Ada Developers Academy

PROGRAM PURPOSE AWARD: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION OFWOMEN IN THE TECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE. ADA DEVELOPERS ACADEMY (ADA) APPROACHES THIS GOAL INTWO WAYS:1. TRAIN, PREPARE, AND SUPPORT WOMEN TO LAUNCH CAREERS AS SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS2. TRAIN TECH EMPLOYERS TO FOSTER MORE INCLUSIVE WORKING ENVIRONMENTSOUR SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES FOR THIS PROJECT ARE:1. TRAIN WOMEN IN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT2. PROVIDE WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO ENSURE PARTICIPANTS CAN PERSIST IN THE PROGRAM3. ENGAGE POPULATIONS OF INTEREST THROUGH OUTREACH AND PREPARATORY PROGRAMMING4. TRAIN EMPLOYERS TO FOSTER MORE INCLUSIVE WORK ENVIRONMENTS5. PROVIDE CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR ADA GRADUATES TO PROMOTE INDUSTRY RETENTION.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ADA WILL UNDERTAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES TO ACHIEVE THESE OBJECTIVES:1. CODING EDUCATION. THROUGH SIX MONTHS OF CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, STUDENTS WILL LEARN.COMPUTER SCIENCE FUNDAMENTALS, BACK-END PROGRAMMING, FRONT-END PROGRAMMING, ANDCOMPLETE A CAPSTONE PROJECT CREATING AN APP FROM SCRATCH.2. WRAPAROUND SUPPORT SERVICES. BY CONNECTING STUDENTS WITH WRAPAROUND SUPPORTSINCLUDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR LIVING EXPENSES, CHILDCARE STIPENDS, MENTAL HEALTHRESOURCES, AND LAPTOPS, THEY WILL BE BETTER EQUIPPED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE PROGRAM.3. OUTREACH AND PREPARATORY PROGRAMMING. THROUGH TARGETED COMMUNITY OUTREACH ANDDIGITAL MARKETING, AND PREPARATORY PROGRAMMING WHICH INCLUDES AN OPEN SOURCE ONLINE.8-LESSON CURRICULUM, A QUARTERLY 8-WEEK WORKSHOP SERIES TO REVIEW THE LESSONS, AND ABEGINNERS CODING WORKSHOP, THE POPULATION OF INTEREST WILL LEARN ABOUT ADAS PROGRAM.AND BUILD UP THEIR CODING SKILLS ENOUGH TO APPLY FOR ADMISSION.4. CORPORATE EQUITY TRAINING. THROUGH A FIVE-MONTH TRAINING SERIES AND A FINAL EQUITYSUMMIT, TECH COMPANIES HOSTING ADA INTERNS WILL LEARN TO FOSTER MOST INCLUSIVE WORKING.ENVIRONMENTS THAT ARE SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE FOR WOMEN AND GENDER-EXPANSIVE PEOPLE,ESPECIALLY THOSE OF COLOR, THOSE WITH DISABILITIES OR NEURODIVERGENCE, TRANSGENDER PEOPLE,AND OTHER HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS IN TECH.5. ALUMNI PROGRAMMING. THROUGH A SEMIANNUAL CONTINUING EDUCATION WORKSHOP SERIES ONTECHNICAL, PROFESSIONAL, AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT TOPICS, AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOR ADAALUMNI, NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, AND AN ONLINE ALUMNI PORTAL WITH A JOB BOARD, ALUMNIWILL BE SUPPORTED IN THEIR CAREERS AND RETAINED IN THE TECH INDUSTRY.DELIVERABLES EXPECTED OUTCOME: WE EXPECT TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES THROUGH THIS PROJECT: 360 WOMEN ENROLL IN NONTRADITIONAL SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM, AND 342 (95 ) WOMENCOMPLETE NONTRADITIONAL SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM 288 (80 ) WOMEN SERVED THROUGH THE GRANT FROM UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES THISNUMBER INCLUDES WOMEN OF COLOR, WOMEN AT OR BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE, IMMIGRANT.WOMEN, AND TRANSGENDER WOMEN. 308 (90 ) WOMEN SECURE FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT 308 (90 ) WOMEN SECURE A JOB WITH A HIGHER WAGE 180 WOMEN S PARTICIPATION IN TRAINING IS ENABLED BY WRAPAROUND SUPPORT SERVICES 270 WOMEN PARTICIPATE IN SKILLS TRAINING THROUGH PREPARATORY PROGRAMMING 50 EMPLOYERS RECEIVE EQUITY AND INCLUSION TRAINING 300 ALUMNI ARE SUPPORTED IN THEIR CAREERS THROUGH CONTINUING EDUCATIONINTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES) ALL ADA PARTICIPANTS ARE WOMEN ORGENDER-EXPANSIVE PEOPLE, AROUND 72 ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR, 40 ARE RACIAL MINORITIES.UNDERREPRESENTED IN TECH, AND 34 ARE LGBTQAI . THE MAJORITY OF OUR STUDENTS ARELOW-INCOME, SEEKING TO LAUNCH CAREERS IN HIGH-EARNING, STABLE JOBS. TYPICALLY, 85 OF ADASSTUDENTS ARE LOW-INCOME WHEN THEY ENTER OUR CORE PROGRAM. ADA PROGRAMS ARE OPEN TO RESIDENTS.OF ALL U.S. STATES. THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO BENEFIT A VARIETY OF TECH COMPANIES HOSTING ADA INTERNS.AND ULTIMATELY HIRING ADA GRADUATES AS SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES N A