Certified Pathway Sites™
Open your doors.
Change a student's trajectory.
Pathway Sites are businesses, institutions, and organizations that agree to host structured career experiences for K–12 students through the Real-World Pathways™ network. No fees. No overhead. Just access.
Why Partner With Us
What your business gets out of this
Community Visibility & CSR Recognition
Businesses that invest in youth career exposure are recognized as community anchors. Your participation signals corporate citizenship — the kind that earns trust with customers, local government, and prospective employees. It belongs in your annual report, your ESG story, and your employer brand.
Direct Pipeline to Future Talent
Students who visit your workplace become aware of your industry years before they enter the workforce. The organizations that show up early win the talent conversation.
Zero Administrative Overhead
We handle scheduling, educator coordination, and the post-visit reflection. The school or program collects student consent. You show up, open your doors, and we do the rest.
Certified Pathway Site™ Designation
Your business is listed on the RWP marketplace and identified as a vetted, youth-safe career destination.
A Record of Every Visit
After each visit, the educator submits a short reflection. You get a record of the visits you have hosted and aggregated feedback from the groups you welcomed — never individual student data.
A Built-In Giving Mechanism
Want to go further than a visit? We've already built the infrastructure for your community investment budget — a direct giving pathway to a vetted 501(c)(3) focused on youth financial literacy in underserved Atlanta communities. No need to find a cause, vet a nonprofit, or set up a workflow. It's already here.
View the Community Giving page →What We Ask of You
Simple, flexible, and always on your terms
We designed the Pathway Site commitment to be achievable for a two-person operation and scalable for a Fortune 500. You set your availability. You control your group sizes. You can pause or close your listing at any time.
The only non-negotiable: every site completes a youth safety acknowledgment and has a certificate of insurance on file before the first student visit. After that, the rest is up to you.
Start Your ApplicationVisit Length
1–4 hours each
You set how often you host
Advance Notice
30 days minimum
per scheduled visit
Group Size
Fully your call
As few as 5, as many as 100+
Cost to You
Always free
We never charge Pathway Sites
Youth Safety
Site review required
Staff acknowledgment form on file
Insurance
Certificate of insurance
On file before first visit
The Process
From application to first visit
Submit an Application
Takes 10 minutes. Tell us about your business, the careers students would be exposed to, and what a visit could look like.
Certification Review
Our team reviews your application, conducts a site safety check, and verifies your insurance.
List Your Experience
We build your listing on the RWP marketplace and make it searchable by schools and nonprofits in your region.
Welcome Your First Group
When an educator requests your experience, we coordinate everything. You get a confirmed visit date, student count, and a structured agenda.
Student Transportation
You open the door. We handle how students get there.
Transportation is never your responsibility as a Pathway Site. We coordinate logistics on our end — and we've built three layers of support to make sure no student misses an experience because of distance.
Transit Access Flagging
If your site is walkable from a transit stop, we feature that prominently in your listing so schools can plan around it — and it costs nothing to flag on your application.
School District Coordination
Most school districts have an existing field trip transportation process. We provide schools a guide to coordinate district buses at no additional cost — your visit qualifies as a structured educational experience.
RWP Transportation Fund
For schools and nonprofits that need additional support, the RWP Transportation Fund accepts contributions earmarked for student travel, so that distance is less often the reason a student misses your experience.
Learn about the Transportation Fund →As a Pathway Site, you are never responsible for coordinating or covering student transportation. Your only role is to open your doors — we handle the rest.
Founding Cohort — 2026
Be among the first.
Founding seats are open now. The organizations that come in first don't just join the network — they help define it. This is a rare window to shape something from the ground up, wherever you are.
Priority Placement
Founding Pathway Sites receive featured listing placement in the marketplace and priority matching with school and nonprofit partners.
Co-Branded Recognition
Your organization is publicly recognized as a Founding Pathway Site — in our network communications, school outreach, and platform materials.
Direct Program Access
Founding sites work directly with our program team — shaping the experience types, scheduling norms, and impact frameworks that define this network.
Common Questions
Before you apply
What kinds of businesses qualify?
Any legally operating business with at least one professional who can speak to a career path. Healthcare systems, logistics hubs, tech companies, retailers, trades contractors, nonprofits, and government agencies can all apply.
Do we need to run a formal presentation?
No. A facility tour with a 15-minute Q&A is a complete experience. Others are structured career panels. You decide what format works for your team — we provide an optional facilitation guide.
What if we want to offer a mentorship or project instead of a site visit?
Great. We support five experience types: Site Visits, Job Shadows, Career Panels, Mentorships, and Project Partnerships. Apply with whatever format makes sense for your organization.
What about transportation for students?
We're building a transportation partner network to reduce this barrier for schools. In the interim, schools coordinate their own transportation or use MARTA. We flag public transit access on every listing. If you're located near a MARTA stop, that goes in your listing description so schools can see it when they plan.
Can we limit which schools or grade levels visit?
Yes. You set the grade range, group size, and availability windows. You can also decline specific requests.
Ready to open your doors?
We're certifying our first cohort of Pathway Sites now, anywhere in the country. If your workplace meets the safety, content and program standards, it can host. Early sites get featured placement on the marketplace, a dedicated launch announcement to our school and nonprofit network, and direct access to our program team for onboarding support.
Apply Now — It Takes 10 MinutesAlready a Pathway Site? Log in to your dashboard
Go Beyond the Visit
Want to leave an even deeper mark?
Pathway Sites that want to extend their impact have the option — never the obligation — to direct a contribution to a financial literacy or youth development program of their choice. You choose the program, the amount, and the timing.
Learn About Community Giving