Cambridge Teens: Apply to CYP's Fall Teen Internships!

Are you a Cambridge teen looking to explore your talents, expand your skills, and build community – while getting paid? Cambridge Youth Programs (CYP) teen internships are open to Cambridge residents ages 14-18. Participants will be paid $15 per hour.

Learn about each fall internship opportunity and application information below!

Environmental Protectors

• Offered at Gately Youth Center (70R Rindge Ave.)
• 6-8 hours / week through mid-December

Interested in environmental science? In this internship, offered in partnership with Harvard Museum of Science and Culture,teens will learn about environmental justice, conduct hands-on science experiments, perform field work, and develop leadership skills.

Learn more and apply!

Questions? Contact Bo Lembo at rlembo@cambridgema.gov. 

West Cambridge Leadership Academy

• Offered at Russell Youth center (680 Huron Ave.)
• 9-10 hours / week, mid-November through February 2025

West Cambridge Leadership Academy is an internship designed to offer enrichment and exploration to Cambridge teens. Participants will strengthen teamwork and collaboration skills, develop character and ethical values, apply academic knowledge in a practical setting, and increase confidence and self awareness.

Learn more and apply!

Questions? Call Russell Youth Center at 617-349-6314

The following CYP Teen Internships are full:

Participatory Budgeting Internship 

• Offered at Moses Youth Center (243 Harvard St.)

Through this internship, participants will serve as Youth Delegates in the CIty's Participatory Budgeting (PB) process, which invites the Cambridge community to vote on how to spend $1 million of the City's budget. Youth Delegates will be encouraged to be the driving force behind researching and shaping capital project suggestions generated by residents through the Participatory Budgeting process. Through this internship, teens will engage with the Cambridge community, learn how their decisions impact the community, model positive culture for other teen participants, and ensure that youth input is part of the Participatory Budgeting process. 

Boys II Men

• Offered at Moses Youth Center (243 Harvard St.) and Russell Youth Center (680 Huron Ave.)

This 12-week leadership, rites of passage, and empowerment program helps self-identified young men grow into positive men and community leaders. We provide and create a space where youth can learn the importance of teamwork and gain valuable leadership skills as well as life-long learning in self-care, social responsibility, and the importance of community. Throughout the internship young kings will focus on Physical Fitness/Nutrition, Self-Care, Financial Empowerment, and Weekly Culture Dialogues centered around Sports, Music, Fashion/Sneakers and Social Justice.

Blooming into Womanhood

• Offered at Moses Youth Center (243 Harvard St.)

This 12-week empowerment program for self-identified young women seeks to support participants as they embark on a journey of self-discovery, self-awareness, and self-reflection. Through an intimate, supportive network of other young queens, they will discover their unique strengths, passions, and perspectives and use them as catalysts of positive change. Through engaging and hands-on projects, participants will work together to contribute to the betterment of their community while also finding their individual purpose and potential through setting goals and reflecting on their “future selves”. Sessions will also focus on creative self-expression through movement, writing and/or art, wellness and self-care and financial literacy. These young queens will learn to become confident, powerful agents of transformation!