Career mentoring is designed to support students in pursuing their post-secondary goals, including through formal connections with the high school graduates for two years after high school. Each student is assigned a Student-Rjrent Support Worker (SPSW), who monitors school attendance, academic progress and programme participation while helping the student build stable relationships with parents, teachers and other students. Pathways' financial aid, such as bus tickets and lunch vouchers, was designed to remove financial barriers that hinder school participation.