We are Newark natives who built careers inside global brands, then came home to find our own community stuck on the sidelines of the AI boom. The technology was advancing, but the pathways to use it were not.

That gap inspired 1st Street Partnerships. Through live, high-energy learning and executive coaching, our Anchored Intelligence™ framework turns intimidating tools into practical skills. We treat AI literacy as a new form of economic mobility, giving people the fluency and confidence to create opportunity for themselves and those around them.

From neighborhood nonprofits to Fortune-level boardrooms we have seen what happens when talented people gain real AI power: time is saved, ideas multiply, and a city’s promise grows a little brighter.