Empowering the Greensboro Community
We provide free job readiness training, active mentoring, and supportive services to help individuals achieve stable and family-sustaining employment.
Our Programs
Upcoming EventsMotivate, Empower, and Equip individuals to become self-sufficient and stable through employment and life skills.
Life Skills
Gain skills in goal setting, healthy relationships, financial stability, leadership, and more.
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Job Readiness
Soft & hard skills, mock interviews, resume building, dressing for success, networking, and more.
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Money Bootcamp
Learn about budgeting, credit & credit reports, buying your first home, and more. Our next session starts January 7th, 2026, 5:15 pm-6:30 pm
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Guilford County Reentry Council
Guilford County Reentry Council is a collaborative network of community and faith-based organizations and individuals that work together to advocate for, support, and connect the justice-served and justice-involved with essential services
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Men’s Character Development
Individuals will have the opportunity to improve their self-esteem and relationships with family and peers outside of work.
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Women’s Character Development
Individuals will have the opportunity to improve their self-esteem and relationships with family and peers outside of work.
Learn MoreOur Impact on Greensboro
2,263
Participants
Served from 2011-2025
34
Employer Partners
Employ StepUp Greensboro Participants
110
Volunteers
Have logged over 1,548 hours in 2024-2025
Steps to Success
Step One
Training
Conducted by a team of volunteers and staff, the training encourages accountability and responsibility. Participants gain insight and skills for effective communications, job search tactics, resume development, networking, conflict & anger management, reflective listening, dressing for success, interviewing, and job retention.
Step Two
Employment
Our program provides graduates with valuable job leads through our extensive network of employer partners. Each graduate is paired with a dedicated case manager or employment counselor who offers personalized coaching in life skills and job readiness. We emphasize the importance of accountability and responsibility while fostering continued relationship building. Our support system is designed to empower graduates to successfully navigate the job market and achieve long-term career success.
Step Three
Life Skills
Individuals learn skills such as budgeting, goal-setting, credit restoration, managing emotions, and relational development. The goal is stability in all aspects of life over the long term.
- Personal Development
- Financial Literacy
- Relational Development
- Career Development
Step Four
Staying Connected
StepUp Greensboro is a family. By staying connected to the network of StepUp peers, mentors, and volunteers, individuals are able to continue their growth towards a positive future as well as reach a hand back to help the next person. Through our Alumni Program, participants continue to develop their own careers and communication skills as well as be a StepUp ambassadors for future participants.
StepUp ain’t just somewhere you go to get job training. StepUp is a place that taught me how to live.
Cleveland F.
StepUp is family
Paul R.
StepUp helps people get back on track.
Leonard G.
Thank you for this program. It has helped me in ways that I couldn’t imagine. … I wonder if you all know how much you have really changed so many of our lives.