The Good Rural

More than 9.3 million U.S. students attended school in a rural area last year. What's even more jarring is that rural youth academic performance is 60-100 points below the Common Core standard. Many schools in these areas are functioning without the necessary supplies like pens, paper and notebooks that would enable their teachers and students to succeed.

Nonprofit accelerator program offers a vast range of services, that can include: investment; mentorship; peer-to-peer coaching; office space resource; training resource; in-kind sponsorship; access to networking events; product or service development support; continuing support as the startup leaves the accelerator.

Our program is a training program for transitional age youth 18-24 years old. This program will include assessment, pre/post-training support, food assistance, weekly stipend while gaining skills and transportation assistance. The final phase of the program is an Employment Audition with an external business with the goal to secure permanent employment. The program offers opportunities to earn a weekly stipend while gaining skills, Job search assistance, resume writing, mock interviews, and job retention services are offered to all students while in the program and for a full year after job placement.