Across Atlanta there are motivated students with the ability and the work ethic to succeed who simply have not had the same access to the professional world. Many have not personally met a professional in the field they are interested in, been inside a corporate office, or had a mentor who could open a door. ATL Project Launch is a progressive program that helps close that gap through assessments, speakers, company tours, mentorship, a business plan competition, and internships.
Students earn their place through an application, recommendation letters, and an interview, and arrive prepared. Partners' time is respected.
The program is privately funded. There is no cost to the students or the companies involved.
We open doors for young people who earn it, creating a ripple effect that benefits us all for generations to come.
A structured, fully funded program with a coordinator who manages every step, so students arrive prepared and partners are supported.
Your success wasn't built on hard work alone.
Your work ethic and ability carried much of it, but that wasn't all. Somewhere along the way, someone set an example for you, and someone gave you an opportunity, even a small one. That exposure shaped what you believed was possible, and a little access opened doors. ATL Project Launch invites you to do the same for a young person who has already demonstrated their own work ethic and capacity, yet comes from a challenging environment that hasn't offered the exposure and access the rest of us have benefited so greatly from.
The talent is there. The access is not. You can change that by doing nothing more than letting a student see your world.
Become a partner →Pick the way that fits your company. The program is fully funded and handles vetting, preparation, and coordination, so you can simply open the door.
Three things decide where a young person ends up: ability, work ethic, and access. The first two are theirs. The third is environment.
Assessments, speakers, company tours, mentorship, a business plan competition, and internships, each with a purpose.
Speak, host a tour, mentor, offer a summer internship, judge the business plan competition, support the program, or refer a partner.
A short reply is all it takes to start the conversation. No commitment is required today.