Tuition-free · 100% online · Ages 16–25 · By referral

Five programs. Zero cost.
Job-ready in 16 to 24 weeks.

The Azgari Foundation offers five tuition-free, fully online career training programs for young adults ages 16–25 aging out of foster care or the juvenile justice system. Every program is free to participants, funded by workforce contracting, foundations, and individual donors. Participants are referred by partner organizations under written agreement with the Foundation.

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5
Career programs
$0
Cost to every participant
16–24 wk
Program length
100%
Online, attend anywhere
16–25
Age range served

The programs

Each program is fully online at no cost to the participant, ~16 to 24 weeks depending on the program. Enrollment is by referral. Case managers and partner agencies refer eligible young adults for the program that fits their goals.

Program · ~24 wks
01

Marketing Specialist (AI-Enabled Digital Marketing)

Learn to plan and deliver AI-enabled digital marketing for small businesses, including brand building, content creation, websites, social media, SEO and AI-search optimization, paid advertising, and analytics. Participants build a public portfolio of client work as they go.

  • AI brand & content creation
  • AI website creation
  • Social media & content calendars
  • SEO & AI-search optimization
  • Google & Meta Ads
  • Analytics & reporting
Program goal: a working marketing portfolio and the skills to perform entry-level marketing-specialist work. No job, income, or business result is guaranteed.
Client work: Any clients a participant serves during the program pay the participant directly. The Foundation does not invoice clients, collect payment, or take any share of participant earnings.
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Program · ~24 wks
02

Bookkeeping & Accounting Clerk

One of the most consistently in-demand jobs in every industry. Learn small-business bookkeeping and accounting fundamentals, including recording transactions, invoicing, expense tracking, reconciliations, and cash-flow management, while keeping a working set of books.

  • Bookkeeping fundamentals
  • Invoicing & A/R, A/P
  • Expense tracking & reconciliation
  • Cash-flow management
  • Accounting & bookkeeping software
  • Financial reporting
Program goal: the ability to maintain a basic set of books and perform entry-level bookkeeping/accounting-clerk work. No job, income, or business result is guaranteed.
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Program · ~20 wks
03

Computer User Support Specialist (IT Help Desk)

IT help desk is one of the highest-demand entry-level tech jobs in every market. Learn help-desk fundamentals, business software setup and support, account/access troubleshooting, and basic AI automation. These are the customer-facing support skills small organizations depend on.

  • Help-desk fundamentals
  • Business software setup
  • Account & access troubleshooting
  • Common productivity apps
  • AI automation basics
  • Documentation & ticketing
Program goal: the ability to provide entry-level user support and troubleshoot common small-business software systems. No job, income, or business result is guaranteed.
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Program · ~24 wks
04

Web Developer

Learn to design, build, and launch fast, professional small-business websites using modern AI-assisted web tools, then maintain and optimize them for search and performance. Each participant builds and launches multiple live sites as portfolio pieces.

  • Site planning & structure
  • AI-assisted web tools
  • Mobile & performance optimization
  • On-page SEO & AI-search
  • Forms & business integrations
  • Site maintenance & handoff
Program goal: a portfolio of live websites and the skills to perform entry-level web-developer work. No job, income, or business result is guaranteed.
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Program · ~16 wks
05

Administrative Assistant (Business Operations Support)

Administrative skills open doors in nearly every industry. Learn the back-office systems and routines that keep a small business running, including communication, scheduling, document preparation, records management, and spreadsheets, with hands-on practice in the tools an administrative professional uses daily.

  • Business communication
  • Scheduling & calendar mgmt
  • Document & records management
  • Spreadsheets & office software
  • Customer service
  • Back-office organization
Program goal: the ability to perform entry-level administrative-assistant and business operations-support work. No job, income, or business result is guaranteed.
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Case managers, PAL coordinators, and partner agencies can refer an eligible young adult in about 10 minutes. A Foundation team member follows up within 2 business days.

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Questions? Email fosteryouthinitiative@azgari.org · Free to participants · Ages 16–25 · 100% online · By referral