Since our inception in 2017, V Boutique/VenturaVie has been committed to eleVating youth through mentoring programs. We offer both live and virtual internships. Each young person co-creates their internship project based on their unique life experiences, abilities, and interests. This approach vests our interns, giving them tangible real-life and professional skills: empowering them for future success.
Alexa S. and Leslie A. 2026 Interns - virtual and in-person collaborative project
Project: Bring together community members of all ages to participate in discussions about sustainability in fashion. Journaling will be a portion of the event.
- Get sustainable fashion panelists
- Gather content for discussion and journaling prompts.
- Create content for the website, social media posts, a QR code for the campaign, and a flyer for V Boutique.
- Create journals for participants
Sustainable Fashion and Journaling Salon Here
Work in V Boutique
- Merchandising and customer relations.
2026 Intern - virtual project
Alexa S.
Project: Media Creation
- Assist with creating multiple reels for social media - collect content while working at V Boutique.
- Create an Internship Journal Entry using video, still images, and creative writing to be posted on VenturaVie website.
Leslie A.
2026 Intern - virtual project
Project: Research Grant Opportunities for VenturaVie
- Build a spreadsheet of annual grant applications that pertain to VenturaVie's mission with deadlines, links, and requirements.
- Create language for grants that can be used for multiple grant applications.
- Successfully submit a grant application to a state agency.
2025/26 Intern - virtual and in-person project
Jadyn D.
Project: Upcycle thrifted clothing items
- Create design inspiration boards for 4 items.
- Create personal clothing label.
- Apply designs to the collected clothing.
- Work in V Boutique merchandising and customer relations.
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Sarah N.
2024 Intern - virtual project
Project: - Increase website engagement through a direct designated giving campaign marketed on VenturaVie's media platforms.
-Create content for the website, email campaign, social media posts, a QR code for the campaign, a flyer for V boutique, and media for the winner of the grant.
-VLOG production about internship experience.
Lea W.
2023 Intern - virtual and in-person project
Project: Create and moderate a Live Shop Salon, taped for VenturaVie’s website.
- Produce an uplifting, interactive program with possible leadership, cultural, and regional insights as topics.
-Devise a marketing packet to include: webpage announcement, and Instagram posts/reels x2.
- Create a community outreach plan to drive attendance using multiple avenues and collect attendees' contact information.
Sydney B.
- virtual and in-person project
Project: Working in V Boutique for a minimum of 4 Saturdays.
- Assisting with social media content creation and 8 multiple-use Instagram reels for V Boutique.
Madison T.
2024 Intern - virtual and in-person project
Project: Virtual - Choose 3 new target audiences to introduce to VenturaVie.org and V Boutique and research and develop partnerships with neighboring businesses.
- Develop a marketing plan consisting of target audiences, deadlines, and a plan for media content.
-Create media content for each target audience.
Ella S.
2023 Intern- virtual project
Project: Grow VenturaVie's social media platforms and drive traffic to the website, broadening our audience reach.
- Interview hiVe members about VenturaVie’s history, programs, and future initiatives for blog and article for publication.
2024 Intern - in-person project
Prima C.
Project: Work in V Boutique - 4 Saturdays.
-Merchandising, customer service, and other general needs for the shop.
- Prepare products and assist with product photography shoot.
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