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Foodwise Teens is a paid job training program where teens build skills to sustain healthy lives and a healthy planet. Students learn about food justice, develop job skills, and get hands-on experience in the garden, in the kitchen, and at the farmers market, while getting paid for their work. Learn more about how our Foodwise Teens program has been adapted during the pandemic.

For Students

Foodwise Teens is for high school students. Our current partner schools in San Francisco are The Academy - San Francisco @ McAteer, John O’Connell High School, and Mission High School. 

The application for the Spring 2021 Semester is now closed. Please check back in August for the application for the Fall 2021 Semester. 

Internship Dates (Spring 2021)

Foodwise Teens is be offered in three sessions throughout the year, and applications open 6 weeks before each session start date. 

• Spring 2021 Semester After-School Program: March through May (PAID)

• Summer 2021 Fellowship: June through July (PAID)
• Fall 2021 Semester After-School Program: September through November (PAID)

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Want to Learn More or Bring Foodwise Teens to Your School? Contact Us!

View the Foodwise Teens Distance Learning Spring 2021 program overview to learn more about the program.

For more information or to schedule a recruitment presentation for your students, please contact CUESA’s Foodwise Programs Coordinator, Anisha Rathod, at [email protected] or 415.291.3276 x105.

Learn more about Foodwise Teens

Launched in January 2019, Foodwise Teens builds on eight years of success in CUESA’s Schoolyard to Market program, while taking our youth programming to the next level. 

• Foodwise Teens Nurture Leadership and Community During the Pandemic
• VIDEO: Foodwise Teens
• Foodwise Teens Prepares Youth for a Future in Food
• Opportunuties to Grow, We All Need Them