GET INVOLVED

Support Us

Please join us in investing in the future of our community's disadvantaged youth!

For a donation of $2500, you or your firm can sponsor a young person's internship. However, donations of all sizes make a difference and are sincerely appreciated.

There are two ways to make a tax-deductible contribution:

Mail a check to: Center for Youth Development through Law, UC Berkeley School of Law, Berkeley, CA 94720

Or donate securely online by clicking here:

Host a Youth Intern During the Summer

Our participants are enthusiastic and hard-working, and have basic computer skills. By hosting one (or more) of them in your office, you will receive extra help in your office while providing the young person with exposure to a professional environment, practical employment skills, role models, inspiration for higher education, and exposure to law, government and/or community service.

The intern would work in your office four days per week for seven weeks during the summer. Typical projects interns can do include data entry, organizing library materials, internet research, reception and designing fliers. They should also learn about the substantive work of your office, for example, through observing hearings, participating in meetings, and/or talking with staff about their careers.

Firms hosting our interns contribute $2500 to our program (to cover the young person's stipend, payroll tax, workers compensation insurance and other program costs) and are acknowledged in our program materials. Nonprofit organizations may be able to receive an intern for no cost.

Our internship hosts have been extremely pleased with their experiences. Almost all continue to host interns annually. Here is just a small sampling of feedback:

"The entire staff was overwhelmingly pleased with M.S. His presence was of great help to us."

"C.K. made a real effort to find ways to be helpful. He was great!"

To find out more about hosting one of our young people, please contact Nancy Schiff at nancyschiff@youthlawworks.org or (510) 642-4520.

Join As a Youth Participant

If you are currently a sophomore, junior or senior in a public high school in Oakland, Emeryville, Berkeley, El Cerrito or Richmond, you are eligible to apply to our 2011 Summer Legal Fellowship Program.

The 2011 Summer Legal Fellowship Program will provide paid internships, classes on the UC Berkeley campus on our legal system, practical life skills workshops, mock trials, a graduation ceremony and follow-up mentoring. It is a full-time (Monday through Friday), nine-week program that will help you develop legal knowledge, employment skills, communication skills, and preparation for your future. Although participants learn a lot about law and legal careers, everyone can benefit from the program whether or not they are interested in law as a career.

To receive an application and further information, please call (510) 642-4520 or send a message to info@youthlawworks.org.

Get Your Students Involved

If you are a teacher or other professional working with young people, we welcome your assistance in reaching students who need a program like ours. We are looking for motivated young people who are interested in learning about law, whether or not they are high academic achievers, and whether or not they are interested in pursuing a law career. Sophomores, juniors and seniors in public high schools in Oakland, Emeryville, Berkeley, El Cerrito and Richmond are eligible.

If you would like to get your students involved, please contact Nancy Schiff at nancyschiff@youthlawworks.org or (510) 642-4520.