Los Angeles-Based Nonprofit

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.

137+community reached
40program graduates
93%completion rate
86%use digital tools after program
Career + Opportunity
"Firme Coding was my foundation. It opened doors I didn't even know existed and helped me step into a tech pathway."
- Cohort 1 Fellow
Support + Community
"I never felt judged for asking questions. The support from the instructors made it easier to keep going, even when I struggled."
- Cohort 2 Fellow
Reentry + Tech Gap
"When I came home, everything was digital and I felt left behind. Firme Coding helped me catch up and feel confident again."
- Cohort 3 Fellow

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.

8 weeks

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

4 weeks

Critical Thinking

Break problems apart, work in teams, write what you mean.

Problem-solving, habits, teamwork, communication, and project briefs

15 weeks

SwiftUI Development

Build a working iOS app from scratch on Apple-provided hardware.

Hands-on app building with Apple-provided equipment

Soon

Building AI Agents

Soon

Build 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.

0+

Community Reached

0

Program Graduates

0%

Completion Rate

0%

Use Digital Skills Daily

0%

Improved Career Situation

+2.0

Confidence Growth

2.1 → 4.1 average technology confidence

100%

Recommend Firme Coding

Every graduate would refer a friend

79%

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.

Coffee and snacks during every session
Stipend to buy a MacBook Neo at the end of Pillar 1
Industry mentors paired up at Pillar 3
Staff who’ve lived reentry, not just studied it

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.

Trusted by

Justice-Impacted IndividualsTech Industry PartnersCommunity Leaders