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5 people are interested
Unloop Mentor
ORGANIZATION: Unloop
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5 people are interested
Over the next year, 10+ Unloop students will be returning to their communities from prison. With a few students already released many have requested support on an ad hoc basis. Requests for support have ranged from preparing for technical interviews, workshopping resumes, to learning Python. As a result, we're looking to pair Unloop students with mentors from the community. Levels of commitment will vary depending on each students' need. For example, some students may only want to meet once to receive support on their resume while others may want continued support with technical interviews.
Once you receive orientation and are accepted to mentor, we'll send you opportunities as they arise and it'll be up to you whether you'd like to commit or not. We'll let you know!
The next volunteer orientation is Tuesday, July 31 from 6-7:30 p.m. at Substantial.
Thank you for helping build the pipeline from prison to tech!
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About Unloop
Location:
900 E. Pine St., Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98122, US
Mission Statement
Unloop enables people who have been in prison to succeed in careers in tech.
Description
More people are incarcerated in the United States than in any other country in the world, with 2.3 million currently behind bars. Over 40% of those released from prison will be re-incarcerated within three years.
Getting a job after release is a major predictor of successful reentry into the community, but most people leaving prison do not have access to living-wage jobs due to lack of in-demand skills and the stigma of a criminal record.
Meanwhile, there is opportunity in the tech industry. There are 223,000 estimated open software developer jobs in the United States.
We believe that given access to a coding education and a network of support, people with records can succeed in the tech industry, break the cycles of incarceration for their families, and become leaders in their communities. We provide intensive web development training in prison-with integrated professional development curriculum-and build a community of supportive employers, educators, and individuals on the outside to create opportunities for our students upon their release.
Our flagship program is a one-year, 550-hour coding bootcamp offered at Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW) and Monroe Correctional Complex (MCC). Our industry-driven curriculum teaches students to be full-stack web developers using client and server-side JavaScript, SQL, and HTML/CSS. Our first cohort graduated in June 2017 and four others are in session.
CAUSE AREAS
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WHERE
Unloop900 E. Pine St., Suite 202Seattle, WA 98122
DATE POSTED
July 10, 2018
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REQUIREMENTS
- Orientation or Training