Career & Technical Education Innovation & Support

Career & Technical Education Innovation & Support Program

A Strategic Investment in “Future Proofing” Career Education in Plumas County

The Career & Technical Education (CTE) Innovation & Support Program is a philanthropic initiative housed at The Almanor Foundation (TAF) that brings together educational institutions, employers, and donors to strengthen Career & Technical Education across all Plumas County schools.

Our mission is simple: to ensure every student, whether enrolled in a Charter or Public school, has access to high‑quality training, certifications, and career pathways that lead to opportunity right here at home.

Why Your Support Matters

Students represent our most promising, locally rooted workforce—they are already housed, already connected to the community, and eager to build their futures here. By investing in their training, certifications, and work‑based learning opportunities, we can build a resilient workforce for Plumas County’s long‑term economic stability.

Each investment and partnership ensures that every student—regardless of school or pathway—has access to educational opportunities right here.

By making it possible for you to fund a specific programor school, we ensure that support reaches the students where they live, while The Almanor Foundation provides the administrative backbone to make it happen.

Where We Are Today

Plumas County Charter Schools—including the Learning Centers and Indian Valley Academy—have opened dedicated funds with The Almanor Foundation to receive direct support for their programs and pathways.

Plumas Unified School District is exploring participation, and while those funds are not yet active, our Countywide Innovation & Support Fund ensures that gifts made today benefit all schools—Charter and Public—through shared resources, equipment, and countywide partnerships.

Choose the Program or Pathway closest to your heart.

Give to Plumas Charter School or Program

Support the Indian Valley Academy or the Chester or Quincy Learning Center.

Support All Schools Countywide

Contribute to the Countywide CTE Innovation & Support Fund, which strengthens programs across both Charter and Public schools.

NOTE: If you wish to support a specific Plumas Unified school, please select the Countywide Fund and note the school—your gift will help ensure resources reach every classroom and pathway as participation expands.

Pathway Partners — Adopt a Career Pathway

A direct partnership opportunity for local businesses

Local employers play a critical role in shaping the future workforce. Through the Pathway Partner Program, businesses can “Adopt a Pathway” and directly support the CTE programs that align with their industry.

Whether your business is in Quincy, Chester, Portola, or Indian Valley, you can partner with the programs that prepare your future employees.

Examples

Located in Quincy? Partner with Quincy High’s welding, culinary, or digital media pathways.
In hospitality? Support Indian Valley, Quincy or Portola’s culinary programs.
In healthcare or emergency services? Strengthen EMT, CNA, or allied health programs countywide, or support Chester or Quincy Learning Center programs.
In agriculture, forestry, or the trades? Adopt a pathway at any of our High Schools.