Debugging Our Past.
Deploying Our Future.
We teach justice-impacted people the digital fluency, AI foundations, and real coding skills that schools and employers now expect.
Our Mission
Justice-impacted people learn the digital and AI skills that schools and employers now expect, with the confidence and dignity to use them in everyday life.
Digital Fluency
Email, web, mobile, and the everyday tools that schools and jobs assume you already know.
AI Foundations
What AI can do, where it falls short, and how to use it in real work.
Education Access
Help applying to college, earning certifications, and continuing to learn after the program ends.
Workforce Readiness
Coding basics, computer literacy, and the workflows tech-adjacent jobs run on.
Confidence & Dignity
Coming back to a world that moved online without feeling left behind.
Second Chances
Real, countable outcomes: finished projects, paying jobs, college acceptances.
A Progressive Ladder
Four steps. Every one builds on the last.
Digital Fluency + AI Fundamentals
Devices, software, the internet, and how AI works. No prior knowledge assumed.
Phone/computer basics, internet safety, Google Workspace, ChatGPT, and job tools
Critical Thinking
Break problems apart, work in teams, write what you mean.
Problem-solving, habits, teamwork, communication, and project briefs
SwiftUI Development
Build a working iOS app from scratch on Apple-provided hardware.
Hands-on app building with Apple-provided equipment
Building AI Agents
SoonBuild agents, automate workflows, ship something real.
Agent architecture, prompt engineering, tool use, evaluation, shipping a real project
Our Impact
Numbers from our own intake and exit surveys.
Community Reached
Program Graduates
Completion Rate
Use Digital Skills Daily
Improved Career Situation
Confidence Growth
2.1 → 4.1 average technology confidence
Recommend Firme Coding
Every graduate would refer a friend
Stronger Future Control
Report a stronger sense of agency over their future
Who We Serve
"For people returning home after incarceration into a world that moved online while they were away."
We believe in second chances that ship, where "ship" means real outcomes: finished projects, paid jobs, college acceptances. Our program gives you the training, community, and equipment to make those real.
Hands-on Technical Training
Mentorship & Community
Real-World Opportunities
Ready to Make an Impact?
Apply as a fellow, mentor with us, or fund the work.
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