We Need Your Help to keep Youth Design alive!

Make a Donation

All contributions to Youth Design go directly to funding our students and enriching the program. Any amount, big or small, makes a real difference and helps us to grow the program and reach more kids. Whether you can sponsor a student for a whole summer or make a $25 contribution, we welcome your support!

Partners

Boston Public Schools:

Boston Arts Academy

Boston Day and Evening

Boston Latin Academy

Boston Latin School

English High School

Fenway High School

John D O'Bryant High School

Madison Park Technical Vocational High School

Media Communication Technology High School

We need great mentors, creative shops, role models, sponsors, volunteers, and other supporters to make Youth Design thrive and grow to serve more kids and continue to raise public awareness about the design profession and the vital role designers play in all of our lives.

Become a Mentor

Sponsor and host a Youth Design Intern in your office this summer! 30 hours per week for 7 weeks at $3,000 per student. Click here for information on mentoring requirements and responsibilities.

Become a Sponsor

Youth Design’s aim is to provide a rich experience for as many students as possible! Sponsorships are available at all levels of giving. Sponsors provide money for internships and/or program administration. A donation of $3,000 supports a design internship in a quality design firm that wants to host a student but doesn't have the funds to do so. Support helps us to reach a wide range of design firms and to provide internships for a larger number of students.

Volunteer

Volunteers play a key role in recruiting mentors, working with our partner schools to recruit students, organizing events, providing professional development opportunities for the interns, and managing internships working directly with mentors and/or students throughout the summer.

Team members are needed now to:
  • recruit mentoring firms and partners throughout the month of April and ongoing
  • work with the students and their advisors throughout the summer
  • participate in program events and coordination with YD team and host firms

Professional Development Series for Summer '11 Interns

Ways to get involved include:
  • recommend and develop ideas for professional development activities
and trips
  • host a group of students for a tour of your workplace
  • plan and conduct an educational activity or program for the students
  • accompany students on a pre-arranged field trip
  • help organize logistics for one or more professional development events

Get In Touch With Us!

If you are interested in and/or have questions about participating in Youth Design, we would love to talk to you:

Denise Korn, Founder
denise@youthdesign.org
617.266.8112
(mentoring, sponsorships, and Youth Design national expansion)

Ivan Richiez, Alumni Program Assistant
617.266.8112

(mentoring, donations, sponsorships, and miscellaneous questions)