Spark depends on partners and volunteers from throughout the community, including many of the leading corporations of the Bay Area. This list includes organizations that have hosted field trips, sent volunteers to lead workshops for Spark students or help in other capacities, hosted an apprentice at their workplace, or provided financial support. In 2008 alone, over 250 local volunteers will be involved with Spark.

Algochip
Acterra Pearson-Arastradero Preserve
Casabella Interiors
Cataphore
Celebrations for Hire
Challenge Learning Center
Citizen Schools
City Council of Redwood City
City of Redwood City
Community Media Center , Palo Alto
Dept. of Child Support Services
DES Architects
Electronic Arts
Fitness 101
Fox Theatre
Genentech
Golub Group, LLC
Google
Hannig Law Firm LLP
Hill Barn Theatre
HIP Housing
IDEO Design
Image Auto, Inc.
John Bentley’s Restaurant
John Robert Powers International
Kathy's Kreative Kakes
Kiddie Garden Preschool
Kids Culinary Adventures
Kirberg Motors
Klutz Press
Law Offices of Solomon & Quintero
Marsh & McLennan
Martha's Pastries
Masterpiece Photography
Menlo Medical Clinic
Mid-Peninsula Animal Hospital
NASA Ames Research Center
Noah's Ark Preschool
Office of Assemblymember Ira Ruskin
Office of Supervisor Jerry Hill
Oracle
Outlet
PACT: People Acting in Community Together
Palo Alto Weekly
Project Warm Hug
Provident Credit Union
RCSD Migrant Education Program
Redwood City Art Center
Redwood City Massage & Sauna
Redwood City Police Department
Redwood City School District (RCSD)
Reikes Center
Rene Orosa Design
San Mateo Daily Journal
San Mateo Sherriff
Sequoia Hospital
Sequoia Union High School District
Sheraton Hotel
Shopping.com
Simply Bento
Sous Kitchen
Stanford University
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Stanford University Law School
Stanford University School of Medicine
Sunset Magazine
The Animal Doctor
The Prevention Institute
The Women's Building
United States Geological Survey
University of California, Berkeley
Village Square Veterinary
Warren Street Wellness & Injury Center
Watry Design
Wells Fargo
West Valley Flying Club
Westin Hotel
 

 

 

Note: This list does not include the many unaffiliated individual volunteers who have offered apprenticeships and workshops in areas such as carpentry, computer engineering, fashion design and environmental protection.

 

Jessica's Spark Story

During her summer apprenticeship, Jessica learned the arts of cooking and pastry-making with her Apprentice Teacher.