Youth Apprenticeship Program

Amity Foundation; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 6,800 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Amity Foundation, in partnership with ELAC and Cuesta College, offers a California Opportunity Youth Apprenticeship Program for aspiring Substance Use and Behavioral Disorder Counseling professionals. The pathway includes college coursework, hands-on training, and 2,000 hours of paid fieldwork, with a total stipend of $2,450 distributed across four payments.

Participants must be 18–24 and meet specific eligibility criteria.

Qualifications

• Must be 18–24 years old at enrollment.
• Identify with at least one of the listed eligibility categories.

Skills

18-24 age range

Eligibility: foster youth

Eligibility: Pell eligible

Eligibility: WIOA eligible

Eligibility: Title I student

Eligibility: high poverty area

Eligibility: previously incarcerated

Eligibility: youth parent

Eligibility: disability

Job description

California Opportunity Youth Apprenticeship Program

Join Amity Foundation in our partnership with the ELAC and Cuesta College Registered Apprenticeship Programs to pursue a career in the field of Substance Use and Behavioral Disorder Counseling. This apprenticeship pathway provides college education, hands‑on training, and career development support. Participants will receive free program‑specific instruction, in‑person or online, and complete 2,000 hours of paid fieldwork. A total educational stipend of $2,450 is distributed in 4 payments throughout the duration of the program.

If you are passionate about helping others and making a difference in your community, apprenticeship can help you build the skills and earn the credentials needed to succeed in the field.

Participants must be 18 – 24 and identify with at least one of the following at the time of enrollment:

• Current or former foster youth
• Current or formerly Pell eligible
• Current or formerly WIOA eligible
• Currently or formerly enrolled in a Title I school
• Residing in a high poverty census tract area
• Formerly incarcerated
• Youth parent
• Person with a disability

$2,450 - $2,450 one-time