A-1 OptionsA-1 OptionsA-1 Options is a hands-on program that hands young people the skills school leaves out: trades, money, jobs, housing, health, conflict, and civic life, taught by people who actually do the work.
Real trade exposure, money skills, and job readiness that carry past graduation day.
Built alongside local schools and businesses, not delivered at them from a distance.
A trusted, repeatable program schools can budget for and sponsors can stand behind.
Each module runs in sequence, building from hands-on trade exposure toward the civic and legal literacy that closes out the program.
Hands-on exposure to carpentry, plumbing, and electrical work, with working tradespeople brought in as guest instructors.
Budgeting, saving, credit, and first steps into investing, taught through interactive money-management exercises.
Resume-building, interview practice, and job-search strategy, capped by mock interviews with local employers.
Reading a lease, budgeting for housing, and navigating public transit or first-car ownership with confidence.
Physical health, mental well-being, and nutrition basics, with practical stress-management tools.
Communication and de-escalation skills, practiced through real role-play scenarios, not lectures.
Civic duty, community service, and legal rights, closing with a look at how local government actually works.
A-1 Options is built for high schoolers, recent graduates, and young adults who are staring down adulthood without a manual, and for the schools and businesses ready to help write one.
Whether you're a school looking to enroll a cohort or a business ready to sponsor one, reach out and we'll walk through what a partnership looks like.