Spark provides life-changing apprenticeships to youth in underserved communities across the United States. Spark is the only youth empowerment program in the country that addresses the dropout crisis by re-engaging at-risk students through hands-on, individualized apprenticeships. These workplace-based apprenticeships--in professions each student has identified as a "dream job"--are complemented by a leadership curriculum, workshops, and field trips. The Spark experience creates a powerful sense of relevance for students, while providing the skills and confidence necessary to find success in school and in life. Spark offers this program to 7th and 8th grade students, through summer and after-school programs, in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles. For the 2011-2012 school year, Spark plans to expand to its first outside-of-California site - Chicago!

Website: sparkprogram.org

Phone: (415) 626-5470

Cross Streets: Between 16th St and 15th St