Since 1968, Hired has provided individualized employment and career services. We believe every person is one good job away from a stable and promising future. Through assessment, training, coaching and supportive services, we help people age 16+ to connect their dreams, skills, and talents with jobs that will sustain them and their families. Hired specializes in supporting individuals whose employment opportunities have been shaped by historic and systemic inequities and situational barriers. We strive to provide coaching and skill-building opportunities at every step of an individual’s journey while helping them stabilize by meeting their basic needs and navigating systems of support. Through these efforts, we believe we will ultimately enable them to provide for their families, advance in their career, and pursue their purpose. Hired is a nonprofit organization that works with other organizations and across sectors for systems change. Our partners include 160+ nonprofit organizations and 60+ employers whose workforce gaps we help fill. Our values are: Putting People First Going the Extra Mile Advancing Equity Working Together Links: Home page: www.hired.org 2021 Annual Report https://www.hired.org/2021-report Hired’s Career Pathways Training Programs, the focus of this application, is designed to move disadvantaged individuals into high-growth, career pathways with self-sustaining wages. These programs have proved successful for hundreds of low-income job seekers in earning industry-recognized credentials that serve to enhance career development efforts.