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Four-year colleges
Disability-services offices that actually pick up the phone, and admissions teams who understand IEPs.
Real-world partners
Real places.Real people.Real next steps.
The pathways your student might take are not abstractions. They are universities, technical schools, employers, and community organizations doing this work right now — curated so families don't have to start from a blank Google search.
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The network
Six Kinds of Partners, One Connected Directory.
Every partner type is matched to student interests, goals, and IEP context — so the right opportunity finds the right student at the right moment.
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Two-year & community colleges
Programs that welcome IEP students, with on-ramps that meet learners exactly where they are.
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Technical & trade schools
Welding, HVAC, automotive, culinary, healthcare — hands-on training employers are actively hiring for.
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Supported employment
Job coaches and career-readiness programs that walk alongside the first paycheck.
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Community organizations
Higher Heights, the RISE Network, Dalio Education, and other Connecticut groups doing this work for years.
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Mentors & alumni
Young adults who walked this path five years ago and are willing to text a family at 9pm.
How we curate
Vetted by Humans. Matched to Students.
A directory is only as good as the work behind it. Here is how we keep the partner network honest.
01 Vetted, not aggregated
Every partner is reviewed by someone who has actually called, visited, or worked with them — not scraped from a directory.
02 Matched to the student
Opportunities surface based on a student's interests, strengths, and goals — not generic lists for everyone.
03 Reachable in plain language
What the program does, who it's for, what it costs, how to apply — translated so families never decode a brochure.
04 Connecticut first
We start where we live. The first directory is built for Connecticut families, then expands with the pilot.
Become a partner
Are You Doing This Work? We Want to Walk with You.
If your program serves students with IEPs — at a university, a tech school, an employer, or a community organization — apply to the directory the pilot launches with. No fee, no exclusivity, no contracts during the pilot.
- A real person reviews every application within five school days.
- We'll co-write your listing in plain language — families won't decode jargon.
- You stay in control of how students reach you.
One platform. One plan. Forward together.