The Pipeline:
The job-training three-step pipeline is designed to guide youth from introductory coding programs, to immersive job-training programs, and eventually into employment. Our national pilot program will launch in Oakland.
Van Jones aims to teach 100,000 black youth how to code with YesWeCode non-profit program
The goal of the YesWeCode initiative is to target low-opportunity youth and provide them with necessary resources and tools to become world-class computer programmers.
I stumbled upon this story on urbanintellectuals. As being a young black tech who self-taught myself coding and design, I couldn’t help but write about this non-profit.
Blacks are underrepresented in the fields of computer science and engineering. So what Van Jones is doing with one of his non-profit’s called YesWeCode, aims to bridge that gap.
In 2014, Jones put together a team of compassionate people to form YesWeCode an organization dedicated to finding ways to uplift today’s urban youth and help them achieve a more promising future.
The goal of the YesWeCode initiative is to target low-opportunity youth and provide them with necessary resources and tools to become world-class computer programmers.
This is a highly valuable skill in the 21st century that will ensure a shift the trajectory of their future and lives. I can personally say I come across many tech jobs and the future is bright for those who want to develop tech start ups.
Speaking about the YesWeCode organization, Jones said this:
“I don’t care if they are ‘Straight Out of Compton’, from Detroit, Chicago or Harlem; I will teach 100,000 black children computer coding. More, if I blessed with more time in this life.”
– Van Jones, founder, Yes We Code, Oakland, CA
The program’s mission is based on three principles : Communicate, Convene, and Catalyze.
From its website:
YesWeCode acts as a connector and catalyzer, providing backbone infrastructure that amplifies the work of our network partners. Since July 2014, #YesWeCode’s strengths have been to:
The Pipeline:
The job-training three-step pipeline is designed to guide youth from introductory coding programs, to immersive job-training programs, and eventually into employment. Our national pilot program will launch in Oakland.
“Diversity brings so much more to the table – and by focusing outside of the usual and rewarding all sorts of people in tech – we can only make it better. #YesWeCode is doing exactly that.”
– Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple
Philly in Paris: Youth Travel Abroad” was formed and created as a hands-on and innovative solution to the violence epidemic that Philly youth face.
Philly in Paris is seeking the public’s support in sending some Philadelphia youth to Paris.
The collective supports youth with violent prevention and conflict resolution through travel.
Organizers are looking to give the youth cultural experiences that include history tours, museums, and leadership development activities.
“Philly in Paris: Youth Travel Abroad” was formed and created as a hands-on and innovative solution to the violence epidemic that Philly youth face.
Led by various organizations and individuals, the collective’s goal is to take Philly’s youth on global excursions, beginning with Paris, to increase their exposure to the world and the world’s exposure to them.
“We believe that in helping young people to explore diverse perspectives through travel, we can contribute to peacebuilding in Philadelphia”, the GoFundMe reads.
The GoFundMe outlines expenses such as airfare, lodging, and ground transportation.
To learn more about the initiative and to donate, visit the GoFundMe.
The College Gurl Foundation inspires underserved minorities to pursue higher education opportunities.
The College Gurl Foundation (CGF) was founded by Jessica Brown in 2017 to support underserved minority students within Washington, DC by providing them their first experience with college, educational programs, scholarships, recreational programs, and mentorship opportunities that create life-changing experiences.
Since 2017, CGF has partnered with AT&T, Dark & Lovely, DC DOES Office of Youth Program, and the Department of Parks and Recreation. As a result of the impactful work, CGF has awarded over $150,000 in scholarships, has a 100% graduation rate from high school, 90% enrollment in college, and 10% of our students have secured professional careers.
The College Gurl Foundation (CGF) is raising funds for the annual college tour.
“The goal of this tour is to inspire underserved minority DMV students to pursue higher education opportunities as many of our students are the first in their families to consider college,” the GoFundMe reads.
This year, the organization aims to provide 26 students the opportunity to attend the 6 institution visit tour in the Southeast region, giving them a real-world experience of campus life and the possibilities that higher education can offer.
“We are hoping to raise $50,000 to cover for travel, lodging, activities, and food accommodations. Our students are from underserved areas within the Washington Metropolitan area. Hence, without CGF they will not have the opportunity to experience this.”
For this initiative, CGF has started a GoFundMe. If you wish to support this worthy cause, please visit the fundraiser here.
Texas educator Candra Rogers was seriously injured by a student during a classroom altercation, making her lose her right eye. A GoFundMe has been started to help with recovery expenses.
On August 15, Texas educator Candra Rogers was seriously injured by a student during a classroom altercation, making her lose sight in her right eye. A GoFundMe has been started to help with recovery expenses.
“This is an arduous situation and will take time. Please continue to pray for me, my family, my school, and my district, even the child who caused this incident and his family,” the fundraiser reads.
Rogers, an assistant principal at at Collins Intermediate School, was responding to a call for assistance from a behavioral teacher when she found one student who had reportedly been assaulted by a classmate outside the classroom with the teacher and other students.
Upon entering the classroom, Rogers encountered an “irate” student in a “ransacked” room. Despite her attempts to de-escalate the situation, the student threw multiple chairs and ultimately a wooden hanger. The hanger struck Rogers in the right eye and knocked it out of its socket, causing Rogers to be airlifted to a Dallas hospital for emergency surgery. School officials released the student into the custody of his parents and have prohibited him from returning to campus.
“I grabbed my face while blood was pouring out of my head and stumbled out of the classroom door,” Rogers recounted in a press conference. Doctors were able to reinsert her eye, but they believe the damage is permanent, and Rogers may ultimately lose the eye entirely.
“I will have to have an additional surgery to repair my eyelid, and because doctors are believing my blindness to be permanent, removing my eye may have to be an option,” Rogers said. “I still believe in God for a miracle for restoration of my sight.”
Rogers has been surrounded by her loving husband and children as they help her during this difficult, trying recovery process.
To donate towards Rogers recovery, visit the GoFundMe page here.
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