✦ For Community Organizations

Help your participants reach careers

Give the people you serve a clear way to explore real careers and take the next step, backed by staff training and altAid grants.

Submit your organizationSee how it works

Why Work With altPath

Free to use, built to change lives

Unlimited free access, plus extra tools and support for partners

A guided platform for exploring careers and training

altPath-led workshops for your staff

Access to altAid grants for eligible learners

Ongoing support from our team

What We Offer

What your team gets

Onboarding & partner code

After you submit your interest form, our team will reach out to learn about your program, walk you through altPath, and provide your partner code for altAid access.

Staff support & training

Once you become a partner, we offer virtual or in-person staff workshops on implementing altPath into your current programming and applying to altAid.

Partner toolkit

Receive your partner toolkit, including everything you need to tell your staff and participants about the resources available through altPath.

Your Role

Flexible and built around you

Most of the lift is ours. Your role stays light:

Name a main contact and verify participants

Share altPath and altAid with your team

Plan a simple altPath rollout, and gather feedback

Join a quarterly virtual product update

Our Role

Materials, training, and data

Here is what we bring to the partnership:

Clear altPath and altAid eligibility information

Promotional materials and a partner code for your team

Staff training and a feedback form

Usage and altAid data, shared every six months on request

altAid For Your Participants

Grants that help people finish

Participants can access altAid if they are enrolled in an eligible program, or if they use altPath to enroll in one

Associate’s Degree

Hybrid College

Vocational School

Technology Bootcamp

Workforce Development Program

Apprenticeship

Only these program types are eligible for altAid funding. Grant applications are typically processed within three business days.

How to Get Started

Four steps to get started

1

Submit the form
Complete the interest form.

2

Connect
Meet with our altPath Partnerships team.

3

Get your code
Receive your partner code and materials.

4

Begin
Use altPath with your team.

1

Submit the form

Complete the interest form.

2

Connect

Meet with our altPath Partnerships team.

3

Get your code

Receive your partner code and materials.

4

Begin

Use altPath with your team.

What community organizations say

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Miles Goodloe, Job Developer Lead

Inspire Together

"altPath has been great at showcasing my clients the multiple career pathways that exist in Los Angeles!"
Ceci Garcia, Career Readiness Coordinator

Legacy LA

"Using altPath has given our team a much better understanding of our youth and the specific career pathways they want to pursue"

Submit your organization

Tell us about your work and we will walk you through the partnership.

Questions before you start? Contact Lindsey Wonder, Partnerships & Programs Manager at Areté Rising. Book a call

Other Ways To Partner

Not the right fit?

Some organizations both serve and train people. If you run programs as well as refer to them, the training provider track may also be a fit.

TRAINING PROVIDERS

Feature your program on a free public platform and receive eligibility-screened referrals.

For training providers

ALTAID FUNDERS

Fund hardship grants that cover the non-tuition costs standing between learners and finishing.

For funders

Before You Start

Frequently asked questions

No, use of altPath is completely free.

By partnering, your program participants may be eligible for altAid, our hardship grant. altAid helps cover some of the costs that can keep someone from finishing training, such as materials, supplies, and everyday living expenses. It's designed to close the gap between enrolling in a program and completing it.

Any altPath user who finds and enrolls in a non-4-year bachelor degree program is eligible to apply. First they must submit confirmation that they have enrolled in a program and we must confirm the program is eligible.

$350

Most programs featured on altPath are eligible for altAid, as long as they are not a bachelor degree program. Here are some additional requirements:

  • Programs must be based in the U.S. and lead to a credential recognized by an accreditation organization or industry group.
  • Applicants must not have received an altAid grant within the past 12 months.

Yes! The best way to do this is through a signed Release of Information. To do so, we’d just need to know:

  1. Do you have a Release of Information you use with clients?
  2. If yes, can you get signed consent for altPath to share information about their activity with the case manager/program?

Yes! Every training program goes through a strict approval process before it's added to our site.

Once you complete the interest form, you'll meet with a designated altPath staff member who will walk you through the platform. From there, you'll receive a partner code to share with your program participants.

We do! Once you're a partner, just email our Partnerships & Programs Manager, Lindsey, to set one up.

Not currently. Our staff workshops are designed to train your team to confidently navigate altPath with your program participants. Since your staff are the ones working directly with participants, we want to make sure they're fully equipped.

Just two things: use our platform, and stay engaged with our team. We hold Quarterly All-Partner Meetings (you'll get an invite through our newsletter) — a chance to hear updates and share your feedback.

No — though we will provide a partnership overview that outlines what you'll have access to. No signature required.