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Arizona

It’s Just Me: Shandea Hardin’s Story

She admits now that Persevere saw something in her that she didn’t, or could not. She fell in love with coding almost right away and discovered that the problems and solutions-based-thinking came naturally. It also helped her learn to speak again. In her own words: “I was just beginning to talk again because I had been a trauma-induced mute for two years. Coding helped me level up as a human being, helped me develop crucial communication skills.

Alec Niedenthal March 18, 2024

Success Stories

“I Crawled Up from the Mud”: Jason Doty’s Story

“I was in a dark, angry place. It was an animalistic time. You sleep with your shoes on there. You step over bodies in the morning. But when I found Persevere – when Josh found me – it was like rocket fuel. I was ready to take off and do something great, if I was lucky enough to get out.” Jason found the classroom experience not only immensely engaging in itself, but to be an escape from “the madness around [him].”

Alec Niedenthal January 31, 2024

Arizona

Faces of Persevere: Meet Alisa Smith

At Persevere, our greatest asset is our staff. Our team cares deeply about their work, our participants and is a wealth of knowledge. Plus they are pretty amazing humans as well. Meet the faces of Persevere.

Callie Unruh December 20, 2023

Breaking the cycles of incarceration before it begins

National Institute to Unlock Potential

Breaking the Cycle of Incarceration – Before It Begins

A 10-week program for at-risk youth not only unlocked Sam’s Club career opportunities for Jalyssa Zaragoza, but also her potential.

Walmart.org November 23, 2023

Arizona

Axios Phoenix: This nonprofit is teaching Arizona prisoners how to code

Eight Arizonans received their full-stack web developer certification last week during a modest ceremony at Red Rock Correctional Center in Eloy, capped off with a cake baked in the prison’s kitchen.

Jessica Boehm November 22, 2023

Meet the Team

Instructor Spotlight: Meet Davin Thomas

Callie Unruh November 7, 2023

Arizona

Some Kind of Hope: Tiana Turman’s Story

“When Persevere came to me,” she concludes, “I was literally depressed to the point where I didn’t want to wake up. My time was hard and that last year was the hardest. I got fired from a good job. Some officers and inmates were trying to get me off the yard. But then Persevere put a shield around me so no one could affect me. They couldn’t take Persevere away from me. I was part of that 22-women group and we hid in the arms of the program.” Beyond a job, then, coding provided her some kind of hope.

Alec Niedenthal October 20, 2023

Meet the Team

Faces of Persevere: Intern RanDee Martinez

Callie Unruh October 18, 2023

News/Press

South Carolina: Camille Graham Graduates 16 female developers

Graduations are the best. Our developers have worked so hard and overcome so much. We love celebrating with them. I mean, those behind the walls are learning coding with no internet. It is truly inspriational. Cheers to the graduates!

WLTX19 South Carolina October 17, 2023

Arizona

Persevere Instructor Spotlight: Meet Donald Bull

Our greatest asset is our staff. Particularly our instructors who are helping our folks gain valuable skills in coding. Not only are they top notch instructors, but they are pretty amazing humans as well. Check out the Instructor Spotlight series to get to know them.

Callie Unruh October 17, 2023

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