Moderated by NCFL President & CEO Dr. Felicia Cumings Smith, in this conversation you’ll hear from General Manager at Toyota, Colleen Casey, alongside critical partners supporting and executing this work to explore the early learnings and successes of Toyota’s bold, multi-year effort in some of their Driving Possibilities locations. Driving Possibilities is reimagining how communities prepare young people for the jobs of the future by pairing innovative STEM programming with wraparound supports that meet the real needs of students and families. This session will highlight how Toyota and its partners are building excitement and awareness around STEM pathways, while simultaneously addressing root causes that impact student learning. Panelists will share lessons learned from this work, discuss challenges and opportunities, and reflect on how cross-sector partnerships can strengthen education, workforce readiness, and economic mobility for generations to come.