For many non-traditional candidates, the path into teaching is riddled with bumps and detours. They must pay for increasingly expensive coursework and certification costs, attend classes that conflict with work schedules, and forgo wages to complete unfunded student teaching requirements. These roadblocks can deter valuable local talent--paraeducators, afterschool staff, substitutes, parents, and students--from becoming teachers. The good news is that a number of states are using competitive grants to expand and strengthen GYO programs, which offer more hospitable pathways into the profession for candidates who share the same communities and demographic backgrounds as their students.