Cambio Labs

Grades 6–8 Grades 9–10 Grades 11–12 Postsecondary
Cambio Labs is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering underserved and low-income youth (especially BIPOC and public-housing residents) through entrepreneurial education and real-world job exposure. Their flagship program is a Social Entrepreneurship Incubator in which participants work in teams to identify community or environmental challenges, design solutions, build prototypes, and launch their own mission-driven ventures. Alongside startup development, youth gain skills in design thinking, collaboration, pitching, financial literacy, and use of a gamified online innovation platform called Journey. The program also connects participants to mentorship, internship or job-opportunity pathways, and professional networks — effectively blending classroom, digital learning, and workplace-style experiences.
ORGANIZATION TYPE
Non-Profit Operator
STUDENTS SERVED
100 - 499
GEOGRAPHIC REACH
National
LOCALE(S) SERVED
Rural, Suburban, Urban, Tribal
WBL SERVICE MODELS
Industry Speaker, Mentorship, Internship, Service Learning
DELIVERY MODALITY
Hybrid
TYPICAL DURATION
Medium-term
SCHOOL-BASED TIMING
After-school
COMPENSATION TYPE
Stipend, Academic Credit, Credential
STAKEHOLDERS SERVED
Basic Career Exploration Tools, Educators, Employers, State Education Agency, Students
LANGUAGE SUPPORT
English Only
TARGETED POPULATIONS
Low-income / FRPL Eligible
DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS
No
CAREER CLUSTERS ALIGNMENT
Cross-cutting Cluster, Digital Technology, Energy & Natural Resources, Management & Entrepreneurship, Marketing & Sales
FUNDING MODEL
School Budgets, Grants, Earned Revenue

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