Real Jobs. Real Support.

At Project Brown Girls, we empower youth aged 14–24 by providing real-world job experiences, personalized coaching, and wellness support. Our program bridges the gap between ambition and opportunity, preparing you for success in today's workforce.

Program Overview

✨ What We Offer

At Project Brown Girls Enterprises, we support transitional-aged youth (14–24) in navigating the world of work with confidence and purpose. Our program includes:

  • 1:1 Coaching & Job Placement
    Personalized sessions to match you with job opportunities that align with your interests, strengths, and goals.

  • Resume & Cover Letter Preparation
    Hands-on support to build strong application materials that highlight your skills and potential.

  • Workplace Readiness & Soft Skills Training
    Learn how to communicate effectively, manage your time, work as part of a team, and adapt to professional settings.

  • Ongoing Mentorship & Wellness Coaching
    We provide continued support through an equitable, holistic approach—grounded in the real-world workforce constraints and opportunities of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Why hire us?

✨ Why Choose Us

  • Local Experts with Lived Experience
    Our team is made up of Bay Area natives who understand the challenges facing youth from diverse social and cultural backgrounds—and the landscape of opportunities across the region.

  • We Build More Than Workers—We Build Confidence
    We’re here not just to help you get a job, but to help you succeed in it.

  • Equity Is at Our Core
    We intentionally center our work around youth of color, underrepresented communities, and those facing systemic barriers.

  • We Partner with Supportive Employers
    Businesses in our network are invested in mentoring and uplifting youth—not just filling roles.

Drivers of Inequity

“A variety of historical and contemporary factors cause Black, Native American, Latinx, and other workers of color to experience unemployment at much higher rates than White workers. Employer discrimination against Black workers has not improved in 25 years: among workers with the same resumes, White applicants receive 36 percent more callbacks than Black applicants and 24 percent more callbacks than Latinx people. In addition, racial segregation and disinvestment mean that students of color have far less access to well-resourced, high-quality schools. Transportation challenges, lack of affordable childcare and housing near job centers, and structural racism in employer hiring practices are also significant barriers to employment. Finally, overpolicing and systemic inequities in the criminal-legal system disproportionately impact Black and Latinx men, who then face employer discrimination due to their criminal records.” -Bay Area Equity Atlas

Finally, we also see stark gaps in material hardship. Black and Latinx Bay Area residents are much more likely to experience hardship than their White and Asian American counterparts. Sixty-two percent of Latinx and 76% of Black respondents experienced at least one hardship over the study year as compared to 37% of White and 28% of Asian American respondents.

In many ways, these data portray two Bay Area realities: one White and Asian American that is relatively protected from economic insecurity and serious deprivation; the other Black and Latinx for whom the most common experience is one of economic insecurity and deprivation.

  • Tipping Point, UC Berkeley, Othering & Belonging Institue - “A study on poverty in the Bay Area”

“As Of 2021, more than 570,00 youth in California between the ages of 16-24 were neither in school nor at work (12.5% disconnection rate) - a nearly 20% increase from 2029” -California’s Opportunity Youth

At Project Brown Girls (PBG), we're proud to announce that we now offer our services across all nine counties of the Bay Area. Whether you're in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, or Sonoma County, we're here to support you.

Our programs are tailored to meet the needs of various institutions and organizations, including afterschool programs, schools, churches, and summer programs. With a commitment to excellence and a passion for community empowerment, we collaborate closely with our partners to deliver impactful initiatives that inspire and transform lives.

Contact us today to learn more about how we can collaborate to enhance the educational experiences and opportunities for the youth in your community.