Tennessee - Persevere

News/Press

From Prison to Princeton

A mom of three who spent more than three years in prison is now spending her summer completing an internship at an Ivy League school.

Good Morning America July 22, 2024

Epic Youth

Delinquents to Developers: Davidson County Detention Center Rolls out Coding Course to Reduce Recidivism

For many troubled teens, a sentence to juvie feels like a sentence to fail. Statistically speaking — it is. 80-percent of juvenile offenders end up back behind bars within three years, less than 2-percent ever enroll in higher education. Prison is their most likely career path. Persevere doesn’t believe children should be chained to their past. The social justice organization has created a coding course, so incarcerated youth can engineer a future outside correctional facilities. It’s designed to turn delinquents into developers.

Kathryn Rickmeyer June 24, 2024

News/Press

West TN CW 39 Features Persevere and Wellness Expo

Persevere holds community event to promote wellness and workforce readiness

West TN CW39 April 26, 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

Meet the Team

Instructor Spotlight: Meet Davin Thomas

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 November 7, 2023

Meet the Team

Faces of Persevere: Intern RanDee Martinez

Callie Unruh October 18, 2023

Faces of Persevere, Case Manager Cheryl Smiles

Meet the Team

Faces of Persevere: Meet Cheryl Smiles

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 October 11, 2023

Instructor Spotlight

Persevere Instructor Spotlight: Meet Andrew Harper

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 3, 2023

Meet the Team

Faces of Persevere: Meet Jake Asberry

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 September 26, 2023

Meet the Team

Faces of Persevere: Meet Shaina Harville

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 August 30, 2023

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