Philadelphia is the home of another pathway for young people to enter the tech industry.
Launchpad Philly, a workforce development program targeting older School District of Philadelphia high school students interested in tech fields, kicked off its first cohort with a community night last week.
“The purpose of tonight is really just to celebrate our young people,” said Dannyelle Austin, executive director at Launchpad. “This is National Computer Science Week, so we’re really excited to be able to make that connection for young people that want to go into tech and to celebrate [those who] have been accepted.”
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