READY4Life Youth Grant - Gateway Community Service Organization will implement the READY4Life Initiative across nine rural Kentucky counties to provide high school students (grades 9-12) with essential education on the value of marriage, relationship skills, and budgeting/financial management. The program will deliver 18 hours of evidence-based curriculum through Real Essentials Advance (12 hours) and Money Smart for Young People (6 hours), complemented by individualized case management and community resource connections. In partnership with Kentucky River Foothills Development Council, the program will serve 100 youth in Year 1 and 200 youth annually in Years 2-5, reaching students in public, private, and alternative schools. This comprehensive approach addresses the region's high poverty, unemployment, and relationship instability while supporting positive socioemotional development and successful transitions to adulthood.
