Start Your Journey With GRIT

34,000+
Students Assessed & Coached
Across Ohio & West Virginia
130+
Schools
Served
50+
Counties Reached
Across Two States

5-Step Journey to Career Success

Assess

Discover your natural abilities, interests, values, and personality traits through the Future Plans Assessment—your foundation for informed career decisions.

Discover

Work one-on-one with a career coach who helps you interpret your results, build confidence, and create a personalized path forward.

Coach

Work one-on-one with a career coach who helps you interpret your results, build confidence, and create a personalized path forward.

Prepare

Gain the skills and experience you need through training, short-term credentials, internships, or post-secondary education.

Place

Take action by securing a job, enrolling in education or training, and stepping into a career path that fits your goals.

Start Your Journey With GRIT

About GRIT

The GRIT Project (Growing Rural Independence Together) is the flagship workforce development initiative of Future Plans, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to helping youth and adults discover their strengths, build career pathways, and achieve economic mobility. Future Plans is funded through a combination of public and private grants, corporate and community partnerships, and charitable donations that support assessments, coaching, career exploration, and workforce development opportunities.