Our Mission
To inspire career exploration, fuel educator development, and contribute to the career journeys of NYC’s youth through meaningful partnerships and real-world experiences.
The C2C Model
What Sets Us Apart
Below we highlight how our model differs from other NYC internship programs and career professional learning experiences.
For Educators
Unique Focus: Unlike other programs, we prioritizes educator career exploration and development.
Educator Empowerment: We empower educators to explore new career paths and gain valuable industry experience.
Career Exploration: We offer a unique platform for educators to explore careers beyond the classroom.
Affordable & Impactful: We provide access to professional development experiences at a fraction of the cost of traditional programs.
Peer Support: We convene a cohort of educators to support each other in their career exploration journey.
Corporate Impact: We integrating educator talent development with impactful youth internships, creating a low-lift, high-impact solution for employers seeking to advance corporate impact goals.
For Employers
Alternative Talent Acquisition: We offer employers an innovative talent acquisition model with a focus on experienced professionals.
Passion-Driven Matching: We specializes in aligning educator passions with employer needs for optimal outcomes.
Streamlined Process: We simplify the entire experience, from finding and onboarding exceptional educators to delivering streamlined program management of your summer youth interns
For Youth
Personalized Learning: We support educators in creating high-quality summer internships that are tailored to individual interests and career goals of youth.
Mentorship and Guidance: Youth benefit from mentorship opportunities with both educators and industry professionals.
Team-Based Approach: We fosters a collaborative environment where educators, students, and employers work together as a team.
Our Process
By matching passionate educators with purpose-driven organizations, C2C fosters partnerships that create impact, launch innovative talent pipelines and create valuable summer experiences for NYC youth.
Our Theory of Change
C2C addresses the systemic gap between education and industry by pairing passionate educators with forward-thinking employers.Through a scaffolded approach of immersion and project-based learning, we drive measurable outcomes in post-secondary alignment while establishing a new career lane for educators that fosters organizational vitality across the public and private sectors.
Root Causes
Opportunity & Access: Restricted access to career exploration for youth from historically excluded communities.
Institutional Lag: Educational systems lack the contemporary infrastructure required for modern career readiness.
Stagnant Professional Development: Narrow pathways for educator advancement and limited industry-aligned growth.
Employer Friction: Programmatic and perceived barriers to establishing high-quality internships.
Fragmented Pipelines: A persistent lack of diverse talent and sustainable recruitment funnels.
Needs
Informed Decision-Making: Expanded career exposure to drive strategic post-secondary choices.
Targeted Mentorship: Enhanced guidance and professional networks for underrepresented populations.
Applied Content Expertise: Rigorous opportunities for educators to translate industry practice into classroom instruction.
Innovative Recruitment: Strategic solutions for developing early-career talent pipelines.
Organizational Vitality: Evidence-based strategies to improve employee engagement, retention, and inclusion.
Inputs
Expert Human Capital: Seasoned educators recruited and supported in program design.
Student Talent: A cohort of youth passionate about industry exploration.
Collaborative Design: A specialized matching process pairing educators and employers to co-create project-based internships.
Full-Cycle Support: Comprehensive onboarding, training, and ongoing technical assistance.
Data Infrastructure: Longitudinal evaluation and tracking of post-secondary outcomes.
Outcomes
Youth Impact: Number of students gaining industry knowledge, technical skills, and social capital.
Educator Integration: Number of educators enhancing pedagogy through direct industry immersion.
Strategic Partnerships: Number of sustainable collaborations established between industry and education.
Pathway Alignment: Percentage of youth pursuing industry-aligned majors or post-secondary credentials.
Career Mobility: Number of educators transitioning into full- or part-time roles with employer partners.
Systemic Change
Economic Activation: Redefining summer as a critical window for activating early talent pipelines via youth internships.
Design Centricity: Establishing educator expertise as the primary driver of high-quality internship architecture.
Professional Evolution: Creating a "new career lane" for educators that increases retention by bridging the classroom and industry.
Scalable Interconnection: Replicate and scale the model as a early talent pipeline, educator retention, and employee engagement strategy to create a more interconnected, collaborative and diverse workforce.
Our Vision for Impact
By 2030 we are committed to cultivating a powerful ecosystem where educators and industry leaders unite to shape new talent and create meaningful career pathways.
40+
NYC Employers Commited to the talent development and social impact.
50+
NYC Educators co-managing a high-impact summer programs
200+
NYC Youth participating in a high-impact summer experience
~100+
Average hours of professional "mentorship hours" per youth participant
1 in 2
Educators Hired by Employers full- or part-time
+90%
of C2C youth who enroll in degrees or certification programs related to the industry explored.
What Sets C2C Apart
Our model differs from other NYC internship programs and career professional learning experiences. Unlike other early talent models focusing on placing high school or college youth, C2C specializes in tapping into the unique skills and passion of NYC Educators to benefit NYC employers as a viable talent pipeline.
For Educators
Educator Empowerment: We empower educators to explore new career paths and gain valuable industry experience.
Career Exploration: We offer a unique platform for educators to explore careers beyond the classroom.
Affordable & Impactful: We provide access to professional development experiences at a fraction of the cost of traditional programs.
Peer Support: We convene a cohort of educators to support each other in their career exploration journey.
Corporate Impact: We integrating educator talent development with impactful youth internships, creating a low-lift, high-impact solution for employers seeking to advance corporate impact goals.
For Employers
Alternative Talent Acquisition: We offer employers an innovative talent acquisition model with a focus on experienced professionals.
Passion-Driven Matching: We specializes in aligning educator passions with employer needs for optimal outcomes.
Streamlined Process: We simplify the entire experience, from finding and onboarding exceptional educators to delivering streamlined program management of your summer youth interns
For Youth
Personalized Learning: We support educators in creating high-quality summer internships that are tailored to individual interests and career goals of youth.
Mentorship and Guidance: Youth benefit from mentorship opportunities with both educators and industry professionals.
Team-Based Approach: We fosters a collaborative environment where educators, students, and employers work together as a team.
Supporting Documents
Click HERE to read more about the foundational "why" behind C2C, including the labor market data and educational theories that inform our model. This draft outlines our core philosophy for reimagining career-connected learning.
Review HERE the preliminary framework for measuring success. These drafts detail how we plan to track the "double bottom line" of social impact and business ROI across educators, employers, and youth.
Examine HEREthe expected commitments for each stakeholder. This document serves as a draft blueprint for how educators and employers collaborate to co-lead summer initiatives and project workflows.
View HERE the initial financial modeling for program implementation. This draft provides a transparent look at the estimated investment required to sustain high-quality, educator-led career experiences.