Truist Foundation

About the partnership

Truist Foundation is partnering with Per Scholas to expand its technology skills training efforts in North Carolina with a specific focus on rural communities, aligning with the foundation’s mission to inspire and build better lives and communities. 

• This investment supports one of the largest rural tech training initiatives in the country, enabling us to distill relevant lessons for Per Scholas and the broader workforce development community
• It will support IT job training for 500 North Carolinians over the next two years, half of whom will come from rural communities
• It will facilitate the growth of local partnerships in North Carolina to increase opportunities for thriving tech careers and economic mobility to more rural learners