Start Your Journey With GRIT
GRIT helps students and adults discover their strengths, explore training opportunities,and find good-paying jobs—right here in their community.

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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 strengths, interests, values, and personality traits through the Future Plans Assessment. Gain the self-awareness needed to make confident decisions about your future.

Coach
Work one-on-one with a career coach who helps you understand your results, set goals, overcome barriers, and create a personalized path forward.

Discover
Explore career pathways, education options, and opportunities that align with your unique strengths, interests, and goals.

Prepare
Build the skills, knowledge, and experience needed for success through training, credentials, internships, apprenticeships, or post-secondary education.

Place
Take the next step by securing employment, enrolling in education or training, or pursuing a career pathway that supports your long-term goals and financial independence.
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.