Tech Alliance Applicant Information
The Tech Alliance serves traditionally underrepresented populations, including justice-impacted individuals, individuals and families living in poverty, disconnected youth, and youth aging out of the foster care system. To qualify for Tech Alliance you must meet the following eligibility requirements:
Upon acceptance to the program, each applicant will begin with Intro to Technology. Then, participants will jump into the front end development curriculum. Once the participant has completed the front end development curriculum, the participant may choose one of the following pathways to complete their certification: full stack development, project management, data analysis, IT support.
Case Management
Case management for the duration of the program, plus an additional year after completion.
○ Mental health counseling
○ Substance use counseling
○ Assistance in areas like housing, employment, transportation, obtaining insurance, adult education, etc.
Persevere Turns Justice-Involved to Opportunity-Involved in Georgia
Atlanta Metro Correctional Facility helps 12 men go from justice-involved to opportunity-involved as they graduate with a full-stack coding certificate.
He was the first participant in a unique program. How this man learned coding in prison.
It was 2019, and Alex Marston of Shelbyville had just been released from prison. He was filled with sadness for where he had been and with joy for where he was going.
Today, Marston, who is 34, is more adept at making decisions. Thanks to a prison program, for which he was the first-ever participant, he has a lucrative job writing computer code, a supportive fiancé, a family that is once again whole and his eyes on a dream house…
Epic Games Announces its Apprenticeship Program!
The Epic Games Apprenticeship is now open!
As a reminder, the applications will close at 11:59PM on February 14th, so get your application in as soon as possible. A resume and cover letter/statement of interest is required with your application to be considered. If both or any of those documents are missing from your application, you will not be considered for the apprenticeship. Make sure that you double-check that the documents are attached before hitting submit!
For more information visit: visit www.epicgames.com/earlycareers.
Questions?
We would love to hear from you! You can send us an email: techalliance@perseverenow.org
or give us a call at:
(877) 260-7299
