It All Starts with an Opportunity

The EXP Internship Program is a high-impact journey for 11th-grade students enrolled in EXP-supported high schools in Southern California. This program brings together employers, educators, and parents to prepare high school students for tomorrow's workplace through career-readiness workshops and hands-on internships.

Not only do internship host sites invest in their local communities and make a difference in their interns' lives, but they also expand their future hiring pools, boost company morale, and raise awareness of their organizations and industries.

In the summer of 2026, we placed 180 students in internships with 66 corporate and community organizations in LA and Orange Counties, as well as the City of Barstow. This is the largest cohort in the organization’s history!

For more information about this program, please email us at internship@expfuture.org.

Want to make an even bigger impact?

Internship sponsorships are available! Reach out to Jessica Ureña, Director of Development, at jessica@expfuture.org for more information.

Support Summer Internships

In partnership with

 
 

2025-2026 Participating High Schools

  • Arnold Beckman High School (Tustin)

  • Barstow High School

  • Central High School (Barstow)

  • Carson High School

  • Foothill High School (Tustin)

  • Gardena High School

  • Lawndale High School

  • Leuzinger High School (Lawndale)

  • Legacy Magnet Academy (Tustin)

  • Phineas Banning High School (Wilmington)

  • San Pedro High School

  • Sato Academy of Math and Science (Long Beach)

  • Tustin High School

  • Vista Meridian Global Academy (Santa Ana)

  • Additional Long Beach USD Schools (Summer Internships)

    • Cabrillo High School

    • CAMS - California Academy of Mathematics and Science

    • Education Partnership High School

    • Jordan High School

    • Lakewood High School

    • Long Beach Poly

    • McBride High School

    • Millikan High School

    • Renaissance High School for the Arts

    • Wilson High School

Summer 2026 Internship Host Sites

  • Adventures to Dream Enrichment

  • Alameda Corridor of Transportation Authority (ACTA)

  • Aquarium of the Pacific

  • Argos Engineers

  • The Art Spot

  • Asiana

  • Barstow College Foundation

  • Barstow Industrial 

  • Barstow School District

  • Battleship IOWA

  • Cabrillo Marine Aquarium

  • Child Creativity Lab

  • Children's Dental Health Clinic (CDHC)

  • CodeSpeaks / QuestCraft

  • Coldwell Banker

  • Collab Community Development Corporation

  • Desert Ambulance

  • DoubleTree Carson

  • eKadence

  • EMeRGE

  • EXP

  • Fast Lane Transportation

  • Gardena-Carson YMCA

  • Gautam Medical Center

  • Gifted Hands Nursing Institute

  • Gracelamp Wellness

  • Guidance Center, The

  • Higher Ground

  • IMpowered Fitness

  • Kaiser Permanente-South Bay 

  • Long Beach Airport

  • Long Beach Memorial Care

  • Long Beach Museum of Art

  • Long Beach Symphony

  • Los Angeles Maritime Institute (LAMI)

  • Makersville Services 

  • Management Cues

  • Marathon Los Angeles Refinery

  • Marine Exchange of Southern California

  • Marine Mammal Care

  • Office of Assemblymember Mike Gipson

  • Office of LA Councilmember Tim McOsker

  • Orange County Fire Authority

  • Peacock Piper Tong + Voss

  • Phantom Design

  • Pizza Parlor

  • Port of Los Angeles

  • Purdy Clean Car Wash & Storage

  • Ramboll

  • San Pedro Meals on Wheels

  • SBCC - Preschool Without Walls

  • SBCC - Thriving Together

  • SPEC Services

  • Spirit Cruises

  • Stevens Global

  • StrikeWorks

  • Studio 841

  • Titan Environmental

  • Toberman Neighborhood Center

  • Trinity Legacy Youth & Sports Foundation

  • Union Pacific Railroad

  • Valero 

  • Wellness & Prevention Center (WPC)

  • Young Horizons

  • Yusen Logistics

  • Yusen Terminals

Benefits for Local Businesses and Communities

Create a Future Hiring Pool

Today’s students are tomorrow’s leaders. Your support opens the doors for future employee recruitment.

Invest Locally

Serve the community where you work and raise awareness for your company and industry.

MAKE AN IMPACT

Inspire ambition and provide EXP students with resume-worthy work experience that will lead them toward academic and career success.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Internships allow some employers to come into contact with talented students from historically underrepresented populations within the employer and its industry.

build company morale

Helping to train and develop interns who are just starting their careers can reignite current employees' passion for their roles and the organization's mission.