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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

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SHRM Highlights Persevere’s Work with Opporunity Youth

We are excited to announce that SHRM has featured our impactful work with opportunity youth! These young individuals, aged 16 to 24, are neither working nor in school and represent an untapped talent pool with immense potential. Persevere’s programs empower them with the skills needed to break cycles of poverty and incarceration. SHRM highlights the benefits of hiring opportunity youth for addressing workforce talent shortages and fulfilling social responsibility goals. We are proud of this recognition and remain committed to creating lasting change for these young people and the broader community.

Callie Unruh May 30, 2024

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Recruiting ‘opportunity youth’ offers HR the chance to fill skills gaps

This often untapped talent pool may offer HR the opportunity to fill open positions with eager and driven young talent.

Amanda Schiavo May 29, 2024

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

SHRM Highlights Persevere’s Work with Opporunity Youth

Recruiting ‘opportunity youth’ offers HR the chance to fill skills gaps