The Program
The Crown Pathway
Four stages move a young person from a first phone call to a living-wage career — and back again as a mentor. Ages 15–25, Napa and Solano County.
A coach is assigned within 72 hours. We come to you. Intake, assessment, barrier removal — no ID, no transportation, housing instability. We work through it with you, not after you solve it yourself.
Matched to a credential pathway that fits who you actually are — your interests, your strengths, the life you want. Training in sectors that pay living wages. Real certifications.
Employer placement. Your first paycheck above minimum wage. A career — not just a job. Welding. HVAC. Phlebotomy. Marine electrician. The credential is yours.
Our graduates come back as mentors. Some become coaches. When a young person says "I can't" — the person across from them says "I did." That is not motivation. That is evidence.
Workforce Development
Real credentials. Real paychecks.
Welding, HVAC, phlebotomy, automotive, culinary, barbering — every pathway ends in a certification employers recognize and a wage a young person can build a life on.
These are not classroom exercises. They are hands-on trades practiced until they become a livelihood — and, for many of our graduates, a business of their own.
Year 2 Results
This is what Year 2 produced.
Mare Island's shipbuilding corridor will need hundreds of certified welders within 24 months.
Scored top 10% nationally on certification boards. Was offered a teaching position.
Now teaches at a Bay Area barber college. From student to educator in one year.
Hands-on trade credential. Stable employment is the single most documented protective factor against recidivism.
Entered the culinary field professionally. Food service is among the fastest-growing sectors in the region.
Launched a certified personal training business at a private gym. A business owner. In Year 2.
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