Propel America: Earn & Learn Pathways
Propel America is using Catalyze funding to launch new earn-and-learn pathways for Medical Assistant and Pharmacy Technician roles in Los Angeles and Philadelphia alongside three new employer partners. This employer-driven model fills staffing gaps while providing young adults from underserved communities with direct pathways to stable, family-sustaining careers and strengthening local talent pipelines.
“Catalyze has already helped Propel America level up. Since our Round One award, we have moved from pilot to launch, we have sharpened our programmatic design, we have improved how we measure outcomes, and we have built a clearer path to both scale and sustainability.”
Round Four of the Catalyze Challenge awarded a total of $3.5 million to four organizations to expand career-connected learning opportunities and support meaningful outcomes for learners aged 11-22. These two-year grants focus on career exploration for young adolescents and activating industry partnerships and are expected to positively impact more than 60,000 learners.
