Your Future Is Our Business

We provide Santa Cruz County students with career exploration opportunities. YFIOB.org We implement work-based learning, the educational strategy providing students with real-life experiences and the opportunity to improve their academic and technical skills while developing their employability. Our work includes building a countywide network of community leaders and businesses who see the talent and potential in our students. With this incredible support, we host monthly career panels and expos at various schools, ranging from K-12th grade. Students receive a real-world setting along with practical advice on planning a career path. We are fully staffed by college interns, supervised by a part-time executive director, all coordinating together to successfully run a non-profit organization. Your Future is Our Business was formed in 1993 by a Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce education committee. Ever since, our mission is to provide every Santa Cruz County student with opportunities to create a path towards a fulfilling and successful career. In the modern, shifting workplace, students need to make informed decisions that empower them to forge careers. We bring schools and businesses together to support students in becoming Santa Cruz County’s next generation of workers. It all boils down to giving young people clear direction in their lives.