintings,
sculptures, multimedia installations, drawings, students the opportunity to think about art
in new ways. Teens are trained in the
prints, and photographs—and is still growing.
museum setting to lead interactive tours,
conduct dialogues with artists, and engage
in discussions with teens, families, and
senior citizens. Leads to paid position in
July.
E-mail a letter of interest
to
Kathy
Chan.
education@wyckoffassoc
iation.org Summer
Deadline - rolling.
Time Required
6-12 hours per
week from
September to
June and then
full-time in July.
Paid minimum
wage.
Organization
Whitney Museum
945 Madison Avenue at
75th Street
New York, NY 10021
www.youth2youth.org
212-570-7745
The Wyckoff House, which dates back to 1652,
is the oldest building in New York State. It was
built by Pieter Claesen Wyckoff, who came to
America in 1637 as an illiterate indentured
servant, but soon became a successful farmer
and the wealthiest person in the area.
Summer volunteer opportunities - learn At least 2 hrs biabout historic house maintenance &
weekly.
preservation, help at events, public
programming, preparing materials in edu.
dept. garden help, etc.
Wyckoff House
Museum
5816 Clarendon Road
Brooklyn, NY 11203
www.wyckoffassociatio
n.org
718-6295400
Call Mr. Mallory Miller if
interested to apply.
212-369-1484 x34
Deadline to call - end of
June.
Diller-Quaile School of
Music
24
East 95th Street
New York, NY 10128
www.diller-quaile.org
212-369-1484 x34
MUSIC
Diller-Quaile's mission is to teach music in a
Summer volunteer opportunities Program runs
way that develops the innate musicality in each classroom assistants for Diller-Quaile
week after 4th
student and inspires participation for a lifetime. Summer Music Study Program. Music
of July for 5
The Diller-Quaile School of Music is a thriving
program for kids 4-10 yrs. old. Assist with weeks - 4 days
community music school comprised of the Early instructing kids and helping in the
a week MonChildhood, Instrumental/Vocal, Adult, Teacher
classroom - ok not to have a music
Thurs. 9-3pm.
Training, and Outreach Departments.
background to be an assistant.
Flexible to
arrange
schedule to
help within
these times.
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Organization
Focus/Description
InterSchool Orchestras The Interschool Orchestras of New York gives
of NY
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young people ages 6 to 19 the opportunity to let
Third Avenue, Suite 601 their musical talents blossom, in the absence of
New York, NY 10128
or in addition to their own school's programs.
www.isorch.org
ISO's five orchestras and ensembles rehearse
212-410-0370
in Manhattan and allow children at various
levels of ability to play together in appropriate
groups.
Founded amid citywide cutbacks in arts
NY Youth Symphony
850 Seventh Avenue
education funding in 1963, the New York Youth
Suite 505
Symphony promotes the study of instrumental
New York, NY 10019
music through programs in orchestral, chamber
www.nyyouthsymphony and jazz performance, conducting and
.org
212-581-5933 composition. The orchestra performs many
times throughout the year in venues such as
Carnegie Hall and the Colden Center at Queens
College.
DANCE
Session
Time Required
How to apply
Rehearsals Auditions for ISO Symphony and
Download the application
Symphonic band ($150 registration fee once a week
from the website from approx
to audition; No Tuition).
www.isorch.org - which is
4:15pm- 6:30. located under "Join Us".
The Symphony Orchestra - The ISO
Check website Mail in the application
Symphony is one of the finest youth
orchestras in the metropolitan area and its for update.
along with the application
members are among the most talented
fee to the address on the
young musicians in and around New York.
application. You will be
The Symphony appears in major concert
contacted for an audition
halls in New York City. Recent
after all materials are
performances have been at Avery Fisher
received. You can also
and Alice Tully halls, Symphony Space, the
join the mailing list for
New York Botanical Garden and Carnegie
updates by going under
Hall. Membership is by audition only.
“Contact Us”.
ISO Symphonic Band - Intermediate and
For questions, call 212advanced level wind, brass and percussion
410-0370. Candidates at
players interested in exploring band
all levels are required to
repertoire will enjoy this Brooklyn-based
play a scale and a
ensemble. The band plays many
classical piece of their
community concerts and also performs in
own choosing that
major halls. Membership is by audition, or
represents their most
by permission of the conductor. Good
accomplished repertoire,
technical and sight-reading skills are
and to sight read. For
required
more details about the
audition procedure/levels
of the various ensembles,
see their Guidelines for
Admission on the
website. The audition
determines placement
and seating.
Deadline - ASAP before
NY Youth Symphony Auditions in Sept. Download and complete
Various
$70 application fee to audition (one
an application from the
according to
application and a one-time fee of $70 will program - check website website for
allow you to apply to one or more of the
www.nyyouthsymphony.o
details.
eight programs). Eight programs to
rg under “auditions” or
www.nyyouthsy call (212) 581-5933,
audition for:
mphony.org
Orchestra Program
Monday-Friday 10amChamber Music Program
4pm. After submitting
Jazz Program
your complete application
with payment allow 5
Apprentice Conducting Program
days to process and then
Making Score Program
call (212) 581-5933 to
First Music
schedule an audition.
First Art
Deadline to Apply - July.
If accepted, students are enrolled on meritCan also inquire about
based, full tuition scholarships. Students
office work or helping at
may incur some fees, depending on the
concerts - contact
program, but even in those instances,
Nicholas Jaster students may apply for work-study
Operations Manager subsidies.
njaster@nyyouthsympho
ny org
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Organization
Focus/Description
Ballet Hispanico
Founded in 1970 by Artistic Director Tina
167 West 89 Street
Ramirez, Ballet Hispanico is the foremost dance
New York, NY 10024
representative of Hispanic culture in the United
www.ballethispanico.or States, with a professional company which tours
nationally and internationally; a school of dance
g
212-362-6710 ext. 25
unique in its emphasis on ballet, modern and
Spanish dance as its core curriculum; and
extensive programming for public schools, both
in New York and around the country, called
"Primeros Pasos."
Dance Theater
Workshop
219 W.19th St.
NY, NY 10011
www.dtw.org
212-691-6500
Session
Time Required
How to apply
Summer intern opportunities - assist
Flexible
E-mail Madeline Kilroe a
with admin. tasks - archiving event/donor according to
letter of interest and a
files and research, database update,
student's
resume. State your
organize supplies and video & book library. schedule but at interests, goals, past
Support development department in
least 15 hrs.
experiences /skills and
fundraising and/or special events. Work
min per week. what you expect to
behind the scenes on the summer dance
achieve from this
program for youth - production, costuming,
internship experience.
and other opportunities as they develop.
mkilroe@ballethispanico.
org
Summer Deadline - mid
to end of May.
Varies on
Dance Theater Workshop remains vigorously
Summer and on-going intern
Review available
committed to maintaining its uncompromising
opportunities - check website under "job department.
internships on website Check website www.dancetheaterworksh
mission: to identify and nurture talented
opportunities" and view descriptions,
for time
emerging and mid-career artists working in
qualifications, and time requirements of
op.com and then "job
requirement for opportunities" - Send a
diverse cultural contexts; to stimulate a broader internships. Departments include
audience and public context for these artists
Executive Assistant, Development, Graphic each internship. resume and letter of
Design, and Programming.
and their work; and to offer opportunities for
interest (what dept. you're
interested in and why,
these artists by providing an interactive
what are your goals, etc.
community laboratory for the imagination and its
essential, practical application to the world
) to the address on the
around us.
application. If you have
questions call Tara O'Con
(Internship Coordinator)
at 212.691.6500 x200 or
[email protected].
Deadline - rolling.
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Organization
Groove with Me
Mailing Address:
70 East 3rd Street, #9
New York, NY 10003
Studio Address:
2271 Third Avenue, 2nd
Floor
New York, NY 10035
www.groovewithme.org
212-987-5910
NY Theater Ballet
30 East 31st Street, 5th
Floor
New York, NY 10016
www.nytb.org
212-679-0401
ARTS/SCIENCES
Summer volunteer opportunities - but
more opportunities during performance
season Sept. to May. Elevator operator bring students/guests up to 5th floor,
operate door buzzard. Help at special
events and performances. Possibility of
formal internship being developed - ask
about progress.
Focus/Description
Session
Groove With Me, Inc. is a youth development
Summer, Winter Semester, and Spring
organization using free dance classes and
Semester classes if space is available.
performance opportunities as a tool to instill in Each level of dance classes at Groove
young women the leadership, pride, spirit of
With Me adheres to the New York State Art
cooperation, creativity, joy and discipline needed Standards for Dance. Students will not only
to confront the adversity in their daily lives and be able to engage in the process of dance,
but be knowledgeable about what they are
throughout their future development.
doing and able to discuss their
participation. Hip-Hop and
The Company has become the nation's most
widely-seen chamber ballet ensemble and one
of its most highly respected. It offers a
distinctive classical repertory which includes
contemporary choreography as well as classical
works by many of the greatest and most
esteemed choreographers of this century.
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Time Required
How to apply
Need to check If under 18 have a parent
call Meredith Sherman
current dance
class schedule. (Program Director) at 212You are
987-5910 to register for
expected to
the program. Parent and
daughter will make an
attend every
appointment to come in
class. After 3
and fill out the
unexcused
absences your application. A copy of a
recent physical exam
spot will be
must be brought in as
given to
someone on the well. A form can be
waitlist.
provided to assist the
process of meeting the
physical requirement. If
you are 18 you can
register yourself. Contact
Meredith Sherman at
meredith@groovewithme.
org with questions.
Deadline – Space is
limited therefore register
as soon as possible. A
waitlist is created once
classes are filled.
Classes follow the
calendar year.
Flexible minimum 2 1/2
to 3 hrs. one
day a week.
E-mail letter of
interest/resume to
Joey Stocks - Executive
Director.
[email protected]
Deadline - rolling.
UrbanGlass is a not-for-profit international
Urban Glass
647 Fulton Street
center for the creation and appreciation of new
Brooklyn, NY 11217-1112 art made from glass. It seeks to promote the use
www.urbanglass.org
of glass as a medium for creative endeavor in
718-625-3685
art, craft and design; to foster excellence in the
field by providing a critical context for the glass
art movement; to offer professional
opportunities, high quality facilities and
expertise to all artists; and to engender public
appreciation of glass.
Summer work study program Responsible to clean shop, learn to cut
and weld metal, work with refractory, how
to maintain studio - admin. Work. A work
study program - for every three hours you
work you gain an hour in the shop to take a
course or to work on your own if you have
previous knowledge.
July - August.
See STRAW
weeks 1-7
Syllabus for
more details.
Usually 80 hrs.
per work study
program. Can
be flexible on
schedule with a
consistent
pattern.
Time Required
10-6 pm one to
three weekdays
per week with
occassional late
days or
weekend hours.
E-mail Brian Kibler (x238)
a letter of interest.
[email protected]
Deadline - rolling.
How to apply
Send Resume, Letter of
Intent (stating why you
are interested and what
experiences you bring),
and one Reference via
mail (Lower East Side
Print Shop, 306 West
37th Street, 6th Floor,
New York, NY 10018) to
the attention of Sei Young
Kim, Programs
Administrator. Do not
email any materials.
Spring Semester
Deadline – November 1
Summer Semester
Deadline – March 1
Fall Semester Deadline
– April 15
Organization
Focus/Description
Session
Lower East Side
The Lower East Side Printshop, established in Summer intern opportunities - the
Printshop
306 1968, is a New York City based not-for-profit
Printshop’s internships offer opportunities
West 37th Street, 6th
print workshop that promotes excellence in
to learn printmaking skills, gain
Floor
printmaking by offering opportunities for a broad collaborating experience, meet exciting
and diverse range of participants to create,
New York, NY 10018
artists and instructors, study contemporary
www.printshop.org
learn, and collect prints.
art, and get an insider’s perspective on the
212-673-5390
New York City print community. Interns are
expected to have some working knowledge
of printmaking. Regular attendance and a
commitment to the program are required.
Founded by John D. Rockefeller, the
Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research was
incorporated on June 14, 1901. It was the first
institution in the United States devoted solely to
biomedical research--to understanding the
underlying causes of disease. Today, renamed
Rockefeller University, it is one of the foremost
research centers in the world, contributing to 23
Nobel Prizes as well as numerous other awards.
Rockefeller University
Pre-College Science
Education Program
Box 53
The Rockefeller
University
1230 York Avenue
New York, NY 10021
www.rockefeller.edu/out
reach
212-327-7431
Summer Scientific Reading and Writing
Course (STRAW) - Must be at least 16
years old to volunteer in the lab and at
lease 18 years old to complete a project
involving radioactive material. was
designed by a team of outreach teachers,
scientist-mentors, and high school
students to help you maximize your lab
know-how. You will learn how to read
scientific journals, write your research
report in standard scientific style, and show
& tell others why your research is
important in a short PowerPoint and a
more open-ended poster presentation.
Opportunity to apply to volunteer in a lab
under a mentor.
Must be at least 16
years old to volunteer
in the lab and at lease
18 years old to
complete a project
involving radioactive
material. Application on
website:
www.rockefeller.edu/outre
ach under "Applications
and online requests" and
High School Student
Application". You will
need to submit a
transcript, essay, and two
letters of
recommendation. See
application and website
for details.
Deadline - rolling but
the sooner the better
before program start
date
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Organization
Summer Programs, feeCamp Broadway
145 West 45th Street, 7th
Fl.
New York, NY 10036
www.campbroadway.co
m
Lesley Mazzotta Producing Director
212-575-2929
Focus/Description
CB2 & Camp Broadway: The Next Step:
Session 1: July 14 - 18, 2008
Session 2: August 4 - 8, 2008
Tuition $1,150, Scholarships may be
available
Session
Summer Program. Tuition $1,000.
Scholarships are available - usually
given to 50% of students in their
programs
CB2 (Ages 13-17) - $1550 per session
Camp Broadway: The Next Step (Ages 14-18)
$1150– $1225 per session
Theatre-loving kids come to New York City’s
Great White Way and are introduced to the
world of Broadway and all aspects of putting a
show together show in a professional,
interactive and theatrical environment. This oneof-a-kind program fosters teamwork, discipline,
commitment and support.
Founded in 1991, City Lights Youth Theatre's
City Lights Youth
mission is to provide young people from diverse
Theater
backgrounds the opportunity to participate in
300 West 43rd Street,
theatre experiences in order to develop
Suite 402
confidence, responsibility, teamwork, and a
New York, NY 10036
www.clyouththeatre.org greater sense of self and community.
212-262-0200
Performing arts classes, full-scale productions,
and in-school residencies engage children and
teens, ages 3-19, in the collaborative process of
creating and performing theatre.
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Time Required
10 to 4 Mon-Fri
starting July 7
to Aug 8 plus
Sat Aug 9th,
2008. Students
are expected to
attend every
class. Three
unexcused
absences will
lead to dimissal
from program.
How to apply
Application on website.
Mail to:
Camp Broadway
336 West 37th Street,
Suite 460
New York, New York
10018
Application online www.clyouththeater.com
under "Summer
Programs" - Applications
not accept until May 12,
2008. There is a $25
application fee.
Interviews will be held
from June 9 - June 13th.
International Center of
Photography
1114 Ave. of the Americas
at 43rd St.
New York, NY 10036
www.icp.org
Bianca Bockman
212-857-0059
Organization
Developing Artists
48 West 21st St. 4th Fl.
NY, NY 10010
www.developingartists.
org
Jinn S. Kim - Managing
Director
[email protected]
rg
212-9292228
The Academy is a learning center for individuals Different sessions and dates
who want to explore film and video arts or
throughout the summer. Can be a one
performance for the screen and stage. For
week workshop or six weeks program.
students ages fourteen to seventeen, the New
York Film Academy offers a pre-college
enrichment experience that is unparalleled.
the International Center of Photography is a
museum and school dedicated to the
understanding and appreciation of photography.
ICP creates programs of the highest quality to
advance knowledge of the medium. These
include exhibitions, collections, and education
for the general public, members, students, and
professionals in the field of photography.
Focus/Description
Young artists of NYC determined to create and
develop original theater written, directed,
produced and performed by young adults. As a
multi-disciplinary ensemble, they recognize
young artists of all ages in a variety of technical
and creative roles to give rise to an original
production. Their mission is to represent the
culture we live, express the challenges we face
and introduce the voices we know through our
respect for theater.
Usually class runs one day a week for 3
hours- check website for updates. Feebased photo classes throughout the
year and summer - scholarships
available - call to discuss. Tuition - $685
plus $55 lab fee.
Session
Time Required
Fee-based
Acting school - in August 3 days a
summer acting
week for the whole month. Summer
acting school that has a fee - $400 for a school provides
workshop. Scholarships may be
3 hrs of acting
available - contact Jinn Kim to inquire. and 2 hrs of
workshops from writing,
directing, stage
lighting,
dancing, etc.
Check website
Internship and
scholarship application
online - www.icp.org
under "School" and then
"Community Programs".
For more information,
call: 212-857-0061,
email:
[email protected].
Very competitive - need
to apply for scholarship
as soon as possible.
How to apply
Call to reserve a class,
then fill out on-line form to
submit with payment.
Contact Jinn about
scholarships.
New York Film Academy
100 E. 17th St.
New York, NY 10003
www.nyfa.com
Tori
212-302-5127
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Focus/Description
The Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls will be a
non-profit educational arts program serving girls
ages 8-18 from a range of socio-economic,
racial, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds in New
York City. The program will offer girls the chance
to learn how to play musical instruments, write
songs, perform, and participate in team-building
activities in a supportive environment that
fosters self-esteem, self-confidence, creativity,
tolerance, and collaboration.
Time Required
How to apply
Application on website www.williemaerockcamp.
org - print out and send to
address on site. Due
date not finalized yet but
around mid to late spring May or June.
Session
Week in Aug. - days and hours for 2006
not finalized yet. $500 for tuition on a
sliding scale depending on applicants
financial situation
Organization
Willie Mae Rock Camp
for Girls
P.O. Box 23856
Brooklyn, NY 11202-3856
www.williemaerockcam
p.org
General contact info@williemaerockcamp.
org
Socapa summer programs range in length from
two to six weeks, founded in 1998, SOCAPA
has become one of the premier visual and
performing arts programs in the world offering
programs in film, acting, dance and
photography.
check website
check website
Yes - range
from two week
programs to six
weeks on
different
schedules.
Estimated
Fees 2 wks - $1350
to $1450
3wks - $2,000
to $2,150
4 wks -$2,325
to $2,525
6 wks Sat. only
- $300
School of Cinema &
Performing Arts Teen
Camps
Tribeca Film Center
375 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10013
www.socapa.org
212-941-4057
ACTeen develops dedicated pre-professionals
into technically proficient, versatile, and
marketable actors. Combining theatrical
discipline with spontaneous, effective oncamera acting techniques, students learn to
successfully transverse both film and theater
media with skill and professionalism.
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range from two
week programs
to six weeks on
different
schedules.
Estimated
Fees 2 wks - $1,950
3wks - $2,950
6 wks - $5,400
Equipment
fees from $250
to $500.
ACTeen
35 W. 45th Street
New York, NY 10036
www.acteen.com
212-391-5915
Other
Organization
Focus/Description
SOUL Summer School SOUL Summer School - is an eight week long
287 17th Street, Suite
intensive introduction to community organizing
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and social change, designed for young activists
Oakland, CA 94612
(ages 18-25) who have been involved with
510-451-5466
social justice organizing for at least one year.
www.schoolofunityandli SOUL is dedicated to helping young women,
beration.org
young people of color, young working class
people and queer youth step up to lead the
movement, and SOUL Summer School provides
a structured time when you can work full-time to
develop your grassroots organizing skills and
your political analysis.
Parks & Recreation has jurisdiction over 14
NYC Parks &
miles of beach property situated on both the
Recreation
Atlantic Ocean and the Long Island Sound.
Lifeguard Program
Lifeguard Information
Parks also maintains and operates 52 outdoor
Request
The pools dispersed throughout the five
Arsenal
boroughs.The ultimate goal of the lifeguard
830 Fifth Avenue, Rm.
program is to find individuals who are mature,
308
New
dependable and capable of carrying on the
York, NY 10021
legacy of safeguarding New Yorkers at their
www.nycgovparks.org beaches and pools. The rigors of the training
requirements produce lifeguards who are able
to rise to the challenge of protecting the public
on a daily basis.
Session
Time Required
How to apply
The summer
Apply online, application
1. ORGANIZING INTERNSHIPS with
program is eight on website under
local community organizations that work
weeks long,
"programs" header and
with low-income people and people of
color to fight for their rights. Through these with orientation scroll to "Soul Summer
internships, you'll get on-the- ground
staring on June School". After SOUL
experience with the day-to-day work it
14. The
reviews all of the
takes to build community power. In the
program starts applications, twenty
past, they've worked with Communities for on June 19th
people will be selected
a Better Environment, POWER (People
and ends on
for their Weekend
Organized to Win Employment Rights),
August 4. SOUL Organizing Training on
Summer School May 6. (Note: The
Let's Get Free!, and many other groups.
2. ORGANIZING SKILLS TRAINING so is a full-time
Weekend Organizing
you can learn the concrete tools you'll
commitment for Training is mandatory for
need to organize for power in our
the whole eight all Bay Area-based
communities. The trainings provide space weeks. You will applicants. Out-of-town
to build skills you will use in your
not have time
applicants who cannot
internships. SOUL's summer trainings will for another job attend the Weekend
build skills like outreach & recruitment,
or for summer Training can make it up
teamwork, action, planning, and facilitation. classes. You'll through an in-depth
3. POLITICAL EDUCATION to think more spend at least phone interview.) After
deeply about the current political context of 30 hours a
the Weekend Training,
our world and how it relates to the
week in your
SOUL will select 10-15
conditions communities of color and
organizing
interns for the summer
working class communities live in. Discussiointernship and program. You will be
10 hours in the notified the week of May
twice-a-week
15th, 2006. If you have
political
any questions about
education &
SOUL Summer School,
skills training
call (or email) Malachi at
sessions. SOUL 510.451.5466 x 307.
provides need- Application Deadline based stipends - April 10, 2006
As a first-year Apply online or download
the application.
lifeguard, you
Application on website
will be
paid $10.71 an under "Permits and
hour and work Applications" header, and
48 hours each scroll to "Lifeguard
Application".
week.
Lifeguards are www.nycgovparks.org
paid every two To request a form by
weeks and the mail: call 311-639-9675
beach season (outside New York City,
runs from May call 212-639-9675).
27th until Labor
Day (September
4th) . Pool
operation
begins on June
29th and runs
until September
4th.
All candidates are tested by Parks'
Lifeguard School to ensure that they meet
their high standards. In order to qualify
for the training you must:
* Be able to swim 50 yards in 35
seconds.
* Have a
minimum of 20/30 vision in one eye and
20/40 in the other.
* Be at least 16 years old when the
position begins.
The lifeguard program at Parks &
Recreation offers many benefits to
successful lifeguard candidates. Upon
completing the lifeguard course a
candidate will have a guaranteed job for
the summer. The lifeguard program will
also give you the chance to be a part of an
organization that is committed to serving
the public.
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Organization
Women Inspiring
Futures
Some additional
websites to check out:
Focus/Description
Women Inspiring Futures is looking for minority
students to join their mentorship program. The
program is set up like Big Brother/Big Sister and
all minority girls between the ages of 6 and 14
are eligible. If anyone knows of any girls in
need of mentorship who fit the criteria, please
have them call or email Kerry-Ann Poyser
Edwards for more information.
Session
Time Required
How to apply
Contact Kerry-Ann
Poyser Edwards
for more info.
[email protected]
m
646-831-5151
International
Organization For
Adolescents
www.iofa.org
Throughout the world, growing up as a girl is fraught with challenges. Across cultures, girls' experiences and needs are chronically
undervalued. The Girls Talk! Movement is an international effort established by IOFA to promote the empowerment and full participation
of women in all spheres of society using the Girls Talk! model, a leadership training program that provides young women with the tools,
knowledge, skills, and support necessary to act as agents of change at the local, national, and global levels.
www.VolunteerNYC.org The Mayor's Volunteer Center and United Way New York City are proud to present VolunteerNYC.org to serve the dual purpose of
providing meaningful volunteer opportunities for New Yorkers and providing nonprofit organizations in New York City the opportunity to
post their volunteer needs and publicize the services provided by their organizations. By tailoring this website specifically to New York
City, our database will allow you to search within your own borough and zipcode and get travel information for posted opportunities. The
mission of VolunteerNYC.org is to help even the busiest New Yorker become a volunteer by giving them a great place to start.
www.Feminist.com
Recently described as the “feminist Google,” Feminist.com is a web-based facilitator of connectedness between girls and women and
the many, varied organizations serving their needs and interests worldwide. The Feminist.com web site, launched in 1995, has become
a critical hub on the Internet for girls and women—many from remote communities within the U.S. and around the world—who are
seeking quality information and resources relevant to their lives. Feminist.com is thrilled and proud of the recognition and accolades it
has received from organizations and individuals alike. Many thanks to those of you who regularly visit Feminist.com for letting us know
how important and helpful the information, services, and links we provide have been to you. For those of you who are first time visitors,
we hope you too will see how Feminist.com can enrich your life
WET website:
www.wetweb.org
to contact us, email
[email protected]
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