CITY LIMITS CLARIFY PROGRAM (PAID)

WHO: NYC Sophmores juniors, seniors, and College Freshman's 

WHAT: City Limit’s CLARIFY (City Limits Accountability Reporting Initiative for Youth) program provides meaningful experiences that equip high school students with the skills they need to succeed in higher education, future careers, and civic life. Through hands-on training, mentorship, and real work experience, students gain critical thinking, communication, and problem-solving skills. This unique opportunity is designed for students from all backgrounds, with a special focus on those who may not typically have access to paid internships or professional development programs. CLARIFY aims to bridge this gap, helping youth build confidence and prepare for a successful future. CLARIFY is a paid internship in public service journalism that provides students with important career readiness skills through the lens of public service journalism. Gain skills in research, journalism writing, public speaking, teamwork, and meeting deadlines.

WHERE: CUNY Brooklyn or CUNY York college campus, NY / Virtual 

WHEN: 6-week program that meets in mid-town Manhattan Mondays-Thursdays from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm with at-home assignments on Fridays.

DEADLINE TO APPLY: ASAP 

HOW: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/977DDJY 

ZERO HOUR INTERNSHIP (PAID)

WHO: High School Students

WHAT: Zero Hour is a global youth-led climate justice organization. We firmly believe that climate justice is racial and economic justice, and that the root causes of climate crisis are systems of oppression, namely capitalism, colonialism, patriarchy, and racism. 

Interested in organizing to end the era of fossil fuels? Organize with Zero Hour! 

We’re looking for: 4-5 interns with a weekly commitment of 12 to 16 hours a week during the summer for a 4 credit class and 8 to 12 hours a week during the fall for a 3 credit class. 

We're looking for eager and passionate young people to join our internship cohort in the United States and our global network of climate justice advocates.

WHERE: NYC

WHEN: June 21st-December 1st

DEADLINE TO APPLY: June 15th, 2025

HOW: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/977DDJY 

GOOGLE CODING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE IN-PERSON LAB PROGRAM (UNPAID)

WHO: Highschool Students 

WHAT: Code Next is a free, computer science education program that meets Black, Latinx and Indigenous students in their own communities and provides the skills and inspiration they need for long and rewarding careers in tech and computer science-related elds. Code Next Labs are physical labs where students come in person to learn about all things computer science-related.  If you have any further questions, please reach out to codenext@google.com. 

Accepted Students Gain Access To: 

• The Code Next Lab (micro-kitchen of snacks, 3-d printers, laser cutter, tech equipment, free meals on program days 

• Program offerings like game design, coding and working with hardware- all taught by real Googlers (Google Employees)

• Google and Code Next Swag

• Code Next Email Address 

• Chance to get to know other students in the area 

• Mentorship and Advising 

WHERE: CodeNextNYC, 316 W 16th Street Manhattan, NY 10011

WHEN: September 2025

DEADLINE TO APPLY: June 30th, 2025

HOW: https://codenext.withgoogle.com/labs 

YOUTH FOOD ADVOCATES (PAID)

WHO: High school students currently 9th, 10th, 11th Graders

WHAT: Youth Food Advocates (YFA) is a 10-month internship program for young people who are interested in systemic change in New York City food systems, with a focus on school food.

The YFA internship is ideal for young people interested in: 

Becoming school food experts

Gaining advocacy skills 

Learning about and improving NYC food policy

Making an impact in their school communities and citywide

This year, our youth leaders:

Conducted citywide qualitative observations across 15 high school campuses

Traveled to Albany to support Healthy School Meals for All NY Kids campaign

Presented their research results and recommendations to audiences across the city

And so much more!

WHERE: Community Food Advocates, 55 Exchange Place, Suite 402 New York, NY 10005

WHEN: From September through June, YFA interns meet weekly virtually and a minimum of four times in-person to plan, organize, and participate in campaign actions and coalition activities.

DEADLINE TO APPLY:  June 15th, 2025

HOW: https://www.foodadvocates.org/youth-leadership/join-yfa 

HIGH SCHOOL FELLOW RECRUITMENT: CLEAR DIRECTION MENTORING (UNPAID)

WHO: Sophomore to senior year of high school students 

WHAT: Clear Direction Mentoring (CDM) is a FREE mentorship program dedicated to increasing diversity and inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Medicine (STEMM) fields by providing 1-on-1, group, and peer mentorship support to outstanding high school students from underrepresented backgrounds in STEMM. 

WHERE: 120 Broadway – 3rd Floor, New York, New York 10271

WHEN: October 4, 2025 – May 2, 2026

DEADLINE TO APPLY: Sunday, July 13 at MIDNIGHT.

HOW: https://cleardirectionmentoring.org/join-us