Celebrating Black Excellence Every Day. And envisioning a more equitable future. As we celebrate Black History Month, this is the time for reflection, honor, and celebration as we recognize the significant contributions and sacrifices made by African American pioneers and look to the next generation of Black History Makers.
Continue reading‘An Unprecedented Job Program’: Adams Promises Overhaul of Workforce Development in New York City
The city has a number of exemplary training programs that set up job-seekers for jobs connected to good career prospects – NPower highlighted as one of them.
Continue readingStefanie Boles joins the nonprofit NPower as Chief Administrative Officer
How This Single Mom Found a Pathway Out of Poverty Into Tech
NPower partner, WWT, a sponsor of the Global Citizen’s Live Festival spotlighted NPower as their charity of choice to demonstrate their commitment to equity and justice. WWT’s Executive Vice President and NPower board member Matt Horner and NPower graduate and WWT employee, Yahaira Moore were featured during the festival.
Continue readingNeed Tech Talent? Look Beyond Computer Science Degrees.
Apprentices and nontraditional candidates add a fresh perspective to tech teams, plus help with diversity and recruiting.
Continue readingHonoring Remarkable New Yorkers at the Robin Hood Heroes Breakfast
Celebrating the Poverty-Fighting Contributions of NPower, Partnership with Children, and Touchdown NYC.
Thrilled NPower graduate and World Wide Technology employee, Yahaira Moore was recognized as one of the Robin Hood 2021 Heroes.
Continue readingPathways to Prosperity | November 2021
Honoring Veterans – On This Day And Every Day. This Veterans Day, we pause to express our deep gratitude and sincere appreciation to our nation’s service members for their brave and selfless service to our country.
Continue readingProfessional Apprenticeships: Helping Underrepresented People Of Color Get Better Jobs
Our CEO, Bertina Ceccarelli recently shared her thoughts on the apprenticeship model as an ideal approach to build a new pathway to tech jobs with the Forbes Business Council community.
Continue readingPathways to Prosperity | October 2021
The Gala Edition. Over 400 attendees from across the country joined together for a virtual evening of inspiring stories, powerful honorees, and incredible networking. Together, we raised over $1.6 million to create pathways to technology careers for veterans and young adults from underserved communities.
Continue readingCISA AWARDS $2 MILLION TO BRING CYBERSECURITY TRAINING TO RURAL COMMUNITIES AND DIVERSE POPULATIONS
As part of its mission to recruit diverse cybersecurity talent and build the workforce of the future, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has awarded $2 million to two innovative organizations for development of cyber workforce training programs. The awards are the first of their kind from CISA.
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