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Career Readiness & Success

Preparing for what comes next.

Bring Career Readiness & Success to Your School

What Is Career Readiness & Success?

Career Readiness & Success helps young people explore their interests, build practical skills, gain real-world experience, and create a path toward college, career and life after high school.

Through individualized coaching, career exploration, work-based learning and connections to employers and postsecondary opportunities, young people gain the confidence, skills and support to take their next step—and keep moving forward.

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Pathways to the Future

From exploring possibilities to pursuing them.

Career Readiness & Success meets young people at different points in their journey, whether they’re beginning to think about life after high school, looking for their first work experience, or taking their next step toward college or a career.

Project Prepare

Helps high school students explore careers, build job-readiness and practical life skills, and develop personalized plans for college, training and employment.

@Work

Connects high school students with career exploration, professional skill-building and real-world experiences that prepare them for success in the workplace and beyond.

Project Prepare Blue

Helps out-of-school and unemployed young adults build job skills, connect to employment, training or college, and stay on track through ongoing coaching and support.

The Fellowship Initiative (TFI)

Provides young men with academic support, mentorship, leadership development and college preparation to help them graduate from high school and successfully pursue higher education.

Alumni Engagement Initiative

Provides Youth Guidance alumni with ongoing coaching, resources, connections and opportunities that support their education, careers, well-being and continued growth after high school.

The CRS Experience

Skills. Experience. Connections. Young people have opportunities to:

Explore

Discover career pathways and identify interests, strengths and goals.

Prepare

Build workplace, communication, decision-making and other practical skills.

Experience

Gain exposure to workplaces, employers and real-world professional environments.

Connect

Build relationships with coaches, employers and partners who can help open doors.

Move Forward

Create a plan for college, training or employment—and receive support as they pursue it.

In Their Words

Youth Guidance allowed me to pursue my passion. Being part of Project Prepare Blue allowed me to assist an art teacher, which eventually led to me becoming a summer art instructor. Without YG, I would not have been placed in an environment where I could grow.
BAM Alum & Project Prepare Blue Participant Zayin Parker

Opening Doors to Opportunity

Career Readiness & Success connects young people to college and career opportunities through partnerships with employers, educational institutions and community organizations.

These partnerships give young people opportunities to experience workplaces, build professional networks, pursue internships and employment, and connect with education and training opportunities aligned with their goals.

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Find Career Readiness & Success Near You

Career Readiness & Success is offered in 3 cities across the country.