PROJECT :: CURRENT
An open call · Santa Clarita · Pilot planned for July 2027

The future is
human made.

Help young people discover what they can do through real encounters with skilled work.

Discover   ·   Develop   ·   Connect
01 / Why we exist

Potential meets possibility.

Young people deserve the chance to try, make, solve, and learn alongside people who know the work. That first experience can change what they believe is possible.

A skilled-work mentor guiding a young person using a drill at an outdoor workshop in golden-hour light
Real people · Real work
A first encounter

Discover what you can do.

We are building a local skilled-work discovery pilot where curiosity becomes practice, practice becomes confidence, and confidence opens pathways.

Hands. Minds. Possibility.
DiscoverDevelopConnect
02 / People and organizations

Built through connection.

Skilled-work discovery takes more than a good idea. It takes experienced people, local institutions, employers, and neighbors willing to help young people encounter real work.

Clark
Construction
Carhartt
Lennox
Wm. S. Hart
School District
Edward Charles
Foundation

Relationship transparency: These organizations have been identified in PROJECT :: CURRENT’s developing relationship network. Their appearance here does not establish sponsorship, financial commitment, formal partnership, endorsement, or permission to use brand marks. Public-facing attribution should be confirmed individually before this page is published.

03 / The first step

Help build the floor.

Our first public funding milestone is $25,000. No one person needs to carry it. Every contribution helps us move toward the readiness needed for a responsible pilot.

$25,000
Founding floor
First milestone, not full budget

Support is not measured only in dollars. Resources, introductions, and expertise can help reduce the work—and cost—of getting started.

Explore the possibilities / illustration only
What could people do together?
10% of founding floor$2,500

This explores hypothetical participation. It is not a live amount raised, payment flow, or pledge record.

Offer support
04 / Ways in

There is more than one way.

Give what you can. Share what you know. Open a door. The most useful contribution may be the one only you can make.

Contribute funds

Support the first funding milestone with a gift or founding commitment.

Offer resources

Tools, materials, spaces, skilled time, and practical support can make the pilot more achievable.

Make a connection

Introduce us to a practitioner, employer, organization, or person who can help move the work forward.

05 / Public accountability

Open from the beginning.

We will distinguish money received from commitments made, and actual resources from resources still needed. We will not present assumptions as achievements.

Founding milestone$25,000 target
Cash receivedNot yet publicly verified
Pledges and commitmentsNot yet publicly verified
Priority needsProgram design · Safety and readiness · Practitioner support
Public updatesBegin once verified records are approved

The $25,000 founding floor is the first public milestone, not the pilot's full cost. Categories above are planning priorities, not approved line-item budgets. No unverified totals or partner commitments have been presented as facts.

06 / Your invitation

Help make it possible.

The aim is not simply to raise the most money. It's to gather useful resources, build trust, and invite durable community participation—without creating unnecessary work along the way.

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