Hack the Hood: Digital Inclusion Meets Small Business October 2015

“I didn’t know that people like me could

work in tech. And now, I could be a

coder.”

- --Norma Soto, Summer 2015 Hack the Hood program participant

Hack the Hood introduces low-income youth of color to careers in technology.

We teach them web development & basic coding skills, which they practice by building web sites for local organizations.

Our young people go from feeling like consumers of tech to producers of tech--and start to see futures they never imagined.

Say Something

Bold And then say something smart

Through hands-on training, we empower young people to see themselves in tech

Say Something

Bold And then say something smart

They learn tech & workplace skills that make tech careers feel possible

This summer, we ran 4 boot camps

in East Palo Alto, Richmond,

and Oakland.

We served 100 youth ages 16-21

Since 2014, we’ve worked with more than 250 youth in the Bay area

Young people visited tech companies, explored careers, and built web sites for local organizations

Youth build small business web sites & develop client management, tech & coding skills

Client sites include The V List, http://www.thevlist.net/

The Man Book, http://themanbook.org/

The Marsh Clinics, http://www.themarshclinics.com/

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Youth go from being consumers of tech to producers of tech

The experience can be transformational

Norma was one of the best coders in her group; she wants to study CS now

More words Mentoring, site

visits, skills clinics are core to the

program

Summer 2015 visit to Yahoo!

Speakers at VSCO

Volunteers teach tech clinics, mentor & facilitate workshops

“If more youth are involved, they will be able to build websites and also get into the tech industry by creating personal connections with people who are already working in the tech industry” -Teresa , 2015 youth instructor, 2014 participant

We fill a place in the pipeline that’s essential

Because we focus on low-income youth, and those who are not always on college

track, we transform the experience of many young people—and change the trajectory of

what they do.

Contact Hack the Hood, info@hackthehood.org Or Susan Mernit, susan@hackthehood.org