A Charlotte nonprofit built for real jobs.
We train disadvantaged youth and adults for careers in construction, skilled trades, and technology, then connect them to the employers hiring.
Why Give N Go Exists
Give N Go empowers disadvantaged youth and adults by providing hands-on training in trades, technology, and workforce readiness. We connect education directly to career opportunities and long-term economic mobility.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg region has a wide gap between people who need careers and employers who need workers. Vocational schools cost thousands. Justice involvement, no high school diploma, or unstable housing keeps motivated learners locked out. Generic STEM programs train people but never connect them to real apprenticeships or hiring partners.
We answer that gap with a structured pipeline: Education to Training to Certification to Work Experience to Employment. Hands-on trade training, technology education, leadership development, and mentorship sit on top of one credential the federal government recognizes: PACT.
Every Charlotte resident has a real career path.
Regardless of background, age, or record, our vision is a Charlotte where every person who wants to work in trades or tech can find the training, credential, and employer that fits.
On Track Academically
PACT trainees maintaining 2.5+ GPA.
Internship Placement
Active placement rate across cohorts.
Employment or Continued Education
Outcomes after program completion.
Trained on Current Tech
Hands-on with industry-current tools and stacks.
A Trades + Tech Hybrid Pipeline
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USDOL-Recognized PACT
The only major Charlotte trade-training nonprofit using a federal pre-apprenticeship framework. Our peers run NCCER. Our credential lives on the USDOL roster.
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Trades + Tech Under One Roof
Carpentry, HVAC, fiber optics, IT, cybersecurity. One workforce pipeline covers everything from a residential rough-in to a Charlotte data center cable.
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Whole-Person Support
Life Skills Training, Guiding Good Choices parent training, restorative justice, and behavioral support. Outcomes hold because the supports do.
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Charlotte Market Alignment
Built for local workforce needs. Aligned with Home Builders Association employers, the Charlotte data center boom, and NC broadband expansion.
Meet Our Leadership
Executive Director
Jerry Hayes
Jerry Hayes brings 15+ years of workforce development and skilled-trades programming to Give N Go. His focus is direct: connect people who need careers to the training and employers that can make those careers happen. At Give N Go, he runs the partnerships with Home Builders Association employers, CompTIA, Cisco, and NC Central University that turn program completion into actual job placement.
Who We Work With
Our outcomes depend on the strength of our partner ecosystem: federal recognition, industry curriculum, employer hiring, and academic alignment.
U.S. Department of Labor
PACT credential recognition
CompTIA
A+ partner curriculum
Cisco
Networking Academy partner
Home Builders Association of Greater Charlotte
Construction pipeline
North Carolina Central University
Higher-ed partnership
Help us power Charlotte's workforce pipeline.
Apply, refer a student, sponsor a cohort, or partner with us. Every path moves a real career forward.