Long Beach BLAST

Organization Description

Our mission is to improve academic and personal success for at-promise youth through collaboration and innovative approaches to mentoring and learning. Long Beach BLAST was established to bridge the gap for students who are socioeconomically disadvantaged by giving them the opportunity to engage in productive activities, meet state and national academic standards, and become future-thinking, college and career ready individuals. BLAST partners with local schools in Long Beach and reaches out to connect a positive role model with youth who are facing adversity through our Academic Mentoring Program and Bridge to Success Program. Since inception, BLAST has inspired over 20,000 at-promise youth.

Program Information

Academic Mentoring Program: Essential Functions 1. Academic Mentoring: Meet weekly with one or more youth to provide academic and social support 2. Recruitment and Training: assist the AMP team with course presentations and volunteer training/orientation 3. Administration: Assist the AMP Team with inputting mentor and/or mentee information to the volunteer management database 4. Assist in social media marketing 5. Support: Assist the program and site staff by researching mentoring activities 6. Support parents and their children by providing program information, support, and technical assistance 7. Other duties as assigned (these will be agreed upon before the internship begins) Bridge to Success Program Essential Functions: 1. Academic Mentoring: meet weekly with one or more youth to provide academic and social support 2. Public speaking: assist the B2S team in facilitating a life skills lesson 3. Administration: assist the B2S Team with inputting program participant information into the database 4. Social Media: create content for the organization’s social media page(s) 5. Post-secondary support: assist the B2S Team in providing post-secondary support to students 6. Assist the B2S team during program workshops and special events 7. Support parents and their children by providing program information and general support 8. Perform other duties as assigned (these will be agreed upon before the internship begins)

Health & Safety
Additional requirements and/or considerations
  • Background Check (e.g. fingerprinting/livescan, driving record)
  • Driver's License
  • Must be 18 or older
  • Pre-Placement Training
  • TB Test
Address 
4201 Long Beach Blvd
Long Beach, CA 90807
United States
General Phone 
(562) 437-7766
Website:
http://lbblast.org/
Student Contact 
Name
Kassandra Velasquez
Job Title
Academic Mentoring Program Supervisor
Phone
(562) 549-1840
Email
kassandra@lbblast.org
Program(s) 
Internship
Organization type 
Education - Multi-level (Private/For-profit)
Focus Population(s)
Children/Youth, College Students
Focus Area(s)
Education
Hours of operation 

M- F 9am-230pm or 2pm-6pm