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Press Release February 23, 2022

Per Scholas Welcomes New Regional Advisory Board Members

Per Scholas welcomed nine new Advisory Board Members in three cities across the U.S. including New York, Atlanta, and National Capital Region.

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Press Release January 28, 2022

More Than $4M Raised for Per Scholas’ Career Access Fund

Per Scholas’s annual fundraising campaign, The Right Career Changes Everything, raised more than $4 million in 2021, in large part thanks to a generous match contribution from individuals at Jane Street as well as gifts from 1,200 supporters nationwide.

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Press Release January 27, 2022

Diverse by Design Establishes National Advisory Board

Leaders from Fortune 500, Technology, and Financial Services industries will contribute to DEIB Efforts led by Diverse by Design.

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Press Release November 24, 2021

Per Scholas Recognized Through Nicholas Kristof’s 2021 Holiday Impact Prize

Per Scholas has been selected as a winner of the 2021 Holiday Impact Prize, presented by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and former New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, and supported by Focusing Philanthropy. Per Scholas is honored to be recognized alongside two other incredible organizations, Grand Prize Winner Seva Foundation, and the Panzi Foundation.

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Press Release November 22, 2021

Per Scholas Welcomes Two National Board Members

We are delighted to welcome leaders from professional services and banking to contribute to transforming America’s tech workforce. Meet our two newest board members, J.C. Lapierre, Chief Strategy and Communications Officer at PwC, and Senta Taylor, Head of U.S. Credit Card Operations & Infrastructure at TD Bank!

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News November 1, 2021

Victor De La Paz Appointed as Chief Financial and Administrative Officer

In this new role on our National Leadership Team, Victor will be accountable for the Fiscal, HR Administration, IT & Operations/Facilities Teams and will support Per Scholas with key strategic financial decisions with Per Schoas’ Board of Directors, funders, and partners.

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News October 27, 2021

Per Scholas Awarded Grant and Named 2021 Neighborhood Builders® by Bank of America

Per Scholas has been named as one of the 2021 Bank of America Neighborhood Builders® awardees for their work in the Columbus community addressing these issues. As a Neighborhood Builder, each organization receives a $200,000 grant over two years and additional leadership training.

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Press Release October 21, 2021

Through New Satellite Model, Per Scholas to Train 1,000 New Yorkers For Tech Careers in 2022

This afternoon, leaders from government, corporate America, and New York-based nonprofits came together to celebrate an expanded effort to train more New Yorkers for thriving careers in technology. Through an innovative Satellite Model leveraging on-site streaming technology, potential new learners will be able to participate in a variety of training courses in their home boroughs of Queens and Staten Island, led by nationally-recognized Per Scholas from their Bronx and Brooklyn Campuses.

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Press Release September 20, 2021

High-Demand Technology Training Comes to Northwest North Carolina via Per Scholas and Wilkes Community College Partnership

A bold new initiative seeks to grow a new generation of technology professionals and entrepreneurs in Northwest North Carolina. In an effort to address the state-wide skills gap in entry-level technology career paths and in recognition of the increasing appetite for companies to allow technology talent to work remotely, Wilkes Community College has announced an innovative technology training partnership with nationally renowned tech skills training nonprofit Per Scholas.

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Press Release September 10, 2021

Per Scholas To Launch Women In Tech Software Engineering Apprenticeship

At a ceremony held at Per Scholas’s Philadelphia Campus yesterday afternoon, U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty J. Walsh named Per Scholas one of five new Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations grant recipients towards women in tech. Joining Secretary Walsh at the announcement was Department of Labor Women’s Bureau Director Wendy Chun-Hoon.

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Diverse by Design Establishes National Advisory Board

Per Scholas Recognized Through Nicholas Kristof’s 2021 Holiday Impact Prize

Per Scholas Welcomes Two National Board Members

Victor De La Paz Appointed as Chief Financial and Administrative Officer

Per Scholas Awarded Grant and Named 2021 Neighborhood Builders® by Bank of America

Through New Satellite Model, Per Scholas to Train 1,000 New Yorkers For Tech Careers in 2022

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Per Scholas Welcomes Two National Board Members

Victor De La Paz Appointed as Chief Financial and Administrative Officer

Per Scholas Awarded Grant and Named 2021 Neighborhood Builders® by Bank of America

Through New Satellite Model, Per Scholas to Train 1,000 New Yorkers For Tech Careers in 2022

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