YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES
The Office of Youth Development connects youth with youth-serving organizations in order to stay informed on different youth opportunities in Long Beach. Below you will find resources and opportunities from different youth-serving partners across the city.
Workforce Development
Paid Opportunities
Futures First
Are you between the ages of 16-24? Currently not working and not in school? Do you need help navigating life, support with finding a career, or better health and wellness habits? Then this is the program for you! Please complete the interest form at www.FuturesFirstLB.com if you are interested in joining our community.
Pacific Gateway
Young adults in Long Beach can earn an average of 100 hours of paid work experience through Pacific Gateway, which offers internships and other resources, including work readiness training.
Find out more by calling 562-570-3700 or visiting the Youth Opportunity Center (4811 Airport Plaza Dr. Ste. 120) Long Beach, CA 90815, open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays.
Paid internship applications are currently being accepted online.
Youth Climate Corps
Over the next two years, the Long Beach Youth Climate Corps will place young people between the ages of 16 to 30 in employment opportunities across City departments and nonprofits that are actively addressing how global climate change is impacting Long Beach. Join us to learn how you could earn money while you gain new skills that can help you make a difference in your community.
For more information, fill out the Youth Climate Corps Interest Form.
City of Long Beach Current Employment Opportunities
The City of Long Beach employs over 5,300 employees and has over 500 job positions. Positions range from entry level to professional, high skilled. Positions are classified or unclassified. Given the number of positions, employees have a variety of career paths to choose from. In addition, the City provides career guidance and mentoring.
For more information, visit longbeach.gov/jobs.
Volunteer Opportunities
Long Beach Public Library Teen Advisory Group
Need volunteer hours? Long Beach Public Libraries offer teen volunteer opportunities at many of their locations! Check with a librarian at your local neighborhood library to see what is available.
Parks, Recreation and Marine Teen Academy
Teen Academy participants commit to volunteering a minimum of 10 hours a month as well as attending workshops that will help them build on many different life skills. Members will gain work experience by working alongside Recreation staff planning and implementing different recreation programs.
Academy members who complete 250 total work experience hours will be offered a job application and interview as well as the opportunity to participate in the PRM Recreation staff “Rookie School,” which is offered to new summer staff to teach them the latest and most creative skills for running successful recreation programs to help them become well prepared for a job in the parks and recreation field.
For more information visit the Teen Academy webpage.
RESOURCES
The list below is a list of helpful city resources and community partners with programs aligned with the Office of Youth Development’s mission. This list is not intended to be a complete list of youth resources in Long Beach.
100 Black Men
Alliance for Children’s Rights
Anakbayan Long Beach
April Parker Foundation
Aquarium of the Pacific
Arts Council for Long Beach
Assistance League of Long Beach
Boys & Girls Clubs
Brave Global
California Conference for Equality and Justice
Californians for Justice
Catalyst California
Center for Best Living
Centro CHA
Conservation Corps of Long Beach
CSULB Campus Resources
DemoChicks
Disabled Resources Center
Earthlodge Center for Transformation
Extraordinary Families
Filipino Migrant Center
Futures First
Goodwill SOLAC
Invest in Youth Coalition
Jazz Angels
Jewel Box Children’s Theater Company
Junior League of Long Beach
Khmer Girls in Action
LBCC College Resources
LBUSD Family Resource Centers
Leadership Long Beach
LGBTQ Center
Long Beach Bar Foundation
Long Beach BLAST
Long Beach College Promise
Long Beach Community Action Partnership
Long Beach Community Design Center
Long Beach Events Calendar
Long Beach Parks, Recreation & Marine
Long Beach Public Library
Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services
Los Angeles Department of Youth Development
Love Beyond Limits
Mental Health America
Mind-1-1
My Hood My City
New Hope Grief Support Community
Operation Jump Start
Orale
Pacific Gateway Paid Internships
Pacific Gateway Youth Services
Pools of Hope
Power 4 Youth
Sowing Seeds of Change
Special Olympics Southern California
The Guidance Center
The Nonprofit Partnership
The Salvation Army
United Cambodian Community
Volunteer Center
Voter Registration
YMCA
Youth Leadership Institute
Who Do I Call? City of Long Beach Hotlines