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200 opportunities
smART Ventures Grant
City of Seattle Office of Arts & Culture
Flexible and inclusive grant providing support ranging from $500 to $1,500 for individuals, groups, organizations, and practicing artists seeking support for a unique project, opportunity, or event involving arts and culture.
Learning Through Internship (LTI) Unpaid Internship
Gibson Ek High School
All Gibson Ek students are expected to find an unpaid internship at or near the start of the school year and consistently attend one all year. Internships are four hours each Tuesday and Thursday.
Mark Rober Creative Engineering Class
Studio (Mark Rober)
One-month class to learn engineering and science to bring creative ideas to life, with 3 original engineering builds of your own.
WANIC High School Summer Courses
WANIC High School
Summer courses for high school credit including 3-D Modeling, Arts & Animation, Sound Design, Sports Marketing, Genetic Research, and Health Professions. Registration begins in late April.
Biomedical Summer Camps - Elio Academy
Elio Academy
Extended Research Program (ERP) led by doctors, pharma experts, and industry researchers providing exposure to research and development in medical biology. Students learn about discoveries, conduct research projects, and showcase aptitude.
Arts Ed Solutions Internship
Arts Ed Solutions
Work and learn in a non-profit arts organization. Students gain work experience in marketing, podcasting, event production, media production, theatre costuming, and more while working with industry professionals.
Youth Engaged in Sustainable Systems (YESS)
Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust, Riverview School District, WANIC Skills Center, Pacific Education Institute
Earn a stipend and graduation credit while exploring green careers and learning about restoration ecology. Five week paid summer internship program.
Youth Transit Summer Internship
King County Metro
King County Metro's Youth Mobility Program is hosting a summer internship for high-school age youth to learn about transit, sustainability, urban planning, climate justice, and other topics through workshops, field trips, and youth-led projects.
MOHAI Youth Advisors
Museum of History and Industry
Get a behind-the-scenes look at the museum, offer feedback and input on MOHAI projects, and plan teen events and resources at the museum. Earn service hours or a monthly stipend.
Core Program
The Service Board (tSB)
Meet twice weekly from January to May. Weekday workshops focus on engaging discussions encompassing a broad range of social justice topics.
Peer Leader Program
The Service Board (tSB)
Peer Leaders are ambassadors and youth leaders of tSB. They receive training in leadership, personal, professional, and important life skills to help facilitate other youth programs and complete an independent project.
Elevation
Seward Park Audubon Center
With the support of the Seward Park Audubon Center, develop your ideas into actionable plans, build skills as a team player and community organizer, and meet young professionals doing conservation work. Three cohorts: Conservation and Research; Journalism and Social Media Managem
Rainier Beach Youth Stewards Program
Tilth Alliance
Gain job experience through wetland restoration, farm work and farm education, and community engagement. Spring, Summer and Fall programs available.
Restoration Training Crew
Partner in Employment
Gain education and training in environmental topics, including plant identification, ecosystems, environmental justice, salmon, and urban forests and pollution. Help complete restoration projects in South Seattle and South King County parks.
Diverse Voices Student Leadership Program
Whale Scout
Help protect endangered Southern Resident orca whales and salmon through land-based restoration, water quality monitoring, and community outreach. Internship may include field trips to the San Juan Islands.
Ada Developers Academy - Ada Core
Ada Developers Academy
An 11-month program teaching full-stack web development. Students are in the Ada classroom for six core hours a day, five days a week for six months, followed by a five-month paid internship.
Interagency Building Trades Program (BTP)
Interagency Academy
Pre-apprenticeship program with hands-on training in welding, rigging on gantry crane, and other project-based applications. Students earn industry-recognized certifications including OSHA 10, Forklift, Flagger, 1st Aid & CPR.
Activistas
Powerful Voices
A program where high school age BIPOC girls & gender expansive engage in activism with adult allies through curating social-justice based projects for a culminating event. Participants receive a $1600 stipend.
ANEW Skilled Trades Internship
ANEW
Skilled trades apprenticeship program for students ages 14-21 with an IEP, 504 plan, or any disability. Students learn about the construction trades pathway, use tools, create personal projects, and develop professional development and work-readiness skills.
Seattle Rep Theatre Costuming Internship
Seattle Rep
Learn all elements of costuming from a world-class theater costume department, including costume design and construction, shadowing productions throughout the season, and designing costumes for Youth Works Festival.
Ground Zero Radio Internship
Ground Zero Radio
Youth-led platform amplifying the youth voice through music, sports, activism, the arts, and culture. Learn about radio, broadcasting, podcasting, journalism, audio/video production, marketing, and event planning.
Converge Media Internship
Converge Media
Internship with a leading producer of culturally relevant content creating videos, editorial and creative writing, podcasts, and local news coverage for Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.
Arts Ed Solutions Internship
Arts Ed Solutions
Work with industry professionals in a non-profit arts organization learning marketing, podcasting, event production, media production, and more.
Work-Based Learning for Visual Communications
Renton School District - Talley High School
For Talley High School Visual Communications students, students design graphics, produce products, and manage print house projects for their school, district, and community.
How To Heal Marketing/PR Internship
How To Heal Co.
Marketing/PR intern role with mental health awareness apparel brand. Tasks include engaging with customers on social media, conducting market research, crafting PR pitches, and researching media outlets.
Learning Through Internship (LTI)
Gibson Ek High School
All Gibson Ek students are expected to find an internship and consistently attend one throughout the school year. Internships are four hours each Tuesday and Thursday.
Washington State Apprenticeship Programs
Washington State Department of Labor & Industries
Formalized, industry-driven career training in fields including health care, manufacturing, food preparation, public safety, and construction. Apprenticeships provide on-the-job training, wages, classroom studies, and opportunity to earn college credit.
Institute for Systems Biology Pre-College Internship
Institute for Systems Biology
A competitive, paid summer internship posted every January on the ISB careers website for high school juniors. The internship allows students to work with many specialists using a systems biology approach, involving students in a variety of projects using many types of technology
Learning Through Interests (LTI) Internship Program
Bellevue Big Picture School
Students work with expert mentors in their fields of interest, completing authentic projects and learning valuable skills. From 9th to 12th grades, internships offer students multiple opportunities to explore their interests, interact professionally with adults, and develop acade
Fred Hutch Scientific Research & Medicine Internships
Juanita High School
Eight-week, full-time paid internship for rising 12th graders. Selected interns receive orientation, one week hands-on training on laboratory safety, then seven weeks supervised shadowing and training in a Fred Hutch research lab, plus weekly workshops and final presentation.
Love & Lasagna
Catholic Community Volunteer Services of SW Washington
Nativity House Shelter is looking for casserole groups to help provide meals for shelter guests. Making the world a better place starts in your kitchen with your family's favorite lasagna or tuna noodle casserole recipe.
Help Make "Keeping It Cool Kits" for Nativity House Shelter
Catholic Community Volunteer Services of SW Washington
Nativity House Shelter is seeking volunteer groups to make "Keeping It Cool Kits" for the hot summer months ahead. Kits are intended to be distributed at Nativity House Shelter, the Stability Site and the Tahoma Family Center where we encounter community members experiencing home
Blanket Maker in Marysville, WA - Crochet + Knit
Binky Patrol, Inc.
We make blankets and give them to children and teens who need a reminder that they matter, are not invisible, worthy of love, and that someone cares. Ill, abused, homeless, experiencing trauma.
Blanket Maker in Marysville, WA - Sew + Quilt
Binky Patrol, Inc.
We make blankets and give them to children and teens who need a reminder that they matter, are not invisible, worthy of love, and that someone cares. Ill, abused, homeless, experiencing trauma.
Blanket Maker in Marysville, WA - Fleece + Tie
Binky Patrol, Inc.
We make blankets and give them to children and teens who need a reminder that they matter, are not invisible, worthy of love, and that someone cares. Ill, abused, homeless, experiencing trauma.
Compassionate Stitches for Hospice Patients
Bethany Hospice, LLC
Do you love to sew, quilt, knit, or crochet? Volunteer with us to create handmade items that bring comfort, joy, and dignity to hospice patients during their final journey.
Compassionate Stitches for Hospice Patients
Bethany Hospice, LLC
Do you love to sew, quilt, knit, or crochet? Volunteer with us to create handmade items that bring comfort, joy, and dignity to hospice patients during their final journey.
PAW ARTY! Social Media - Content -Production - You'll be using Art To Help Animals! ~💛 “Use Your Creativity to Change Lives (and Save Paws)”
PawsWithCause
Got Art Talent, know about content development? Https://pawsWithCause.org/ needs you to help show off wonderful shelter pets in need of homes.
Policy/Operations Support (Volunteer)
TheAlexanderReview
About Us: The Alexander Review is an emerging literary publication dedicated to showcasing diverse voices, creative perspectives, and thoughtful discourse. We are a volunteer-driven, remote team working across different time zones to publish curated issues, support writers, and e
Make Toys for Shelter Animals
Project Canis
Project Canis is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization started by students at the University of Florida to ensure that every shelter animal has a toy. Project Canis helps cats and dogs in shelters and rescues around the nation by making and donating pet toys made from recycled mate
Registered Apprenticeship Programs
Washington Department of Labor & Industries (L&I)
Paid on-the-job training combined with classroom instruction across multiple trades and industries including construction, high tech, aerospace, advanced manufacturing, and healthcare.
Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Training (PACT) Certificate Program
Seattle Central College - WoodTech
Earn a certificate in construction training with certifications in flagging, forklift operation, OSHA 10, and First Aid/CPR. Formally recognized apprenticeship preparation program in the Seattle area.
YouthBuild Program
YouthCare
Six-month pre-apprenticeship program for young people ages 18-24 experiencing homelessness, combining high school diploma preparation with construction skills training and community service.
Pre-Apprenticeship Programs
U.S. Department of Labor (Apprenticeship.gov)
Preparation programs that enable students to enter a Registered Apprenticeship, combining instruction in apprenticeship-related fields with high school coursework and on-the-job learning activities.
Aerospace Manufacturing
WANIC (Lake Washington School District)
Hands-on course exploring high-tech aircraft and component design, manufacturing, and testing. Learn materials science, applied physics, electrical systems, hydraulics, and sheet metal manufacturing.
Baking & Pastry
WANIC (Lake Washington School District)
Advanced baking course teaching techniques in mixing, shaping, and folding with applied science and math in an industry-standard commercial kitchen.
DigiPen AI & Predictive Analytics for Entertainment
WANIC (Lake Washington School District)
Hands-on experience using artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data analytics in the entertainment industry. Program is pending availability.
DigiPen Art & Animation
WANIC (Lake Washington School District)
Training in foundational art skills and 2D/3D digital tools to produce video games. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams on design, scheduling, and testing.