Phone: 619-641-6100

Eligibility: Free library services for all California residents.

Description: The San Diego Public Library (SDPL) is the place for opportunity, discovery, and inspiration. Regularly, SDPL offers safe and inclusive spaces for studying and networking, relevant collections, dynamic programs and services, including a teen IDEA Labs, and internship opportunities. A digital library card opens up access to our vast online library, research databases, tutoring, test prep, and more. Join the City Heights Library's Facebook and Teen Instagram (@SDPLTeens) for book recommendations, virtual workshops, and more.

Phone: 619-344-4500 x2303

Eligibility: Free and open to all Hoover students.

Recruitment Period: Year-Round

Description: IMIN after school is brought to you by Arc Experience. It is a voluntary after-school program for Hoover students. The goal is to connect students to activities to enrich their educational experience. This program is designed to serve students in an array of safe, structured programs that provide students with a range of supervised activities that are designed to encourage learning and development outside the typical school day.

Phone: 619-641-7510 x258

Eligibility: Open to all Hoover students, focused on refugee, immigrant, and English language learners.

Recruitment Period: Year-Round

Description: International Rescue Committee offers the REACH (Refugee, Education, Acculturation, Civic Engagement, and Health) program with a comprehensive, collaborative initiative designed to serve youth at Hoover High School to address their academic needs and align their education with relevant, real-world exposure. E-tutoring offered four days per week on Zoom. Sign up with this link!

Phone: 619-230-1938

Eligibility: Free and open to all Hoover students who can commit to completing the program. Students will need an internet connection to participate. Video equipment and editing software are available for loan on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Description: Media Arts Center San Diego provides digital media tools and channels to create equitable and engaged communities. Students can intern and enroll in online video production training programs. "Hoover Voices" train students in video production, focused on creating short documentaries and video journalism pieces reporting on Hoover clubs and activities. Teen Producers Project + Speak City Heights train students in video production focused on creating short documentaries and video journalism pieces reporting on community events in City Heights. Internships provide training and job readiness in the field of media, graphic design, and video production.

Phone: 619-795-8365

Eligibility: Free and open to all Hoover students.

Recruitment Period: March to June

Description: Ocean Discovery Institute serves K-12 students in the Hoover Cluster through hands-on science programming, mentoring, and tools for success. Our intensive high school program is scaling towards a cohort model for 8-12th grade students with a 12-day summer program, a college access mentorship program, and year-round academic support.

Phone: 619-594-4813

Eligibility: Juniors, no GPA requirement

Recruitment Period: September to November

Description: Consensus Organizing Center's Step-Up program seeks to engage, educate, and empower high school juniors to achieve a post-secondary education and develop the practical skills needed to solve social problems in their neighborhoods. Students enroll in Introduction to Social Work at SDSU and complete 40 hours of community service in their neighborhoods, designed to allow students to practice the skills learned in the classroom and learn to see themselves as leaders of their communities.

Phone: 619-594-2349

Eligibility: Upward Bound & Talent Search: Students must be a U.S. citizen, legal resident, or on a pathway to citizenship. Contact to learn more.

Recruitment Period: Talent Search: Year-Round, Upward Bound: Fall and Spring

Description: The SDSU Pre-College Institute is a partnership between federally funded TRIO programs, public schools, and SDSU academic departments. The Institute has integrated three programs (Talent Search, Upward Bound Classic, and Upward Bound STAR/Classic) to assist youth by providing a range of academic, college, career, and financial advising services. We assist students with career exposure, college access, community service, mentoring, tutoring, and community resources.

Phone: 858-284-0481

Eligibility: Must be enrolled in the Academy of Information Technology (AOIT).

Recruitment Period: August-September

Description: The League of Amazing Programmers teaches computer programming to students in the 5th-12th grade. Classes are offered after school or on weekends at Hoover High School or local libraries. Students meet year-round to prepare themselves for careers of the 21st century.