Problem
What this addresses
Students need low-barrier ways to build confidence, job readiness, and ethical awareness before entering the workforce.
Youth development and career readiness
High School Work Readiness Program
A practical pathway for high school students to learn workplace expectations, ethical sourcing, communication, and service-centered leadership.
Project overview
The High School Work Readiness Program helps students practice the habits and decisions that make work meaningful: communication, reliability, ethical awareness, teamwork, and service to others.
Five24 can work with schools and educators on supervised projects, discussion guides, reflection, and hands-on experiences connected to real community needs. Activities can be shaped around class, club, or career-readiness goals.
How it fits Five24
Students are future consumers, workers, leaders, and neighbors. Giving them practical tools to understand exploitation and workplace dignity helps prevention become part of everyday formation.
What it does
Who it serves
High school students and educators
High school students, educators, career readiness coordinators, and families.
Five24 offers supervised projects, discussion guides, reflection tools, and hands-on work experiences connected to real community impact.
How it works
From learning to action
- Start with a classroom, club, or career-readiness goal.
- Combine discussion with supervised projects and reflection.
- Help students practice communication, ethical judgment, and teamwork.
Why it matters
Public benefit
Work readiness should form character, critical thinking, and compassion, not only task completion.
Funding relevance
Grant and donor alignment
Supports youth development, career readiness, and community-based education.
Global context
Relevant United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
These are Five24’s own areas of alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. They are provided as context and do not represent UN endorsement.
SDG 4Quality EducationView UN goal ↗SDG 8Decent Work and Economic GrowthView UN goal ↗SDG 10Reduced InequalitiesView UN goal ↗SDG 12Responsible Consumption and ProductionView UN goal ↗
View all 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals ↗ Take the next step
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