Reach Higher Montana

www.reachhighermontana.org

Grades 9–10 Grades 11–12 Grades 6–8

Reach Higher Montana is a non-profit that serves rural students, helping them to identify and reach their education and career goals. We provide free career and college preparation programming, coordinated youth apprenticeships, support foster youth, facilitate scholarships, and serve as the backbone organization for the Montana Work-Based Learning Collaborative. Our outreach advisors live and work in the geographic area they serve, allowing each advisor to serve approximately 30 - 35 rural high schools. As a nonprofit, we have the flexibility and nimbleness to customize our work to local needs.

ORGANIZATION TYPE

Non-Profit Operator

STUDENTS SERVED

1000+

GEOGRAPHIC REACH

Statewide

STATE(S) COVERED

Montana

LOCALE(S) SERVED

Urban, Rural, Tribal, Suburban

WBL SERVICE MODELS

Career Fair / Career Day, Career Counseling / Assessments, Mentorship, Youth Apprenticeship

DELIVERY MODALITY

School-based

TYPICAL DURATION

Short-term

SCHOOL-BASED TIMING

In-school

COMPENSATION TYPE

Unpaid

STAKEHOLDERS SERVED

Students, Families, Educators, Employers, State Education Agency, Technical Assistance For Schools/Districts

LANGUAGE SUPPORT

English Only

TARGETED POPULATIONS

Other

DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS

CAREER CLUSTERS ALIGNMENT

Cross-cutting Cluster

FUNDING MODEL

Grants, Other

SIMILAR PROVIDERS

Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)

Nationwide

Local, National, Statewide

CASEL has helped grow social and emotional learning from a promising theory to an essential part of education. As a nonprofit, nonpartisan leader in SEL, we are uniquely positioned to evaluate programming, curate research, inform legislation, and partner on implementation. Whether we are sharing what we've learned through an academic journal or supporting partner schools districts, all of our efforts are unified by a commitment to evidenc-based SEL to support all students' learning and development.

Available in: Nationwide

grades k–5 grades 6–8 grades 9–10 grades 11–12

Tarrant To & Through Partnership

Regional

The Tarrant To & Through Partnership aims to ensure more Tarrant County students have the training and skills they need to thrive in today's workforce.

Available in: TX

grades 6–8 grades 9–10 grades 11–12 postsecondary

Pittsburgh Chapter National Tooling & Machining Foundation

Regional

The Pittsburgh Chapter National Tooling & Machining Foundation is a 501 non-profit organization dedicated to training and developing future professionals in the metalworking and manufacturing industry in southwestern Pennsylvania. Its work includes a four-year registered apprenticeship program combining classroom instruction and on-the-job learning, as well as youth initiatives like robotics and STEM programs that build pathways into advanced manufacturing.

Available in: PA

grades 6–8 grades 9–10 grades 11–12 postsecondary grades k–5