Transforming the Education and Talent Landscape in Baltimore
CareerBound connects Baltimore City Public Schools students and graduates with high-quality occupational skills training—and the holistic support they need to thrive in their new career.
CareerBound: Opening doors to economic mobility and self-sufficiency
CareerBound recognizes that there are many ways to obtain a career that one can be proud of. Whether we are helping a student strengthen their math skills ahead of college or connecting them with an employer upon graduation, we want to ensure every young person in Baltimore has what they need to take the next step on the way to their career.
CareerBound anticipates serving
8,300 youth
by 2030 across its five elements — a major increase in the city’s occupational skills and career training capacity
Our Partners
CareerBound is a partnership between Baltimore’s Promise, Baltimore City Public Schools, and the Mayor’s Office of Employment Development offering holistic occupational skills and career training that will open new opportunities in high-growth industries for Baltimore City Public Schools students and graduates in order to promote economic well-being.
Interested in Getting Involved?
Prospective Students
Please visit our elements pages to learn more about our programs.
Collaborators
Visit our Get Involved page to learn more about ways we can work together.
CareerBound’s Five Elements
In-school Youth Apprenticeships
In-school paid on-the-job career training
Grads2Careers
Occupational skills training in high-growth industries
Stackable Credentials
Stackable credentials for occupational skills training graduates
Academic Acceleration
Literacy, math, and life skills training
Youth Well-Being
Wraparound supports that remove barriers to learning
“To the employers… get CareerBound people… Not only will you be benefiting young people, you’ll be benefiting your company too…..you’ll have SMART, CAPABLE, TALENTED PEOPLE.”
Carim Khouzami
President and CEO
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.
“CareerBound provides students with opportunities for economic mobility and personal growth. It’s about changing the fabric of the city and CHANGING THE LIVES OF YOUNG PEOPLE.”
Eve Bois
Bloomberg Philanthropies
“CareerBound is very simple…all these people, THEY CARE ABOUT YOU.
They want you to grow…and to become young adults and to get into the work field.”
Travis Robertson
Grads2Careers Alumnus
