Are you a local organization or event looking for student volunteers? 

Please contact Career & College Specialist Lilli Tichinin at ltichinin@fbusd.us or 707-961-3773

FBHS students, make sure to print and fill out the Community Service Verification form to get credit for your hours.

Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities
Check with these organizations and others in the community about long-term volunteer opportunities.
Check the Daily Bulletin for one-time Community Service Opportunities.

• University of California Pre-College Programs

  • • • UCLA Summer Sessions for High School Students
        Multiple program options, scholarships available, deadlines vary. 

      • UC Berkeley Pre-College Scholars Programs for High School Students
        Multiple program options, deadlines vary. 

      • UC Santa Cruz High School Summer Opportunities
        Take UCSC classes online or in person as part of High School Summer University. Registration opens April 1, 2025.

      • UC Davis Summer Pre-College Programs
        Get more out of your summer with our on-campus pre-college programs for high school students at UC Davis. These two-week summer residential programs give high-achieving incoming freshmen to graduating seniors a hands-on introduction to college. Explore a major, live in dorms, meet new people, work with brilliant researchers…all at UC Davis, one of the world’s top research universities. Topics include: Environmental Toxicology, Chemical Engineering, Pre-Med, Startup Entrepreneurship, Forensics, and Equine Science.

      • UC San Diego Pre-College Programs
        Pre-College Programs provide an opportunity for students to explore an academic interest in-depth, investigate a subject they are curious about, as well as gain excellent preparation for the increasingly competitive college admission process. Each offering is designed to engage students in an intensive exploration of a specific topic through lectures, discussions, and individual and group work. Multiple program options, deadlines vary. 

      • California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science
        Online Application Closes Friday, February 7, 2025, at 5:00 PM
        COSMOS is an intensive four-week summer residential Pre-College Program for high school students who have demonstrated an aptitude for academic and professional careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects. Talented and motivated students completing grades 8-12 have the opportunity to work with renowned faculty, researchers, and scientists in state-of-the-art facilities while exploring advanced STEM topics far beyond the courses usually offered in California high schools. COSMOS fosters its students’ interests, skills, and awareness of educational and career options in STEM fields through challenging curricula that are both hands-on and lab-intensive.
        Students apply to ONE of the listed University of California’s COSMOS campuses — UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Los Angeles, UC San Diego, and UC Santa Cruz. While each campus employs the best practices in STEM education, each program's curriculum builds on its faculty and host campus's unique teaching and research expertise. Each campus can only accommodate about 160-200 participants. The selection is competitive. A typical COSMOS student has a GPA of 3.5 or above. In addition, students must have achieved academic excellence. 

• Other college programs in CA

  • • • California State Summer School for the Arts
        The California State Summer School for the Arts is a rigorous, preprofessional, month-long training program in the visual and performing arts, creative writing, animation and film for talented artists of high school age. 
        2025 deadline passed but late applications will be accepted but will only be reviewed if necessary.

      • Sac State Summer Youth Academies
        Summer Youth Academies offer an exciting opportunity for students in 7th to 12th grades to explore a variety of subjects, preview college through academic, hands-on career exploration, and interactive projects and coaching. 

      • Stanford Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies
        Multiple program options, deadlines vary.
        Our programs provide pre-collegiate students from the U.S. and around the world the chance to explore their passions and dive deep into a single topic beyond what is typically taught in a school curriculum.
        Programs include: Stanford Summer Humanities Institute, Stanford University Mathematics Camp (SUMaC) and other single-subject enrichment courses. 

      • Stanford Medical Youth Science Program
        The Stanford Medical Youth Science Program is a five-week immersive enrichment program focused on science and medicine that is open to low-income, first-generation high school juniors who live in Northern California.
        The deadline to apply is March 17th, 2025.

      • NextGen Roundtable: AI & Democracy Summer Institute at Stanford University
        This July 13-19, join Close Up, the Deliberative Democracy Lab at Stanford University (DDL), and the Crowdsourced Democracy Team at Stanford Engineering for NextGen Roundtable: AI & Democracy Summer Institute on the Stanford campus in Palo Alto, California. You’ll explore how rapid changes in technology and AI impact education, the environment, the economy, and our democracy, and engage with Stanford faculty, tech innovators, and advocates to evaluate policies at the intersection of tech and society. Working with your peers, you’ll produce a youth report of your recommendations and have the chance to earn a Certification in Civil Discourse through Close Up and DDL! 

      • USC Summer Programs
        USC Summer Programs extends a tradition of excellence to outstanding high school students through a diverse offering of four-week summer courses. As a “Summer Trojan,” you will balance academic and campus life as you prepare for college — and earn college credit.  
        AREAS OF STUDY

Architecture • Business • Engineering & Information Technology • Global Studies • Communication & Journalism • Performing Arts & Music • Pre-Health & Science • Pre-Law • Writing & Critical Thinking