Want To Directly Serve Children?
We need passionate, loving & hardworking young people to join our Cooline Organization staff who love working with elementary-age kids! Get paid to play with kids!
Interested? Scroll down to learn more!
Join Our Program Volunteer Team To Help Our Students
Join Our Team!
Want to help inspire the next generation of young people? Need community service hours or a program to diversify your resume? Join our team! With a wide verity of positions, we work to attract a diverse group of middle and high school leaders.
Staff & Volunteers: Stipends, Gift Cards, Service Hours & More!
Volunteer Perks
There are many perks to working with us, some include:
Looks great on resumes
Caring, supportive leadership staff
Get trained in your area of specialty (on-site or off-site)
Super flexible work schedules (weekly, bi weekly)
Choose between working as a long-term volunteer or short-term (once or every other month)
Very few requirements for most volunteers
Have fun while working and eat for free at all events or training
Volunteer Positions
Note: See application for ALL currently open positions
To keep our program simple, we have broken it down into 3 sections
1) Planning & Strategy Crew, the most amount of time, money & CS hours. Access to leadership mentors and more!
2) Program/Event Crew, least amount of time & CS hours. 1 to 2 times of service per semester.
3) Serve-With-Skill, complete freedom of work time & amount of service. Use skills you already have to give back (such as social media, fundraising, marketing, recruitment, health, sports, etc)
UNPAID VOLUNTEER
Program/Event Volunteer
MOST COMMON! Help run activities and projects at CoolineKids programs or events.
PAID VOLUNTEER
Support Staff
Donate your skill or craft to help expand and enrich Cooline's programs. Such skills include fundraising, recruitment, advertising, outreach, family connections, partnerships, videography, photography, health & more!
UNPAID VOLUNTEERS
Project Advisors
Provide consultation and advice to our project planners about food, safety, health, security, activities, development and more.
2021 Leadership Team
Young people dedicated to leading & inspiring young people.
Christian Sbragia
Executive Director
650-850-1179
2014 FOUNDING TEAM
Christian is the Founder of CTEPA and has been working with youth (6-17) in the East Palo Alto community for 7 years through a variety of schools, after-school programs & summer camps.
Esmeralda Pacheco
Program Director
650-503-4285 (Attn: Program Director Office)
2021 COOLINE LEADERSHIP CERTIFIED
Esmeralda is the Program Director for CTEPA and has been working with youth (5-10) through her entire time here at Cooline. Through her experiences in school, clubs and other local organizations she has developed strong leadership skills.
Our Team
To reach any of the team members, please contact us at (650) 503-4285 or Volunteer@ctepayouth.org
Brianna Salas
Planning Consultant & Part-time Senior Staff Planner, CoolineKids
Braulio Valencia
Senior Staff Planner, Special Projects
James Mitchell
Program Advisor
Carla Reyna Reyes
Support Staff
Jonathan Mendez
Planner, Special Projects
Kenan Pickering
Support Staff
Cooline's Youth Leadership Development Program
As CTEPA grows, we increasingly see that we need programs in the community to train our young people to become active leaders. In this new program that launched in March 2021, high school students learn about 4 vital leadership areas and get counseling from community leaders and local activists. In return, they work as part-time staff for our Cooline Kids team to help plan and lead our programming for children.
Are You A Staff Member?
Need counseling, free resources, or want to learn more about the organization and the way it works? Want to speak with the Leadership team or join secure meetings? Want to access info for families or file a report?
This is the new home to do it all! You can access the secure staff portal by clicking the button below.