Training programs that successfully prepare underemployed men and women for cutting-edge tech careers are exceedingly rare. The work force development organization known as Per Scholas has been doing exactly that for nearly 30 years — free of charge to the men and women whose lives have been transformed by its programs. This record of success makes Per Scholas more than worthy of your support.

The program started out in the South Bronx in 1995, teaching young people to refurbish computers for distribution to local schools. The organization has since become a national work force training provider with locations in 24 cities, preparing workers for careers in information technology, cloud computing, software engineering and cybersecurity. Learners who participate can expect 30 to 40 hours of class work per week and three hours a day of post-class studying for 12 to 15 weeks.....

.....A rigorous analysis by the research organization MDRC found that many students who completed the training earned considerably more than those who did not receive the training. By 2020, the economic benefits that flowed from Per Scholas training — including wages, taxes paid and reduced dependence on the social safety net — totaled an estimated 800 percent of the training costs.....

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