Per Scholas is delighted to be featured as one of Independent Sector’s “Model Partnerships for Impact” case studies which seeks to highlight healthy relationships between grantees and funders. Working with Creating IT Futures Foundation serves as a premiere example of how we build relationships to ensure we are meeting our mi...

Tech Training Nonprofit’s Growth Supported by Barclays, AT&T, Office of the Brooklyn Borough President, The New York Community Trust, and Empire State Development BROOKLYN, N.Y. (September 28, 2016) – Hundreds of community members, nonprofit and business leaders, and Per Scholas students and alumni celebrated Per Scholas’ expansion to Brooklyn yesterday, markin...

Powered by Barclays, students will soon move to new site in Brooklyn

Goal is a Unified local platform for advocacy, partnership and outcomes City Hall –  City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito today announced with  Coalition for Queens and Per Scholas the launch of a joint effort to convene private and public sector partners to study best practices and initiatives for recruiting an...

On Tuesday, June 21, 2016, Per Scholas and the Information Technology Senior Management Forum (ITSMF) hosted Diverse by Design, the first in a conversation series about building diversity and inclusion in the workforce. Nearly 200 guests comprising of C-Suite individuals, employer partners, and representatives from workforce development convened at Google’s New York Ci...

Per Scholas Cincinnati celebrated the second Toss for Techs Cornhole Tournament at the CityLink Center on Tuesday, April 25th with close to 150 guests representing employer partners, community leaders and Per Scholas students and alumni. The event succeeded in raising over $23,000 to support future Per Scholas students enrolled in IT Support...

Per Scholas has been elevated as a model case study in a new resource to help banks actively engage workforce development partners to assist in fulfilling obligations under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). The document has been published by the Federal Reserve Banks of Dallas and Kansas City,  “En...

Per Scholas is joining General Assembly at it's first ever Career Lab events in New York, Washington, D.C. and Atlanta on February 11. Career Lab is a one-day event in cities across the country with leaders in tech to help start or advance individual’s careers in to...

Per Scholas is joining General Assembly at its first-ever Career Lab events in New York, Washington, D.C. and Atlanta on February 11. Career Lab is a one-day event in cities across the country with leaders in tech to help start or advance individual’s careers in top tech fields. Professionals at...

On Tuesday, December 13, 2016, Per Scholas and the Information Technology Senior Management Forum (ITSMF) hosted the second Diverse by Design, a conversation series about building diversity and inclusion in the workforce. The event, hosted at Google's headquarters in D.C., included nearly 150 guests comprising of C-Suite...

In recognition of Per Scholas’ commitment to opening doors to technology careers for individuals from often overlooked communities, the DC Catalogue for Philanthropy announced that Per Scholas will be included in its 2016-2017 edition.   The Catalogue for Philanthropy is the National Capital Region’s guide to local giving. The care...

A job can change everything. And, reports show there are plenty to go around: there are currently 5.5 million job openings the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported that by 2020 employment in all computer occupations is expected to increase by 22 percent. However, the large number of openings and the...

Only Award of its Kind Recognizes Excellence in Nonprofit Management in NYC

October was Cybersecurity Month, and at Per Scholas, we’re proud to offer several cybersecurity training opportunities – including one we kicked off this fall. Our newest Per Scholas site in Brooklyn is home to a 16-week cybersecurity training track, developed in close partnership with Barclays – which has committed to hiring 10 Per Sc...

President and CEO Plinio Ayala (second from left) is joined by fellow finalist Paloma Hernandez (second from right) who serves as the CEO of Urban Health Plan. They are joined by Per Scholas Chief Operating Officer Michelle Pullaro (left) and Urban Health Plan Chief Talent and Learning Officer Rosa Agosto (...

Per Scholas Chosen to Provide Tech Training and Prepare More Un- or Underemployed Adults for Careers NEW YORK (June 30, 2016) – This week, the Obama Administration announced $150 million in funding from the Department of Labor through TechHire partnership grants for organizations to launch innovative training and placement models to develop tech talent, as...

Per Scholas' Effectiveness Proven in Independent Multi-Year WorkAdvance Research Study NEW YORK (June 28, 2016) – A new report shows that Per Scholas, a national IT workforce development organization, is producing positive and lasting impacts related to the income, reliance on public benefits, and overall well-being of its students. An impact ev...

Per Scholas was featured on the PBS series "Faces of Philanthropy" in the Technology episode that originally aired in the Tri-State area on January 31. Per Scholas is featured as one of several tech companies with a social mission. The others represented are Omaze, an...

Ever had an interest in technology? Driver technicians are in high demand in the IT industry. In addition to a driver’s license, Net+ certification is required to get started. That’s where we come in. Per Scholas is now offering a 10-week course for those interested in a career as N...