Youth Program

The mission of the Youth Program is to empower youth to make informed career decisions and to encourage early planning and preparation for their careers. Once a month, the Asian Business League of San Francisco (ABL-SF) invites a speaker from a different industry to talk to a group of high school students about his/her educational background, career path and job responsibilities. One unique aspect of the Youth Program is that we try to tailor the program to the students' interests and career goals. The students decide what professions they would like to learn about and ABL-SF finds speakers from those professions. For the 2008-2009 academic year, ABL-SF will coordinate two Youth Programs in partnership with the Chinatown YMCA in San Francisco and CYC in San Francisco’s Civic Center area.

The Speakers

The Youth Program speakers are professionals who have a desire to mentor high school students. We make every effort to recruit speakers who understand the importance of mentorship and have a long-term interest in the Youth Program. We have had speakers in many areas, including law enforcement, medicine, business, banking/finance, law, human resource services, non-profit and real estate/architecture.

Become a Mentor!!

Our mentor network offers members an opportunity to give back to our community by sharing their experiences. We also strive to identify the interests of the students with the backgrounds of our speakers. In the past, we have had speakers in the following industries and their respective companies: Information Technology (Dell), Consulting (Deloitte & Touché), Criminal Justice (SF Sheriff's Department), Financial (First Republic Bank, Metlife), Law, and Medicine.

Join Us

Take a role in shaping the careers of the future leaders of our community. Contact any representative of ABL-SF to find out how you can help a high school student obtain the career of their dreams.

ABL-SF Youth Program Annual Report