“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” – Marty Rodgers of Accenture quoting Margaret Mead in his keynote address at the inaugural Beta Bash 1.0.

October 7, Per Scholas welcomed more than 100 guests — including alumni, partners, employers, and our biggest fans — to the Fillmore in downtown Silver Spring for the first ever Beta Bash 1.0.

Amid the networking and celebration, guests got a hands-on experience of the Per Scholas training by taking the Tech Challenge, a series of challenges developed from the Per Scholas curriculum and administered by the students walking guests through each challenge: Defeat the Board (how to reset a password account), Perfect Your Pitch (deliver your personal job interview pitch) and Connect the World (how to setup a network). Completing the challenge successfully was marked with a formal graduation token, a Per Scholas lapel pin which each student receives upon graduating from the Per Scholas training.

The live program was opened by graduate Chrystal Banks who captivated the audience with her through college, to motherhood, to Per Scholas, and now to a spot in the General Assembly web developer course on a full scholarship. She eloquently relayed the importance of supporting organizations like Per Scholas, saying, “Your being here is so powerful. Your being here matters. It creates opportunity. It changes lives.” You can read her full remarks here.

Chrystal was followed by keynote speaker Marty Rodgers, Managing Director of Accenture and Accenture Federal Services. He began, “Like Chrystal, it is my fondest hope that my children will grow up to change the world. If we bet on people like Bridgette Gray and we bet on organizations like Per Scholas, and we have courage to collaborate, we can change communities.” Marty inspired the crowd with his person story of his name, explaining that a name defines who and what you are. Per Scholas, he emphasized, means “through education”; and through education, we can achieve anything.

Marty was followed by Managing Director Bridgette Gray, who was glowing from the outpouring of support from the local community. In addition to thanking partners and supporters, Bridgette awarded two organizations, Dynamic Network Solutions (DNS) and MagView each as a Corporate Partner of the Year. Collectively the two firms have hired 20% of the NCR graduates. Accepting the award on behalf of DNS, Jason Coke shared with the crowd, “As a small business, it’s really hard to find talent. Per Scholas has changed the way we hire. We get high quality candidates on a consistent basis.”

Bridgette then announced the news of Per Scholas and partner Symantec launching a cybersecurity training track for veterans in the National Capital Region in the coming year. Symantec has made a substantial investment in the project as a part of its Cyber Career Connection (SC3) initiative earning them the Innovator of the Year which was accepted by Cheri McGuire of Symantec. Bridgette presented the award with, “Innovation is hard. It’s easy to avoid. It’s easy to say no. It’s hard to put skin in the game and say yes. It is a huge honor to recognize Symantec for saying yes to innovation.”

The program was closed by Per Scholas National Capital Region Advisory Board Chair Ed Glabus who rallied the crowd to get involved with Per Scholas in specific ways:

• Connect with Per Scholas on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn
• Invest in our training
• Volunteer time to work with students to build their professional development
• Hire our graduates like the 50+ other companies in the NCR
• Become a thought partner and help lead Per Scholas to the next phase of growth
• Join our local advisory board to use your leadership to build the future of Per Scholas

There was undeniable enthusiasm from a strong community of champions to expand the impact of Per Scholas well into the future. We thank all of our sponsors — Symantec, Accenture, Capital One, Catholic Charities, Dynamic Network Solutions, IronBow, and MagView; our advisory board, local staff, the event team at The Event Studio, and all the people who showed up to support the work we do.

We will be posting the photos from the evening as well as the photobooth on our Facebook page by next week.

To get involved in our work, you can go to perscholas.org or contact Managing Director Bridgette Gray at bgray@perscholas.org.

Per Scholas National Capital Region graduate Chrystal Banks opened up the Beta Bash 1.0 with a speech about her journey into technology through Per Scholas.

See a copy of her remarks below.

GOOD EVENING!

It is such an honor to be kicking off the first-ever Beta Bash event in support of Per Scholas.

My name is Chrystal Banks and I am a Per Scholas graduate.

Can all my fellow tech nerds make some noise?!

I am incredibly passionate about technology and I don’t even know where to begin to express what Per Scholas means to me.

I grew up here in the DMV. As a kid, I was really close to my dad. Anything he was doing, I wanted to do. He was always fixing every electronic device that existed. Computer systems, gaming systems, sound systems, you name it. We weren’t rich but somehow managed to always have the latest technology!

It was the 90s. New technology was hot.

My first computer had a Windows ‘95 OS and I will never forget it.

This is how I first started to learn technology. I would hook things up with my dad. Everything he did I was right there with him.

He would be really proud of me.

When I went to college, it wasn’t obvious for me to study technology. I was 18, I didn’t know what I wanted to do with my life yet. So I studied sociology because it interested me, but I had no idea what I was going to do with a degree in Sociology.

After my freshman year on campus I hit a few rough patches and had to take some time off.

I’d work retail, places like Starbucks, H&M. … Jobs just to fulfill my immediate needs.

But I knew I could do better for myself. This was a very discouraging time for me and I know some of you can relate.

After some years off, I went back to school focused and ready to plan for the rest of my life. I was a junior college … when I had my beautiful son Eli.

Being a new mother, full-time student, and working to pay the bills became too much. I once again had to stop my classes.

During this time I shared a small apartment with my mother, three siblings, and my son. My room was a very tiny den.

It was a really rough time. And I had no idea how to get past it. Lost and depressed doesn’t even begin to describe how I felt.

I was attending an information session for jobs with the Census Bureau when someone came in to talk about a different opportunity.

A training that would teach me technology skills, provide me IT certifications, and help me launch a career in tech —- And it was FREE.

I think I might have asked the guy a hundred questions.

The program was Per Scholas. I will never forget this day.

You ask the world to give you signs … and this was my sign.

My dad passed away a few years before —- and I just knew … I just felt this had to be his sign. And I knew that this was my opportunity. Nothing was going to stop me.

I’ve never been so motivated, I applied the same day!

The day I got accepted to Per Scholas was one of the best days of my life. The life I wanted to create for myself and my son.

I am sure you can hear the passion in my voice and that passion was met by everyone at Per Scholas. My fellow classmates. My instructor. The entire staff.

Everyone was there learning from the beginning together and we supported one another along the way.

Once we graduated and we all began to interview for jobs, I’d get a text from everyone wishing me luck. Even Bridgette would send me notes of encouragement.

With every discouraging moment, there was a community to keep me lifted up.

It wasn’t long after I graduated that I landed my first job in tech at Strayer University as a tier 1 Help Desk technician. From there I have gone on to work for ICMA-RC’s Help Desk.

I’m great at my job! I take pride in what I do.

Coming in with the basic skills Per Scholas gave me, it’s up to me to take the initiative to build on that, and I’ve done that. I ask questions. Beyond tier 1, I want to know everything.

And I am so happy and blessed that I get to continue learning. ON MONDAY I will begin a course at General Assembly to become a web developer —- and I got a full scholarship.

Sometimes I can’t believe it.

I’ve been doing the pre-work for the course and I’m knocking it out of the park!

When I get home from work, my fingers are itching to get to programming. I love every minute of learning to use Github, ruby rails, terminal… I cannot wait until my first day!

In tech —- and in life —- you have to constantly grow. The moment you stay still is the moment you stop your success.

I am my son’s role model. I want to provide him a great education and a better life. He is so smart, and I want to nurture that.

He’s only been here for two years and we spent most of that time living in a den with no windows and no door. I know he won’t remember that, and I don’t want him to. I want him to have a normal childhood, carefree and not grow up worrying about having food on the table.

I want to avoid that struggle at all cost —- and I am closer and closer to that point and have never been so confident.

Per Scholas really changes lives.

I cannot emphasize that point enough.

I am smart. I am extremely hard working. I just didn’t know where to go or what to do to begin and put my potential in action. My situation is not unusual. There are so many like me and we just need that door opened —- and we are ready to sprint through it.

I found Per Scholas and I am flying.

Your being here is so powerful. Your being here matters. It creates opportunity. It changes lives.

It is such a honor to be here tonight. I get the honor of acknowledging those of you who helped to make my opportunities possible. Accenture and Symantec, our presenting sponsors tonight. Thank you! Also supporting tonight are Capital One, Catholic Charities, DNS, Iron Bow and Magview. We so appreciate your collaboration.

I also want to recognize the Per Scholas board and host committee who helped make tonight possible. Thank you.

What I go on to achieve will be in part because you believed in me. And I cannot say thank you enough.

Thank you all and thank you Per Scholas!

A tech gala. No ball gown required.

Join us for a night to celebrate the vibrant tech ecosystem in the Capital Region, and Per Scholas as an innovative, effective means to building successful career paths for the future tech workforce, presented by Accenture and Symantec.

Help us further spark economic renewal and untapped talent in the National Capital Region. Join us on October 7 at Beta Bash 1.0 and change the future of our communities.

With your support we will transform communities, businesses and the local tech workforce. Purchase or your ticket and share with friends. Your ticket gets you unlimited beer and wine as well as food.

Thank you to presenting sponsors Accenture and Symantec, as well as supporting sponsors Capital One, Dynamic Network Solutions, Ironbow, Catholic Charities and MagView for their generous support.

• Celebrate with our growing tech community
• Party with innovative entrepreneurs and companies
• Enjoy amazing food and drinks
• Invest in the future of the Capital Region’s booming tech ecosystem

We are still offering Silver, Gold, and Platinum sponsorship levels. To sponsor the Beta Bash, please contact Bridgette Gray or click here for benefits for each level.

BETA BASH 1.0 HOST COMMITTEE

• Martin “Marty” Rodgers, Accenture
• Bill Varner, ManTech International
• Ed Glabus, Veterans Consortium
• Steve Jarboe, Accenture
• Charles Britt, Northern Virginia Community College
• Barbara Ebel, State of Maryland/DWDAL
• Ellie Giles, Montgomery Business Development Corporation
• Monsignor John Enzler, Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of Greater Washington
• Lisa Paro, Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of Greater Washington

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 30, 2015

Cincinnati, OH — Cornhole is not exclusive to tailgating and barbeques. National IT job training nonprofit Per Scholas is hosting a cornhole tournament fundraiser to bring attention to the booming tech industry in Greater Cincinnati and how its job training model is transforming locals into a skilled workforce to help fuel it. The event will be October 27 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at the CityLink Center 800 Bank Street. Tickets are on sale now and open to the public.

Per Scholas came to Cincinnati just two years ago to provide its high-impact, tuition-free IT job training and offers its services to those disconnected from the professional workforce, individuals out of work or in low-wage jobs. In two years Per Scholas has trained 132 new technologists and graduates are working in tech jobs at more than 50 local companies. They’ve earned the attention and recognition from the White House TechHire initiative, Mayor Cranley’s office, and the Cincinnati Business community.

“The curriculum is exactly the training that our new hires need to handle the complex challenges they face as employees of Pomeroy,” said Ray Bradley, Manager at Pomeroy, an IT services firm located in Greater Cincinnati.

Rita Knaff, a graduate of Per Scholas and now an employee at Pomeroy, made a career transition after being laid off during the economic downturn. She held her previous job in the airline industry for close to 20 years. “I knew I had to make my skills relevant to the job market today. Per Scholas didn’t just teach the technical skills, but how to actually be successful on the job.”

The cost of a ticket to Toss for Techs will go directly to fund the IT job training and job placement services. A general admission ticket includes food and drink tickets, as well as general play cornhole. There will be entry into a competitive cornhole tournament officiated by Frank Geers, President & CEO at American Cornhole Organization (ACO). If you would like to compete in the tournament, please indicate that when purchasing your ticket. There are 5 people per team and prizes for winners.

The event is supported and sponsored by local businesses CompuCom, E.W. Scripps Company, Ernst and Young LLP, First Financial Bank, Promark, Qvidian, and TEKsystems, as well as the site host CityLink.

Do good:

• Get in the game. Tickets are $50-$75. Buy in advance.
• See the happy stories on the Per Scholas Instagram
• Learn more about volunteering, applying & other ways to get involved

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SILVER SPRING, MD – Sept. 24, 2015 – Cybersecurity giant Symantec invests $375,000 in it’s newest Cyber Career Connection (SC3) partner, national IT workforce development organization Per Scholas in the National Capital Region, to train military veterans for careers in cybersecurity.

As the economy continues to improve and headlines tout large numbers of job creation, the reality in low-income and middle-class communities shows the economic recovery has not hit everyone. In the National Capital Region, unemployment is at 5%-8% with 10%-16% of residents below the poverty line, and 45%-59% of adults lacking post-secondary credentials (DC, MD; Opportunity Index, 2014). Yet tech positions, accessible through training and credentials, are plentiful and growing. By 2018, regional businesses will grow their non-management IT workforce from 198,851 to over 219,456 positions (CareerBuilder/EMSI Analyst, 2014). Between turnover and new job openings, there are approximately 9,800 annual openings that residents, if properly trained, could fill.

To address this gap, the Per Scholas workforce development approach is driven by the understanding of the business community and where the pain points are in hiring. That information is used to build training programs tailored to the skills that are currently in demand in information technology. Upon opening its doors in the National Capital Region, Per Scholas heard from employers eager to fill cybersecurity roles.

The National Capital Region (NCR) had more than 23,000 job postings for cybersecurity in 2013, and 2015 projections show this number grew to 33,000, the most nationally. Growing demand is only part of the challenge employers face. The pipeline of talent is also scarce given cybersecurity qualifications.

Recognized by the White House as an effective model, Per Scholas has a track record and an independent study that proves several weeks of training is sufficient for its students, who are adults unemployed or in low-wage jobs, to acquire the skills and certification needed to succeed in entry-level IT roles. In less than one year of operation, Per Scholas of the National Capital Region trained 100 technologists with a 92% graduation rate, and 86% of those graduates have already landed jobs at average starting wages upwards of $39,000 annually.

Chrystal Banks graduated from Per Scholas in late 2014. A former barista at Starbucks and mother to a 2-year-old son, Chrystal nearly completed college before the cost of school became more than she could manage on her hourly salary. When the opportunity of Per Scholas was presented to her, she jumped on it eager to make a career out of a natural knack she had with technology. Chrystal graduated and began working on the Help Desk at a local university that earned her both a stable income and stable schedule. She is soon to begin an advancement course to learn web development at General Assembly. “Coming with the basic skills Per Scholas gave me, it’s up to me to take the initiative to build on that, and I’ve done that,” Chrystal shared. “I have a job. I have a nice apartment. My son is smart, and I get to nurture that. I have resources and a stable work schedule that allows me to be there for him and support his growth.”

Through the SC3 cybersecurity program, Per Scholas will provide military veterans tuition-free training in IT support and cybersecurity. The first eight weeks of training facilitated by Per Scholas will prepare participants with the foundation of IT infrastructure and support leading to the CompTIA A+ certification. The second phase of the training will be provided in partnership with Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) and provide four additional months of training that leads to Network+, Security+ and Ethical Hacker Certifications and entry-level employment assistance into cybersecurity.

Referral partners for this program will come from Paralyzed Veterans of America, Easter Seals, the Center for Women Veterans, and the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to ensure the training is offered to two of the most overlooked but talented groups of people. The training will be conducted at Per Scholas, 700 Roeder Road, 1st Floor, Silver Spring, MD. Any questions should be directed to Bridgette Gray at (301) 557-9200 or to nationalcapitalregion@perscholas.org.

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ABOUT

Per Scholas is a national nonprofit offering tuition-free, high-quality technology job training and career development to unemployed and underemployed individuals. Since 1998, more than 5,000 have enrolled in its job training programs. For more information, visit perscholas.org, Twitter @PerScholas and Facebook.

The second annual Per Scholas Golf Outing was held September 10 at Golf Club of Dublin and raised significant funds to support talented, unemployed and underemployed local residents who leveraged the free Per Scholas IT job training to launch life-changing careers in technology. The event was sponsored and attended by Centric Consulting, HMB, Huntington Bank, Leading EDJE, Lightwell, Robert Half Technology, Safelite Auto, and TEKSystems.

Per Scholas graduate Angelica Williams gave opening remarks and stressed the impact of the training. “Since graduating, my children and I have moved into our own home. We have fun playing together in the backyard and hanging out with our neighbors and their big loving dog. My children enjoy the privacy of their own rooms and I enjoy the peace of mind that comes with knowing I can support and provide for my babies!” Angelica today works in the IT department at Nationwide after expressing unemployment from her previous career in healthcare. She expressed to the attendees, “Life has greatly improved for us, and I cannot take all the credit for that. Your support is essential in continuing to produce such amazing, inspiring success stories.”

Signs adorned the course at each hole to emphasize the impact of the nationally-recognized job training model. Since opening in 2012, Per Scholas has:

• Placed 180 women and men in entry-level IT support careers and produces an 80% job-placement rate
• 96 local companies have hired graduates; 30% have hired multiple graduates, like Nationwide, TEKsystems and Time Warner Cable
• Graduates on average increase their pre-training incomes by 150%
• Graduates collectively earned $5.6 million in wages in the past two and a half years—a significant investment back into the regional economy.
• Recognition from the White House, the City of Columbus, and local business community attest the quality and impact this has on today’s workforce issues.

At the end of the day, Chris Ferguson, a graduate from April 2014 spoke to the attendees. He was shy and nervous but also beaming. He shared, “While you were all playing golf in support of Per Scholas, I received a job offer from JPMorgan Chase.” He ran up to the Managing Director Rob Guentter to show him his phone with the offer letter. It was a great moment for all.

Per Scholas offers five classes annually in Columbus with the capacity to train up to 100 women and men each year. The cost to train one individual is $6,000 for the eight-week intensive course. Before enrollment, 38% of our students were receiving public benefits. After graduating and becoming employed with average starting wage earnings of $31,000, the return is more than $300,000 collectively from their earnings.

Columbus was the first operation to open as part of Per Scholas’ national expansion outside of its headquarters in New York. The impact and growth in the Columbus region has been energizing and we are grateful to each supporter who has ensured our place in the community.

Join our friends, supporters, and alumni at our inaugural fundraiser in the Greater Cincinnati market, a fundraiser cornhole tournament at our home at the CityLink Center. Get your tickets here.

Whether you want to join for fun and games or compete in the professionally-run cornhole tournament, your participation directly supports Per Scholas’ commitment to building the IT talent pipeline in Greater Cincinnati.

Why should you attend?

• Competitive corn hole tournament, officiated by Frank Geers, American Cornhole Organization
• Food, drinks, and fun for all non-competitors and competitors alike
• Celebrate with business leaders from the tech industry
• Meet extraordinary Per Scholas students & graduates
• Invest in the future of the Cincinnati tech economy
• Sponsors have a bigger impact funding careers in tech

A general admission ticket includes light food and two drink tickets, as well as general play cornhole.

The cornhole tournament will be officiated by Frank Geers, President & CEO at American Cornhole LLC. If you would like to compete in the tournament, please indicate that when purchasing your ticket. There are 5 people per team.

Thank you to our early bird sponsors TEKsystems, CompuCom, Promark, Qvidian and E.W. Scripps Company, as well as our host CityLink.

*We are still accepting sponsorships. Please contact Managing Director Paul Cashen for secure your spot today.

Here’s to launching hundreds more powerful careers in technology. In just over two years of operation, Per Scholas Cincinnati has graduated more than 100 individuals with nearly 80% securing career-launching positions in the tech industry in the Greater Cincinnati area, earning $2.85 million in annual wages and contributing to the regional economy.

Let the games begin!

Driving the Next Generation of Technologists

Enjoy a day on the golf course and support Per Scholas at our second annual Columbus Golf Outing on September 10.

Last year the generous support we received through this event was reinvested in talented, unemployed and underemployed local residents who leveraged our free training to secure life-changing jobs in technology and began creating better lives for themselves and their families. Our graduates have made $3.5 million in wages in the past two and a half years – a significant investment into the regional economy.

Become a sponsor of our signature event in Columbus and enjoy friendly team competition as well as the opportunity to meet and get to know our extraordinary students and alumni. There will be complimentary refreshments, a raffle, course contests, and team prizes. To secure a sponsorship, contact Managing Director Rob Guentter atrguentter@perscholas.org or 614-824-4777 for more information.

• DATE: September 10, 2015
• SHOTGUN START: 10:00AM; Registration begins at 8:30AM; lunch and reception to follow golf
• WHERE: Golf Club of Dublin – 5805 Eiterman Road, Dublin, OH 43016
• TEAMS: $440 for 4 golfers (full team); $110 for individual

Now accepting individual golfers. Click here to get your ticket.

Thanks to our sponsors: Centric Consulting, HMB, LeadingEDJE, Lightwell, andTEKsystems.

“Awesome”… “Unbelievable”… “Great synergy with CityLink.”

On July 21, technology job-training nonprofit Per Scholas celebrated the grand opening of its new location in the CityLink Center, located in west end Cincinnati. More than 60 guests attended at the Bank Street location to support this new collaboration. Guests toured the technology-training facility, met graduates of the program as well as current students, and learned about Per Scholas’ high-impact technology job training.

“You are doing good and important work here,” Cincinnati Vice Mayor David Mann remarked as a special guest speaker in the program. Others from local city agencies, corporations, and philanthropy joined–with a large presence from the local IT industry.

One feeling was unanimous: “impressed.” Courtney Hodapp, representing JPMorgan Chase, commented on how impressed she was with everything she saw and heard. A representative of Senator Rob Portman stated that she was very impressed with both the program and students.

Per Scholas training graduate Rita Knaff gave remarks at the opening. Prior to Per Scholas she worked in the airline industry for nearly 20 years before being laid off during the economic recession. “After 100 job applications, receiving rejection letter after rejection letter, I knew I needed a new plan.” She found and enrolled in Per Scholas and today works at local IT company Pomeroy as a project coordinator.

Per Scholas and CityLink share a similar mission of helping Greater Cincinnatians break the cycle of poverty. As part of the collaboration, Per Scholas students now have access to on-site childcare during their classes, financial counseling through SmartMoney, private transportation through Changing Gears, counseling with Catholic Charities, and more, that allow students to complete the job training and begin a new career without additional obstacles in the way.

“We needed a place where we can expand and grow in Cincinnati, and provide the many wraparound services that ensures our students are able to fully transform their life. CityLink welcoming us into its network allows for all of that,” said Plinio Ayala, President and CEO of Per Scholas.

CityLink Executive Director, Johnmark Oudersluys, is grateful to have a nationally recognized program join the CityLink collaboration, “We are extremely excited about the synergies our partnership with Per Scholas presents our clients and how it will further our respective missions.”

To date, Per Scholas has enrolled 130 residents from Greater Cincinnati, and employed graduates are already earning approximately $1.8 million dollars collectively.

The Cincinnati location of Per Scholas is part of a national network of sites launched by its New York City based headquarters. Founded in 1995 as a neighborhood-based effort to increase access to personal computers, Per Scholas was an early pioneer in bridging the digital divide for families and children in the South Bronx.

Per Scholas and CityLink plan to serve up to 80 individuals through the IT career training during the first year, with a goal of not only graduating, but placing a minimum of 80% of students in gainful field-related employment opportunities.

On July 14, Per Scholas held its annual Women in Tech Networking Event where we celebrated Per Scholas’ women grads who are diversifying the industry. Our friends, colleagues, partners alums and students joined us in our commitment to build a welcoming community for every woman technologist in New York City and beyond.

At the event, guests heard from inspiring women technologists about how they are touching the lives of other women all over New York City and beyond.

Vice President of Program Operations, Kelly Richardson, rocked it on the mic as the emcee. Special shout out to CA Technologies for sponsoring, to Kate Spade & Company Foundation and the New York Women’s Foundation for their generous support of the program, and to our host Thomson Reuters.Thanks to our panelists:Lisa Edwards, Per Scholas grad & Analyst at Barclays; Joyce Shen of Thomson Reuters; and Marianne Cocco of CA Technologies.

Per Scholas has committed to train 1,000 women for careers in technology by 2018. Since the launch of our Women in Tech program in 2013, 425 women have already graduated from Per Scholas, 89% of whom are women of color.

As our Women in Tech grads diversify the tech industry, the support helps provide the welcoming community they and every woman technologist needs as — together — we work to transform NYC’s vibrant tech ecosystem.

Here’s how you can get involved:

1. Make an Investment and donate to our 1,000 WOMEN IN TECH summer campaign. (Or, encourage a friend to donate!). Every dollar supports our shared commitment to diversifying the tech industry.
2. Volunteer to work with students on their path to a career in tech. Contact Sarah for opportunities.
3. Mentor a future woman technologist. Per Scholas is actively recruiting mentors from the technology field to encourage and advise Women in Tech students with the goal of helping them transition into the IT workforce. Contact Sarah for opportunities.
4. Hire a graduate. Pass this email along to your HR department or other key players, or contact Sarah for more information.
5. Spread the word. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter to keep up with the feel good news. Forward this message to friends and family to share our inspiring work with more.