Professional outreach
Prepare, communicate clearly, schedule responsibly, and represent the program with confidence.
A youth program of IBSA Inc.
Learn real skills.
Earn real income.
Build local.
Available throughout the United States, Streets University connects youth ages 14+ with small businesses and nonprofits in their own communities. Students learn professional outreach, interviewing, digital publishing, and financial skills—then earn for work they complete.
Nationwide participationEnterprise developmentExperiential learningWorkforce readiness
WORDPRESS • INTERVIEWING • SALESMANSHIP • DIGITAL CONTENT • FINANCIAL LITERACY • PROFESSIONALISM
How the model works
Learning happens
in the work.
StreetsU is not a classroom simulation. Youth across the United States complete guided projects for businesses and nonprofits in their communities while trained adults provide structure, coaching, and accountability.
The model can be implemented city by city through local partner organizations. Each completed milestone builds a portfolio of evidence: a conversation held, a relationship formed, a profile published, and a commitment kept.
Business interviews
Ask useful questions, listen closely, identify value, and turn details into an accurate story.
Digital production
Create and maintain profiles in WordPress using categories, tags, descriptions, and quality checks.
Money & enterprise
Connect effort to earnings while learning commissions, renewals, budgeting, and customer service.
Interactive earnings explorer
See what completed work can add up to.
Move the slider to explore a simple project scenario. Actual assignments and earnings depend on participation and successfully completed milestones.
Potential project earnings
$1,50025 businesses × $60A planning illustration, not an earnings guarantee.
Built for a stronger local ecosystem
One model. Shared value.
FOR YOUTH 14+
Work experience you can point to.
Build confidence, communication habits, digital fluency, and relationships with supportive adults—while producing useful work in your community.
- Guided, hands-on projects
- Flexible after-school and summer learning
- Performance-based compensation
- A growing portfolio of completed work
FOR BUSINESSES & NONPROFITS NATIONWIDE
Visibility with a human connection.
Share your story with a trained young interviewer and gain an online profile. Projects may use the U.S. Small Business Directory, the Kansas Small Business Directory, or another IBSA-managed directory appropriate to the community.
- A structured, opt-in interview
- An online business profile
- A meaningful way to support youth
- An annual relationship touchpoint
FOR COMMUNITY INVESTORS
Fund opportunity you can measure.
Sponsorship supports youth training, program materials, technology access, and compensation tied to completed work.
- Clear participation and output measures
- Public recognition opportunities
- Workforce and community impact
- Impact reporting at the premier level
StreetsU learning resources
Prepare for the conversation.
The StreetsU Salesmanship Guide helps youth confidently present IBSA-managed directory listings to small-business owners and nonprofit directors.
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4-PAGE FIELD GUIDE · PDF
Streets University Salesmanship Guide
Learn the listing features and benefits, five discovery questions, ways to make the ask, and how to enter and end a business meeting professionally.
What partners can measure
From activity
to impact.
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Youth enrolled and completing training
02
Businesses contacted, interviewed, and recruited
03
Directory profiles completed and maintained
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Training hours, skills, and youth earnings
Youth Opportunity Partners
Choose how your company shows up.
Every level helps cover youth learning materials, technology, program delivery, and compensation for completed work.
COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY PARTNER
$1,500
- Logo recognition on the program website
- Online notice of support
- Partner listing in campaign materials
YOUTH OPPORTUNITY PARTNER
$2,500
- All Community Partner recognition
- Featured online partner spotlight
- Opportunity to join a youth career discussion
WORKFORCE & ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT PARTNER
$5,000
- Premier recognition across materials
- Engagement and storytelling opportunities
- Annual Corporate Youth Opportunity Impact Report
There is a place for you in this work.