Life & Workforce Readiness
Real-world training for money, work, and everyday responsibility
Life & Workforce Readiness is a structured training series designed to equip youth with practical, real-world skills they will use for the rest of their lives. Lessons focus on financial literacy, workplace readiness, and personal responsibility, helping participants build confidence and independence early. Training is delivered through interactive classes in community spaces such as libraries and reinforced through guided job gigs and hands-on practice. Each lesson is age-appropriate, skill-based, and designed to prepare youth for real decision-making in work and life. This program emphasizes learning by doing, not just listening.
Lesson Categories
Money & Financial Foundations
Bills, Credit & Responsibilities
Money & Financial Foundations
- Opening and managing a bank account
- Budgeting and money management
- Saving strategies and emergency funds
- Understanding debit cards and transactions
Work & Professional Skills
Bills, Credit & Responsibilities
Money & Financial Foundations
- Workplace expectations and communication
- Time management and accountability
- Customer service and professionalism
- Understanding pay, gig work, and earnings
Bills, Credit & Responsibilities
Bills, Credit & Responsibilities
Bills, Credit & Responsibilities
- Paying bills and understanding due dates
- Rent, utilities, and subscriptions explained
- Intro to credit and responsible use
- Avoiding common financial mistakes
Investing & Building Wealth
Entrepreneurship & Ownership
Bills, Credit & Responsibilities
- What investing is and how it works
- Stocks, ETFs, and long-term growth basics
- Risk vs reward explained simply
- Why starting early matters
Entrepreneurship & Ownership
Entrepreneurship & Ownership
Entrepreneurship & Ownership
- Turning skills into income
- Pricing services and products
- Tracking expenses and profit
- Intro to business mindset and ownership