Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors
Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors

JFY Alumni Association

In 2021, the JFY Alumni Association was established to create ongoing support to youth who have transitioned out of the JFY Program. The JFY Alumni Association helps members build professional connections, further develop professional skills, and supports the next generation of JFY scholars in achieving their higher education dreams. If you are a recent Alumni who has just aged out of the program, we invite you to join this empowering community! The Jobs for Youth (JFY) Alumni Association is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). The JFY Alumni Association’s goal is to help members build professional connections, develop professionally and give back to our San Mateo County community. Our vision is to create opportunities for learning, employment, and growth for success with our community!

We are creating fun mixers to help all network professionally and informational interviews to help you explore different career paths. Join us to learn more.

We are exploring different opportunities to contribute to our San Mateo County community and invite you to be part of this important conversation to help us amplify the voices and needs of our marginalized youth. In 2021, we came together to raise funds to fully sponsor one $1500 Jobs for Youth Al Teglia Scholarship. In 2022 and 2023, we came together to fully sponsor two $2000 Jobs for Youth Al Teglia Scholarships. 

Scholar Highlight:

Meet our amazing 2023 JFY Alumni sponsored scholar: Bre Rivera

Meet our amazing 2022 JFY Alumni sponsored scholar: Genesis Naomi Jimenez

Meet our amazing 2021 JFY Alumni sponsored scholar: Jessalyn Yepez

We invite all Jobs for Youth members who are 22 and older to join us! Did you attend a Jobs for Youth workshop? If yes, please follow these steps to join:

  1. Complete the online application: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JFYAlumni;
  2. Connect with us on LinkedIn. After we review your application and confirm your membership, we will reach out to you on LinkedIn to connect and invite you to join our JFY Alumni Association Group on LinkedIn;
  3. Please feel free to email jobsforyouth@smcgov.org and include “JFY Alumni” in subject line. We look forward to connecting with you soon! 

JFY Alumni Consultants

Aloisa Reyes

2014 JFY Alumni

Jobs for Youth alumni  Aloisa Reyes (she/they) is currently an undergraduate at San Francisco State University, where they are majoring in Communication Studies and minoring in Labor Studies. A graduate of Carlmont High School, Aloisa has honed their career skills through participation in Jobs for Youth and as an intern at Kaiser Permanente. Aloisa is very excited to be one of the founding members of the Jobs for Youth Alumni Association and is looking forward to seeing the growth and development of this community.  

Ana Martinez-Gomez

2015 JFY Alumni

Ana Martinez-Gomez (she/her) graduated from Carlmont High School in 2015. In her senior year, Ana was awarded a Jobs for Youth Al Teglia Scholarship and interned at the San Mateo County Department of Child Support Services. Ana graduated from the University of California, Merced with a BS in Molecular and Cell Biology and is currently exploring career opportunities. She is proud to be one of the founding members of the Jobs for Youth Alumni Association and is currently a Jobs for Youth Alumni Consultant. Ana is excited about this leadership role and looks forward to creating opportunities for success and growth for fellow alumni of the program.