Long championed by advocates like Lance Lucas, tech training for the city’s underserved residents has gotten a boost in the last year as civic leaders honed in on the structural issues behind the riots that followed Freddie Gray’sfuneral. Taking the view that viable career options are one of the surest paths from poverty and noting the gap between open IT jobs and workers to fill them, workforce training and expanding tech access are key priorities of OneBaltimore.
Heading into the summer, New York-based NPower is set to add to the available resources. The nonprofit has been active in efforts to expand tech access in Brooklyn.
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