Spark | Apprenticeships that change lives

Fact: Starting in 7th & 8th grade, 40-60% of students become chronically disengaged. Learn More >

Fact: Spark has served more than 2,000 students! Become a Volunteer >

Fact: Nearly all Spark students come from neighborhoods where dropout rates exceed 30%. Donate >

Fact: $1,500 supports the cost of one student’s life-changing apprenticeship. Sponsor a Student >

Fact: 98% of Spark mentors are proud that their company works with Spark. Partner with Us >

Celebrate Mentoring in January

Celebrate January, National Mentoring Month, with a commitment to empower a 7th or 8th grader by volunteering for two hours each week for 10 weeks in a workplace-based apprenticeship!
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What is Spark?

Spark is a national nonprofit that provides life-changing apprenticeships to youth from disadvantaged communities. Spark's one-on-one workplace apprenticeships prepare 7th and 8th grade students for success in high school and beyond. More »

Get Your Business Involved

Join other leading companies and organizations in making a difference through Spark apprenticeships.
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Make a Donation

Support Spark apprenticeships by making a donation today!
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Spark Locations

San Francisco Bay Area »

Spark: San Francisco Bay Area
251 Rhode Island Street,
Suite 205San Francisco, CA 94103
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Los Angeles »

Spark: San Francisco Bay Area
251 Rhode Island Street,
Suite 205San Francisco, CA 94103
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Chicago »

Spark: San Francisco Bay Area
251 Rhode Island Street,
Suite 205San Francisco, CA 94103
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Philadelphia »

Spark: San Francisco Bay Area
251 Rhode Island Street,
Suite 205 San Francisco, CA 94103
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Spark’s mission is to provide life-changing apprenticeships to youth in underserved communities across the United States. Spark, a national nonprofit with offices in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Chicago and Philadelphia, offers a unique program that re-engages middle school students in their education through hands-on apprenticeships and a Leadership Curriculum. Spark partners with schools and workplaces in cities coast-to-coast to match underserved 7th and 8th graders with mentors working in career fields aligned with the students’ strengths and interests. Spark’s parallel in-school curriculum reinforces the link between classrooms and careers while helping students build skills necessary for success in high school and beyond. After creating and supporting thousands of apprenticeships since 2004, the results are clear: Spark students consistently gain confidence, key skills, and positive relationships, and have a graduation rate above the national average.